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Fact Check | Congressman, carrying GOP complaint, leaves a lot out of infrastructure definition

Fact Check | Congressman, carrying GOP complaint, leaves a lot out of infrastructure definition

Lyle Muller, PolitiFact Iowa Editor April 30, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Sarah Watson and Julia Shanahan Rep....

The Local Libraries LIT page advertises for the Roxane Gay event taking place on April 29, 2021. (Raquele Decker/The Daily Iowan)

Roxane Gay discusses internet ethics, ‘Black Panther’ at Local Libraries LIT reading

Hunter Koontz, Arts Reporter April 30, 2021

Author of The New York Times best-selling collection of essays Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay sat down last night to read both published and unreleased material and responded to questions during an hour-long...

On the Record: April 30, 2021

On the Record: April 30, 2021

April 30, 2021

In this episode of “On the Record” host Eleanor Hildebrandt and co-producer Hailey Marx sat down with DI reporters to get an in-depth look at their stories and talk this week’s headlines. Managing...

The Scoreboard: April 30, 2021

The Scoreboard: April 30, 2021

April 30, 2021

This week on “The Scoreboard,” hosts Austin Hanson and Shivansh Ahuja are joined by DI Pregame Editor Robert Read and sports reporter Ben Palya to talk Jordan Bohannon’s return to Iowa men’s basketball,...

Photo of Layale Chaker. Contributed by Anna Rakhvalova.

Layale Chaker and Sarafand Ensemble perform relaxed virtual concert

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter April 29, 2021

Violinist and composer Layale Chaker performed for Hancher Auditorium from an unlikely location last night — a recording studio almost 1000 miles away in New York City, where the performance was...

University of Iowa sophomore Kurt Bennett plays frisbee with a friend on the on the Pentacrest in downtown Iowa City on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Now that the weather has finally warmed up, Kurt and his friend decided to take a break from studying for finals and enjoy some time outside.

Feature photo: Frisbee fun

Tate Hildyard, Senior Photojournalist April 29, 2021

Student, Kyleigh Harm, receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa on Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

University of Iowa students help uninsured patients access the COVID-19 vaccine

Lily Rosen Marvin, News Reporter April 29, 2021

For Alondra Herrera, helping others has always been important. So, when she heard the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic was looking to hire a COVID-19 vaccine clinic coordinator to help with...

Iowa baseball player Ben Norman hits the ball during a baseball game in Iowa City against Northwestern. The Hawks beat the Wildcats, 9-8. (Kate Heston/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa baseball ready for road series against Indiana

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor April 29, 2021

This weekend, Iowa baseball will journey to Bob Kaufman Field in Bloomington to take on Indiana. The Hawkeyes will make the trip east short on rest. For most of the 2021 season, Iowa has had four...

Iowa utility player Brylee Klosterman swings at a pitch during the Iowa Softball game against Northwestern on April 17, 2021 at Bob Pearl Field. Northwestern defeated Iowa 7-4. (Casey Stone/The Daily Iowan)

Klosterman, Iowa softball swing into weekend series against Rutgers

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter April 29, 2021

Ahead of Iowa softball’s series with Rutgers this weekend, Hawkeye freshman Brylee Klosterman has settled into her role at the top of the Iowa lineup. Klosterman began the 2021 season hitting...

Iowa's Alex Schaake lines up a shot during the men's golf Hawkeye Invitational on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Finkbine Golf Course.

Iowa men’s golf heads to Big Ten Championships

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter April 29, 2021

The 39th-ranked Iowa men’s golf team will play in the Big Ten Championship this weekend at Crooked Stick Golf Club — a track that has hosted multiple PGA Tour events, including the 1991 PGA Championship...

Iowa midfielder Harper Dunne runs up the field with the ball during the fourth quarter of the Big Ten field hockey tournament quarterfinals against No. 4 Maryland on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Grant Field. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins, 3-0. No. 5 Iowa will go on to play No. 1 Michigan tomorrow afternoon.

Iowa field hockey eyeing first Final Four appearance since 2008

Ben Palya, Sports Reporter April 29, 2021

Last week, Iowa field hockey fell to Michigan in the semifinal round of the 2021 Big Ten tournament. The loss left Iowa’s postseason dreams in the hands of the 2020-21 NCAA Division I Field Hockey...