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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Guest Opinion | Top 10 ways tenure benefits students and all Iowans

Guest Opinion | Top 10 ways tenure benefits students and all Iowans

January 28, 2021

Many things, large and small, have changed over the last four years. World leaders have come and gone. Important books have been written. Our planet has experienced a pandemic. We have both retired. But...

Contractors hang a banner outside of Iowa City's new "dry bar" on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.

Non-alcoholic bar coming to Iowa City by the summer

Clinton Garlock, News Reporter January 28, 2021

Iowa City will open its first dry bar this summer, creating new opportunities for University of Iowa students to socialize without alcohol. The Unimpaired Dry Bar, first founded in Davenport, Iowa,...

Doctors prepare to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. The center received the Modern vaccine for its employees.

Opinion | COVID-19 is still here

Signe Nettum, Opinions Contributor January 28, 2021

“I feel like I just won the lottery.” My grandfather was ecstatic over the phone call with my mother about the news of him being on the list to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. He...

Iowa Guard Gabbie Marshall claps hands with her team as she runs onto the court as one of Iowa’s starters before the Iowa Women’s Basketball game against Northwestern on Jan. 28, 2021 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Northwestern defeated Iowa 87-80

Photos: women’s basketball vs. Northwestern

Casey Stone, Photojournalist January 28, 2021

Iowa's Clair Kaji gets ready to perform her floor routine during a gymnastics meet against Ohio State on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 at Carver Hawkeye arena. The Hawkeyes defeated the Buckeyes with a score, 196.550-193.800. Kaji earned a score of 9.925.

Iowa gymnastics prepping for weekend road trips

Hunter Moeller, Sports Reporter January 28, 2021

Iowa’s gymnastics teams are hitting the road this weekend. The ninth-ranked women’s team will make a voyage to Champaign to match up with No. 18 Illinois on Sunday.  And the men's team is traveling...

Teammates huddle up during a timeout at the volleyball game against Illinois on Saturday Jan. 23, 2020, at Carver Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes were defeated by the Fighting Illini, 3-1.

Hawkeye volleyball hits the road for doubleheader with Purdue

Will Fineman, Sports Reporter January 28, 2021

Coming off of two four-set losses to Illinois last weekend, Iowa volleyball will hit the road this weekend for a doubleheader against Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana. Like the Hawkeyes, the Boilermakers...

Iowa’s 197-pound Jacob Warner grapples with Nebraska’s Eric Shultz during a wrestling dual meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. No. 2 Shultz defeated No. 4 Warner by decision, 3-2, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 31-6.

Hawkeye wrestling set to host Illinois in Sunday matinee

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter January 28, 2021

When the Big Ten Conference released its wrestling schedule Dec. 31, Iowa was slated to host a triangular meet with Michigan and Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Jan. 31. The schedule shifted after...

Iowa center Luka Garza attempts to push past Illinois forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili during a men’s basketball game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday, February 2, 2020. The Hawkeyes defeated the Fighting Illini 72-65.

Hawkeyes set for showdown in Champaign

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor January 28, 2021

The last time Iowa men’s basketball played Illinois, the Fighting Illini sent the Hawkeyes back to Iowa City from Champaign as losers after Illini center Kofi Cockburn rejected what would’ve been...

Iowa’s Forward/Center Monika Czinano shoots the ball during the Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Basketball season opener against Northern Iowa on Nov. 25, 2020 at The Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated Northern Iowa 96-81. (Casey Stone/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa women’s basketball falls to No. 23 Northwestern

Chloe Peterson, Sports Reporter January 28, 2021

Iowa women's basketball lost a close game to No. 23 Northwestern on Thursday night, 80-87. The Hawkeyes now sit at 9-4 on the season and 5-4 in Big Ten play. Junior center Monika Czinano scored...

University of Iowa Interim Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Liz Tovar, poses for a portrait on Oct. 7.

Liz Tovar to assume permanent role as executive officer for diversity, equity, and inclusion

Rachel Schilke, News Editor January 28, 2021

Liz Tovar will assume the role of executive officer for diversity, equity, and inclusion, with University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld calling her the “right leader to move us forward." Tovar...

Democratic nominee Rita Hart speaks during Iowa’s Second Congressional District debate on Oct. 8. She is going up against Republican nominee Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

Letter to the Editor | The 22 votes should be counted

January 27, 2021

The Federal Contested Election Act of 1969 is the statutory basis, designed by the Congress, to resolve election disputes like the one between Rita Hart and Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa's 2nd Congressional...