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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

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Opinion | University bonds are a cause of tuition inflation

Jacob A Miller, Opinions Columnist March 2, 2021

We are in a student-debt crisis more severe than any other in history, and it’s driven by predatory spending from bonds issued by universities to finance building projects on campuses. Given the...

Iowa Outside Hitter Courtney Buzzerio hits the ball over the net during the Iowa Volleyball game against Indiana on Feb. 6, 2021 at Xtream Arena. Indiana defeated Iowa 3-2.

Iowa volleyball implements unique setting strategy

Will Fineman, Sports Reporter March 2, 2021

Last season, Brie Orr was almost solely in charge of Iowa volleyball’s setting duties as a junior. The Eagan, Minnesota, native racked up 783 total assists in 2019, good for seventh-best in the...

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Iowa women’s golf’s Zetiler makes history

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter March 2, 2021

Last month, at the Rebel Beach Intercollegiate in Las Vegas, Nevada, Iowa women’s golf’s Lea Zeitler was tied for the lead heading into the third and final round of competition — and she didn’t...

Iowa’s 125-pound Spencer Lee grapples with Nebraska’s Liam Cronin during a wrestling dual meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. No. 1 Lee defeated No. 11 Cronin by tech fall in 1:21, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 31-6.

Hawkeye wrestlers ready for return to mat

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter March 2, 2021

While most Iowans and Midwesterners hunkered down in February to avoid plummeting winter temperatures, some Iowa wrestlers bundled up and embraced the frigid air. At that time, the wrestling room...

Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder calls a formation during a women's basketball match between Iowa and Indiana at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers, 91-85, in double overtime.

Iowa women’s basketball head coaching position endowed by P. Sue Beckwith

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter March 2, 2021

In a first for the Big Ten conference, former Iowa women’s basketball letterwinner P. Sue Beckwith, M.D., made a total gift of $7 million to endow the Iowa women’s basketball head coaching position...

The men's medley relay is underway during a swim meet at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The women's team hosted Nebraska while the men's team had an intrasquad scrimmage.

Hawkeyes head to 2021 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships

Evan Bruner, Sports Reporter March 2, 2021

Twenty-four days removed from what will likely be its last regular season meet ever, Iowa men’s swim and dive will head Columbus, Ohio, for its final Big Ten Championship meet. Iowa’s men’s...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks during virtual commencement on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19, the University of Iowa moved fall commencement online.

University of Iowa ‘working to develop’ in-person graduation option

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter March 1, 2021

In a campus-wide email sent on Monday, the University of Iowa announced that staff are working on creating an in-person option to celebrate graduation for spring 2021 graduates, changing course from...

DITV: March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021