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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

The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, March 1, 2021.

Resources available for UI community impacted by anti-Asian violence

Rylee Wilson, News Editor March 17, 2021

Resources are available for University of Iowa community members coping with the impacts of anti-Asian harm and violence.  Liz Tovar, Associate Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,...

Iowa Guard Caitlin Clark (22) takes a shot during a semifinal game of the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament. Iowa, ranked No. 6, took on No. 7 seeded Michigan State in Indianapolis at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse Friday afternoon. The Hawks beat the Spartans, 87-72, advancing the Hawks to take on Maryland Saturday in the Big 10 finals.

Caitlin Clark named second-team All-American

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter March 17, 2021

University of Iowa women's basketball freshman point guard Caitlin Clark is a second team All-American, the Associated Press announced Wednesday. Although Clark is the eighth player in program history...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

UI reports five new COVID-19 cases, President Harreld reflects on year of COVID-19

Claire Benson, News Reporter March 17, 2021

The University of Iowa has reported five new positive COVID-19 cases on campus since March 15.  Four of these cases are among the student population, bringing the total number of positive student...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

Kim Reynolds expects all Iowans to be eligible for vaccines by April 5

Lauren White, Politics Reporter March 17, 2021

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that all Iowans will be eligible for a vaccine by April 5 based on how many vaccine doses are allocated to the state. Allocations will begin to rise during the week of March...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks to reporters at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines Friday, August 17, 2018.

Sen. Chuck Grassley says lower approval rating will not be a factor in his reelection decision

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor March 17, 2021

A poll conducted by the Des Moines Register/Mediacom showed that a majority of Iowans polled do not want to see Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley run for reelection, but Grassley told reporters Wednesday...

Bruce Teague, the mayor of Iowa City, leads the City Council meeting online at 7p.m. on September 1, 2020. Much of the meeting was focused around recent IFR protests and police brutality. Citizens feel the City Council has neglected their wishes.

City Council temporarily suspends Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Claire Benson, News Reporter March 17, 2021

In a 5-2 vote, the Iowa City City Council voted to temporarily suspend the city’s Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission until April 15. Councilor Janice Weiner and Mayor Pro-Tem Mazahir Salih...

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

A year ago, the University of Iowa shut down campus. Now, it’s navigating a new financial future

Sabine Martin and Katie Ann McCarver March 16, 2021

University of Iowa freshman Sarah Grace Hovey was living on campus in fall 2020 until University Housing and Dining sent a campus-wide email offering refunds for housing contracts because of COVID-19....

University of Iowa researcher, Stanley Perlman poses for a portrait in the Bowen Science Building on Tuesday, January 28th, 2020. Perlman along with staff at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics have implemented precautions following reports that a new coronavirus has been found in the United States.

University of Iowa researchers at heart of developing vaccine

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor March 16, 2021

A year ago, Stanley Perlman was one of a handful of researchers studying coronaviruses. Now, he estimates coronavirus researchers number into the thousands. After the SARS outbreak in the early 2000s...

University of Iowa sophomore Joslin Some submits a post-exam video for his class, Data Structures, on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at his apartment in Iowa City. Some is an international student from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso in West Africa. He is studying computer science at the university.

University of Iowa classrooms adapt a year into the pandemic

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter March 16, 2021

When Rebecca Clark began to move her classes online, she didn’t know how to fit everything in. Zoom and other commonly used forms of online modalities for learning were not created with nonverbal...