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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa utility player Aralee Bogar watches a pitch while at-bat during a softball game between Iowa and Ohio State at Bob Pearl Field on Sunday, May 5, 2019. The Hawkeyes, celebrating senior day, fell to the Buckeyes, 5-0.

Iowa softball successful in second weekend outing

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter March 14, 2021

After a 2-4 start to the season in Leesburg, Florida, two weeks ago, Iowa softball returned to the Sunshine State this past weekend on a mission, going 5-1 against Penn State and Maryland. The Hawkeyes...

The Englert Theater is seen March 14, 2021.

Stage to studio: How the Englert and other Iowa City venues have adapted their spaces during COVID-19

Abby McCusker, Arts Reporter March 14, 2021

Seven-hundred and thirty seats sit empty in the Englert Theatre, as they have since last March. While seats remain vacant as the coronavirus pandemic continues to prevent audiences from gathering safely,...

Syringes for the COVID-19 vaccine lay on a counter at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. The center received the Moderna vaccine for its employees.

Opinion | The UI needs to continue COVID-19 testing next semester

Signe Nettum, Opinions Contributor March 14, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new information and guidelines on March 3 for those who are fully vaccinated — meaning two weeks post-second shot. I teared up. I can see my...

Iowa City High School opens NESTT mental health center

Iowa City High School opens NESTT mental health center

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter March 14, 2021

Tucked away on the third floor of Iowa City High School is an old classroom occupied by tables where students sit to color, journal, and play with fidget toys or kinetic sand. Unlike the building’s...

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

University of Iowa adds new certificate to help students pursue planning, public affairs

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter March 14, 2021

After hearing students’ interest in public affairs and planning, a new certificate will be offered to allow undergraduates to focus on a program that previously heavily focused on graduate students. Fifty-six...

A row of hats is seen in the University of Iowa Costume Shop in the Old Museum of Art on Thursday, January 7th, 2021. Because of pandemic regulations, "The People Before the Park" will be streamed digitally as opposed to playing for live audiences.

Stitch by stitch: costuming ‘The People Before the Park’

Josie Fischels and Parker Jones March 14, 2021

Beginning next weekend, University of Iowa actors will dress in corsets, suspenders, and petticoats for the Theatre Department’s spring mainstage production, The People Before the Park. For many...

The final touches

March 14, 2021

On the evenings of March 9-10, the cast and crew for The People Before the Park gathered for final dress rehearsals. In the audience sat three cameras, ready to film the performance from all angles. Golden...

A unique workspace

March 14, 2021

Being located in a former art museum poses challenges for the team in its unusual architecture, but Petkewec said she is personally grateful for the abundant space. Located in the southernmost half of...

Threading the needle

March 14, 2021

On a sunny day over winter break, costume tailor Barbara Croy adjusted the skirt of a white dress pattern pinned to a mannequin inside the Costume Shop — the beginnings of a six-piece costume for the...

Fact Check | Tenure protects academic freedom, but faculty aren’t guaranteed a job

Fact Check | Tenure protects academic freedom, but faculty aren’t guaranteed a job

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor March 14, 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 Lyle Muller and Julia Shanahan  If your...

Photo Illustration by Raquele Decker.

Opinion | It’s time to end the Unbanking crisis

Shahab Khan, Opinions Columnist March 14, 2021

The predatory policies of banks like Lehman Brothers, CitiGroup, and JP Morgan Chase contributed to one of the largest financial crises as millions of people were given loans that they possibly could...

Des Moines Register Reporter Andrea Sahouri learns she's been found not guilty at the conclusion of her trial, on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at the Drake University Legal Clinic, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Editorial | Journalism isn’t a crime; we stand with Andrea Sahouri

DI Editorial Board March 14, 2021

Journalism isn’t a crime. In May 2020, Des Moines Register reporter Andrea May Sahouri was arrested in Des Moines while covering a protest following the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd....