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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

Demonstrators marched from the Iowa City Catholic Worker House to Mercer Park Wednesday afternoon.

Guest Opinion | Johnson County General Assistance program enables structural racism

August 23, 2021

Essential immigrant workers in Johnson County make our way of life possible. They grow and prepare the food we eat, manufacture the goods we own, build and clean the homes we live in, care for our...

Iowa Book is seen on Aug. 4, 2021. the bookstore will now be managed day-to-day by Barnes and Noble.

Iowa Book enters new partnership with Barnes and Noble College

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Editor August 23, 2021

After over a century of local ownership, Iowa Book has a new partner. Barnes and Noble College added Iowa Book to its holdings on Aug. 9. The Vanderhoefs, an Iowa City family, have owned Iowa Book...

Iowa freshman students wave to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital during Kick Off at Kinnick at Kinnick Stadium on Friday, Aug. 19. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

Letter to the Editor | UI freshman orientation was irresponsible

August 23, 2021

As a second-generation alum of the University of Iowa (Class of 1981), I was embarrassed by my university and the callous and unthinking “freshman” orientation event held at Kinnick Stadium on...

Opinion | We should not be exploiting inmates for labor

Opinion | We should not be exploiting inmates for labor

Yassie Buchanan, Opinions Columnist August 23, 2021

The exploitation of prisoners for labor in Iowa is inhumane. As more Iowans are requesting home COVID-19 test kits, the State Hygienic Laboratory is turning toward inmates to meet this demand.   Exploiting...

North Liberty man arrested in connection with April shots-fired outside bar

North Liberty man arrested in connection with April shots-fired outside bar

Meg Doster, News Reporter August 23, 2021

A North Liberty man faces firearm charges after allegedly firing shots towards a crowd outside Pints bar in Iowa City in April. Dupree Savon Thompson, 23, was arrested Monday on charges of intimidation...

Hancher Illuminated
Dancing at Hancher
Quixotic and Department of Dance
Thursday, October 15, 2020

A bright new semester: Hancher kicks off UI school year with an outdoor light show

Jenna Post, Arts Editor August 23, 2021

Attending a show at Hancher Auditorium typically comes with being seated in the building’s spacious theater. This time, however, audience members will view Hancher from the outside. Beginning...

Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum throws a block during a football game between Iowa and Nebraska at Kinnick Stadium on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 26-20. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Linderbaum named preseason first-team All-American by Associated Press

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor August 23, 2021

Hawkeye football center Tyler Linderbaum has been named a preseason first-team All-American by the Associated Press, per a Monday release. The honor is one of many the Solon, Iowa, native has received...

Tyler Goodson poses for a portrait during Iowa football media day at the team's practice field on Aug. 3, 2021.

From Suwanee to Iowa City: Tyler Goodson’s path to becoming Iowa’s All-Big Ten running back

Robert Read, Pregame Editor August 22, 2021

SUWANEE, Ga. — Football practice for a local youth team is winding down on an early August afternoon at George Pierce Park, a facility located in Gwinnett County, just north of Atlanta. A handful...

Iowa running back Tyler Goodson poses for a portrait on the youth football field at George Pierce Park in Suwanee, Georgia, on Aug. 1, 2021. Goodson played at George Pierce Park in sixth and eighth grade.

Home away from home

August 22, 2021

Back at George Pierce Field in Suwanee, Tyler walks down the metallic steps of the bleachers onto the turf and roams the field with his parents. “This is where it all started,” Maurice said. Instantly,...

Iowa running back Tyler Goodson carries the ball during the game against Nebraska on Friday, November 29, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Corn Huskers 27-24.

Taking the reins in Iowa’s backfield

August 22, 2021

A collage of photos hanging in the living room of the Goodson home contains one of Tyler, Maurice, and Taylor attending the Iowa-Wisconsin football game at Kinnick Stadium in September 2018. The game...

The Goodson family chats about Tyler Goodson’s journey from Georgia to Iowa City in their living room in Suwanee, Georgia, on Aug. 1, 2021. Tyler Goodson mentioned he never worried Iowa may be too far from home.

‘Why Iowa?’

August 22, 2021

At breakfast later in the morning after catching up in the coaches’ office, a folksy song by Uncle Kracker plays over the speakers at IHOP. “This is the type of music they play in Iowa, right?”...