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Polling shows voters aren’t happy about the potential rematch. Liam Halawith Politics Editor liam-halawith@uiowa.edu This November’s general election is shaping up to look a lot like a 2020 rematch with former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden picking up presumptive nominations from the Republican and Democratic parties. Americans remain largely unhappy with the repeated scenario of Biden and Trump running against each other for the job. But with primary challenges to the two failing to gain ground and support, they are the choices voters are left with. A January Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 67 percent of respondents were “tired of seeing the same candidates,” and a December 2023 Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 56 percent of the poll’s 1,074 respondents were dissatisfied with Biden’s likely nomination;58 percent were dissatisfied with Trump’s likely nomination. That same poll found that 43 percent of voters viewed Trump “very unfavorably” and 42 percent viewed Biden the same. Many voters feel stuck.
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“It’s like you either cook a baby in the microwave, or you cook it in the oven. Either way, the baby’s gonna get cooked, so I don’t really like it,” Nichole Johnson, a University of Iowa second-year student and a self-declared independent, said of the rematch. The polls hint at a deep dissatisfaction many Americans have with the two candidates. With Biden being an incumbent and Trump, a former president, dominating the GOP primary, many voters are unhappy no other choices exist. “Many are put off by the idea of two old white men at the top of the ticket,” Barbara Trish, a professor of political science at Grinnell College, wrote in an email to The Daily Iowan. “Some — on both sides — imagine their party could come up with a candidate with a better prospect for winning. Others are probably just tired of Trump and Biden.” In a February New York Times/ Sienna College poll, Trump leads Biden in the general election with 48 percent of respondents to the poll choosing him over Biden if the election were today. But, a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on March 15, found that Biden led Trump 39 percent to 38 percent, respectively, among the poll’s
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Narcan in UI dorms for students The university is expanding the number of kits available on campus. dence halls, Associate Director of UI Student Wellness Trisha Welter said. In January, the university added naloxone to the Iowa Memorial Union, located on campus, Welter said. According to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Iowa reported 398 opioid-overdose deaths in 2021. The number of opioid-related deaths nationwide in 2021 was more than 80,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Welter said there have been no reported uses of the naloxone kits on campus since the implementation. Welter said UI Housing and Dining staff, including student resident assistants, have been properly trained to administer the drug, which is a relatively simple process. Heidi Wood, clinical pharmacy specialist and member of the UI Addiction and Recovery Collaborative, said the naloxone comes in two doses and is administered by adding a spray into the nostril of the individual experiencing the overdose. One spray of naloxone is equivalent to four milligrams and can be administered if breSahithi Shankaiahgari | The Daily Iowan athing does not improve. Narcan naloxone nasal spray is seen at the Medical Education Building in Iowa City on Jan. 24. The Wood said opioids are a group of mediUniversity of Iowa now provides Narcan in dorms for students to use in case of emergency. cations including morphine, hydrocodone, oxycodone, and fentanyl. Fentanyl can come in both prescription form Shreya Reddy treat opioid overdoses. and manufactured, non-prescribed forms, News Reporter To increase access to opioid overdose tre- such as heroin. An overdose occurs when there has been an shreya-s-reddy@uiowa.edu atment, the UI started to implement Narcan in residence halls across campus last month. excess amount of opioids ingested, said Andrea University of Iowa students who live on camThe medicine is located in the automated pus now have access to naloxone, or Narcan, to external defibrillators on each floor of the resiNARCAN | 3A
UI Parklawn residence hall to close again The dorm that is near Hancher will close after being reopened in 2022. Theron Luett News Reporter
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After being reopened in 2022, incoming and returning University of Iowa students will not be able to choose Parklawn Residence Hall as a future living option on campus. The UI will officially close the residence hall at the end of the spring semester and will not reopen
it for students next year. Parklawn was previously closed in 2017 when Catlett Residence Hall was built, but reopened in 2022. Though Parklawn is set to close, Mayflower Residence Hall will remain open despite its pending sale. Because of demand for on-campus housing, with nearly 1,500 returning students in fall 2024, Mayflower will remain open for the upcoming year and will take in the returning students who wished to live in Parklawn.
With space for more than 130 students, Parklawn Residence Hall is located on the west side of campus but does not have on-site campus dining. According to Google Maps, it takes approximately 23 minutes to walk from Parklawn to the Pentacrest. For some students, Parklawn was only considered as a last housing option because of its
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