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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

Can goods slowly fill the shelf at the U of Iowa food pantry, on Friday, Jan 22, 2021.

Food Pantry at Iowa faces unprecedented demand, volunteers seek additional aid

Ailis McCardle, News Reporter January 26, 2021

The University of Iowa Food Pantry, a student-run organization, is seeking additional funding from the university after it experienced an unprecedented increase in demand in 2020. The Food Pantry...

Local artist, Kelly Clare’s piece, A MODERN APPROACH WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE DECOYS BUT BREADCRUMBS ALSO is on display outside of Public Space One on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 as part of This Could Get Snowed On.  This Could Get Snowed On is a monthly exhibition of large-scale works by local artists, displayed on the front porch of Public Space One.

Public Space One turns outdoor space into snow-proof art display

Morgan Ungs, Arts Reporter January 26, 2021

With crowded indoor gallery showings an staple of the pre-pandemic past, Public Space One (PS1), is supporting local artists this winter through an outdoor exhibit, where all the displayed art can...

Cover art for Planet Claire and photo of the author, Jeff Porter.

Retired UI professor Jeff Porter publishes heart-wrenching memoir ‘Planet Claire’

Morgan Ungs, Arts Reporter January 26, 2021

When Jeff Porter’s wife, Claire, asked him if he’d cut the fruit one morning in 2016, he didn’t know those would be her final words to him. Porter, a retired University of Iowa Nonfiction...

Board members listen during the Board of Regents meeting on September 12, 2018 in the IMU Main Lounge. Regents members discussed remodeling various buildings and sights across various Iowa campuses.

Regents ask Iowa Department of Public Health to include faculty in COVID-19 vaccination plans

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter January 26, 2021

The Iowa state Board of Regents and other representatives of higher education sent a letter to the Iowa Department of Public Health advocating for faculty in postsecondary institutions to be added...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) speaks during Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice on Capitol Hill on October 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. With less than a month until the presidential election, President Donald Trump tapped Amy Coney Barrett to be his third Supreme Court nominee in just four years. If confirmed, Barrett would replace the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Patrick Semansky/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

Iowa’s U.S. Senators vote against Trump impeachment trial

Brian Grace, Politics Reporter January 26, 2021

In alignment with the majority of the Republican Party, U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, voted against continuing with former President Donald Trump’s upcoming Senate trial following...

Iowa forward Luka Garza lays the ball up during a men's basketball game between Iowa and Minnesota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Gophers, 86-71. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Luka Garza named to Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List

Robert Read, Pregame Editor January 26, 2021

Iowa All-American center Luka Garza is one of 35 men's basketball players who have been named to the Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List. The award is presented annually to the nation's top Division...

Iowa's 125-pound Spencer Lee grapples with Purdue's  Devin Schroder during the final session of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament in Piscataway, NJ, on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Lee won by major decision 16-2, securing the 125-pound championship, and Iowa won the team title with 157.5 points.

Spencer Lee earns second-straight Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week honor

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor January 26, 2021

Senior Spencer Lee has been named Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week for the second time this season, per a Tuesday morning release. The Big Ten Conference has doled out Wrestler of the Week honors twice...

Brother’s Bar and Grill is seen on Thursday Oct. 8, 2020, the first weekend of bars reopening. Governor Kim Reynolds released a proclamation last Friday allowing bars to reopen in Johnson and Story counties on Monday, Oct. 5. Many bar-goers were out without masks on and there was little social distancing in lines.

Guest Opinion | The Doctor is In: Brain Biology Behind an Alcohol-Induced Blackout

January 26, 2021

Have you or your friends ever gone out drinking and woke up the next morning to a half-eaten pizza you don’t remember ordering? If so, you’re not alone. As Barnet et al. found in a 2014 study,...

Letter to the Editor | How we should move forward

Letter to the Editor | How we should move forward

January 25, 2021

No matter what we look like or who we vote for, most of us believe our elected leaders have a duty to uphold our democracy and govern in our interests. Any elected official who lies to the American...