The day is finally here: the Iowa caucuses take place tonight, Feb. 1. If you need a refresher on how to partake in the political tradition, here’s your cheat sheet for getting out there tonight. Note: One of many unique things about the Iowa caucuses is that the rules vary by county. This guide is […]
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Opinion: UI student-athletes abused privilege standing with Trump
I wanted to be proud of the University of Iowa. When I heard that Donald Trump would be coming to Iowa City, I hoped to see a united front. I hoped to see students, faculty and community members come together to stand up against this candidate’s hateful rhetoric. I hoped to see peaceful protestors accorded […]
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Trump ‘show’ draws protesters and spectators in Iowa City
With less than a week to go until the Iowa caucuses, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump stopped by the Iowa Field House for a campaign rally last night. Hoping to rally as many Hawkeyes to the polls as he can for Monday’s caucus, he started off with a bang, inviting members of the University of Iowa […]
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Sanders rallies young crowd in Grinnell
Bernie Sanders delivered one of his final appeals to Iowa voters yesterday in a Grinnell College gymnasium filled with over 1,200 supporters. Speaking just a couple hours before a town hall forum in Des Moines, he did not mention by name his Democratic caucus rivals Hillary Clinton or Martin O’Malley. Instead, he focused his speech […]
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Watch: Little Village’s Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders
In early September Little Village correspondent Stacey Walker sat down with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the so-called “dark horse” and “underdog” of the Democratic presidential primaries. Here, Walker and Sanders discuss the need for more women in positions of legislatie power, the Black Lives Matter movement, the de-militarization of both state and local police and […]
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Watch: Though he claims he’s no 2nd Amendment stalwart, the NRA gives Bernie Sanders an even C-
Though democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) interrupted Little Village correspondent Stacey Walker to deny ever having been afforded high marks from any entity in the gun lobby, the NRA grants the Democratic Socialist a C- rating — a grade as substantially lower than any GOP candidates’ as it is higher than any current […]
