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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa outside hitter Edina Schmidt gets a point during a volleyball match between Iowa and Michigan State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, March 27, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Spartans 3-0.

Young outside hitters set to lead Iowa volleyball’s future

Will Fineman, Sports Reporter March 31, 2021

Junior outside hitter Courtney Buzzerio has been Iowa’s kill leader for the majority of the spring season and has done it all for the Hawkeyes this season. The Chino Hills, California, native...

Iowa’s Lauren Guerin is seen doing a jump during her floor routine at a women’s gymnastics meet between the Iowa Gym-Hawks and the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. The Hawks defeated the Gophers, 196.800-196.375.

Iowa women’s gymnastics rewarded with national recognition

Hunter Moeller, Sports Reporter March 31, 2021

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team has had success all season long, winning 10 straight competitions in the regular season and coming away with the regular season Big Ten Championship. While the...

Pedestrians walk past a boarded-up building across from the Hennepin County Government Center during the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on March 31, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chauvin is accused of murder in the death of George Floyd. Security is heightened in the city in an effort to prevent a repeat of rioting that occurred in Minneapolis and major cities around the world following Floyd's death on May 25, 2020.  (Scott Olson/Getty Images/TNS)

Opinion | The Derek Chauvin trial jury selection shows deeper flaws in US justice system

Evan Mantler, Opinions Contributor March 31, 2021

The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin — charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd — began Monday....

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is drawn up on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020.

University of Iowa to distribute vaccines for students and staff before semester’s end

Brian Grace, Politics Reporter March 31, 2021

The University of Iowa will receive an  allocation of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines for distribution among university students and staff in a state effort to vaccinate students before they...

Democratic candidate for Congress Rita Hart arriving at Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan’s house for her backyard campaign tour in Iowa City on September 26, 2020. (Daniel McGregor-Huyer/The Daily Iowan)

Democrat Rita Hart ends contest for IA-02 seat

Lauren White, Politics Reporter March 31, 2021

After four months of legal challenges against the Iowa 2nd Congressional District election results, Democrat Rita Hart has brought her contest to an end.  Hart released a statement Wednesday afternoon...

Guest Opinion | An open letter to transgender students

Guest Opinion | An open letter to transgender students

March 30, 2021

We write to you in the midst of a paradox. Seven years on from what Time Magazine labeled “The Transgender Tipping Point," we find ourselves fixed in place, teetering back and forth as the broader...

The Old Capitol is seen on Sunday, March 21, 2021.

USG to reconsider legislation that would create a Jewish constituency senator position

Brady Osborne, News Reporter March 30, 2021

The Undergraduate Student Government will reconsider adding a Jewish constituency senator position, after previously voting the legislation down. The senate voted to reconsider the bill, titled...

State Board of Regents then President Bruce Rastetter announced the newly appointed President Bruce Harreld during a meeting in the IMU on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Harreld is the 21st president of the University of Iowa. (Margaret Kispert/The Daily Iowan)

From ‘disappointment’ to a ‘seat at the table’, how Harreld changed shared governance

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter March 30, 2021

When Bruce Harreld first took the helm as the University of Iowa’s president in 2015, members of the four shared governance branches were initially hesitant. Harreld’s appointment came after...

Illustration by Kate Doolittle

Opinion | The ideal candidate for the next head Hawkeye

Introduction In October 2020, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld announced his retirement, igniting the start of another search for a new campus leader. With this search comes the question...

Iowa pitcher Sarah Lehman winds up to pitch during a softball game against Western Illinois on Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2019. The Fighting Leathernecks defeated the Hawkeyes 10-1.

Iowa softball’s Sarah Lehman impresses in return to mound

Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor March 30, 2021

After COVID-19 and an injury limited her on-field action in 2019-20, Iowa softball senior Sarah Lehman has taken advantage of the opportunities she’s received throughout the early portion of the...

Benton Weinberg takes a starting shot during a golf invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Iowa came in first with a score of 593 against 12 other teams.

Iowa men’s golf falls to Florida in dual match

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter March 30, 2021

When unranked Iowa men’s golf scheduled a match-play dual against No. 11 Florida, winning odds did not appear to be in the Hawkeyes’ favor. On Monday, the red-hot Gators — that have won two...