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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

Iowa wideout Tyrone Tracy, Jr. carries the ball during the 2019 SDCCU Holiday Bowl between Iowa and USC in San Diego on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Tracy, Jr. scored first in the game with this 23-yard carry.

After ‘downfall’ in production last season, Iowa wide receiver Tyrone Tracy Jr. prepared for expanded role

Robert Read, Pregame Editor April 13, 2021

A slight grin appeared on Tyrone Tracy Jr.’s face during Tuesday morning’s Iowa football Zoom conference as the redshirt junior wide receiver explained his role in the team’s offense heading...

Textbooks for the 2020 school year are stacked.

Faculty required to list textbook orders with Hawk Shop following bookstore private-partnership agreement

Rylee Wilson, News Editor April 13, 2021

As the Iowa Hawk Shop transitions to private management, faculty will now be required to place all course materials orders with the Hawk Shop, leaving some concerned about impacts on local bookshops.  Faculty...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) speaks to a crowd on Thursday, April 1 at an Iowa GOP regional reception in Cedar Rapids at the Elmcrest Country Club. Ernst talked about her time as a child wearing bread bags.

‘It makes me sizzle:’ Joni Ernst proposes bill to prevent ‘Meatless Monday’ initiative in government agencies

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor April 13, 2021

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will introduce a bill in the U.S. Senate that would prohibit government agencies from enacting policies to ban meat consumption by employees, referring to the “Meatless Mondays”...

Iowa City’s mayor Bruce Teague holds the online Iowa City City Council Meeting, broadcasted live on Youtube, on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The meeting covered many topics, ranging from transit updates to police budgeting.

Truth and Reconciliation commission to resume after joint meeting with City Council

Caleb McCullough, Managing Editor April 13, 2021

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission will resume meetings with a newly composed membership starting on Thursday with a joint meeting with the Iowa City City Council, after the council appointed...

The Westlawn student health and wellness building is seen on Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2019.

University of Iowa administrators explore plans to establish a new student Well-Being Center

Brady Osborne and Marco Oceguera April 12, 2021

Students may eventually see a new Well-Being Center on campus that would cohesively combine various student health services into one building. The Division of Student Life, in partnership with Undergraduate...

A student recieves a COVID vaccine on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 at the UI Medical Education Research Facility.

University of Iowa students are learning to navigate partially vaccinated social groups

Lily Rosen Marvin, News Reporter April 12, 2021

Michelle Oberbroeckling shares a bedroom with her roommate. They come home, remove their masks, and sit together in the same room. Oberbroeckling has not received a COVID-19 vaccine, but several of...

The Capitol building in Des Moines is pictured on April 29, 2018.

Bill to freeze funding for regents universities passed through state House Appropriations Committee

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Reporter April 12, 2021

A bill that proposes zero increased funding and a tuition freeze for Iowa’s three regents universities was approved by the state House Appropriations Committee on a party-line vote on Monday.  House...

The Old Capitol building is seen on March, 6, 2021.

UI Strategic Planning Team adds shared governance late into process

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter April 12, 2021

Following questions from students, the University of Iowa Strategic Planning Strategy Team is adding ex-officio members to its structure to allow for more student voices in creating the university’s...

A sign for the Iowa City Community School District is seen outside the district's administration building on Tuesday, April 28.

Iowa City Community School District reports nearly 1,000 students quarantining

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter April 12, 2021

As of Monday, 975 students in the Iowa City Community School District are in quarantine, nearly two months after the district offered students the option to return to entirely on-site learning. The...

Announcement at the Gilded Pear Gallery in Cedar Rapids on Monday, April 5, 2021. The gallery will be showcasing the works of University of Iowa alum Jillian Moore and Satomi Kawai.

UI alumni reunite in 15th-anniversary jewelry showcase

Parker Jones, Arts Reporter April 12, 2021

Fifteen years ago, two graduate students held their first collaborative art exhibit together. Little did they know, the jewelry and metalworking majors would go on to become artistic colleagues and...

Opinion | The UI and Iowa City need to recognize Autism Acceptance Month

Opinion | The UI and Iowa City need to recognize Autism Acceptance Month

Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist April 12, 2021

More than 3.5 million Americans are on the autism spectrum. With that level of prevalence in the U.S., people with autism deserves more recognition. In order to get rid of the stereotypes associated...