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The University is a Problem

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Nicholas Theisen
May 21, 2024
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The University of Iowa Old Capitol's back lawn with text reading, "submit"

This post began as something very different. I was going to keep things local, while reflecting on the way in which the University of Iowa is imbricated in both the military industrial complex and the dysfunction of the local housing market. It’s no secret that an entire lab basically owes its existence to Department of Defense funding, and anyone who’s…

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