The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Convocation speaker aimed to encourage students

ALYSSA GUZMAN August 25, 2014

Omar Shaban’s Convocation submission was far more complicated than he expected. UI freshman Shaban relied on a friend to help him make the application video, but he was disappointed when he saw...

Convocation kicks off another year

CHRISTIAN HAHN August 25, 2014

Despite the heat, more than 1,000 students crowded into shaded areas of the Pentacrest for Convocation on Sunday. Students appeared in large crowds to hear from a number of speakers who welcomed them...

Student ticket sales slump

CHRIS HIGGINS August 25, 2014

Even a chance at free tuition will not fill Kinnick Stadium with students this year. Ticket sales for Hawkeye football games have lagged over the past two years, so officials stepped in with an incentive...

OnIowa grows in fourth year

KAITLIN DEWULF August 25, 2014

An influx of transfer-student involvement and more participation from freshmen can be credited for the growth in OnIowa traditions this year, officials said. The University of Iowa incoming class of...

From the border

REBECCA MORIN August 25, 2014

More than 40 sets of eyes, including mine, stared out the old Greyhound Bus windows as the man outside stood waiting in the scorching late-May Texas heat. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead as...

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