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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visits with picketers on strike outside of Deere & Co., makers of John Deere products, on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Ankeny.

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Guest Opinion | Why UI students should care about #Striketober

October 21, 2021

Right now, tens of thousands of working people across America are on strike (or close to it). Every day, people from coast to coast have had enough of poor treatment, too little pay, and unsafe conditions. Although...

Paula Miranda practices her putt at Finkbine Golf Course on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.

Iowa golf programs hit the road for final fall events

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 21, 2021

Both the Iowa men’s and women’s golf teams will play their last events of the fall season this weekend. The Hawkeye men will head to North Carolina for the Williams Cup. And the Iowa women travel...

Players move around the arena during the Heartlanders first practice on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (Jeff Sigmund/The Daily Iowan)

How the Iowa Heartlanders’ league, the ECHL, works

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter October 21, 2021

The Iowa Heartlanders will start their inaugural season on Friday at Xtream Arena — marking the first time a professional hockey team will host its home games in Coralville. The club is a member...

Fact Check | Inflation costs to consumers are real, with an explanation

Fact Check | Inflation costs to consumers are real, with an explanation

Lyle Muller, PolitiFact Iowa Editor October 21, 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 Caleb McCullough and Rylee Wilson If your...

Iowa Heartlanders goalie works on some moves during their first practice on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. (Jeff Sigmund/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa Heartlanders prepped for inaugural game

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter October 21, 2021

The Iowa Heartlanders will kick off their inaugural season Friday at 7 p.m. with their first-ever game at Xtream Arena. Iowa City/Coralville’s ECHL hockey team was announced in September 2020...

Opinion | Paper towels or bust

Opinion | Paper towels or bust

Signe Nettum, Opinions Contributor October 21, 2021

The hand dryers across the University of Iowa need to go. This is a hill I am willing to die on. This is not a take on washing your hands — which you should be doing diligently, for 20 seconds, with...

Students are shown at The Airliner in Iowa City,IA on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021.

Opinion | We should delete social media

Peter Anders, Opinions Contributor October 21, 2021

On Oct. 6, former Facebook product manager and whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before a bipartisan commerce committee that the controversial social media giant was well aware of the negative...

Herky gets the crowd excited before a football game between Iowa and Kent State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Flashes with a score of 30-7. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Opinion | Herky’s revamp was a much needed update

Elise Cagnard, Opinons Contributor October 21, 2021

It’s a cool clear autumn night. The Hawkeyes are winning, and you and your fellow classmates are proudly chanting the Iowa fight song underneath the blinding lights of Kinnick Stadium. As the Hawkeyes...

Iowa Legislative Services Agency releases second redistricting plan

Iowa Legislative Services Agency releases second redistricting plan

Rylee Wilson, Managing Editor October 21, 2021

Iowa’s Legislative Services Agency has released its second redistricting plan after Senate Republicans rejected the first iteration of the map, concerned that certain districts were not compact enough.  Lawmakers...

Iowa outside hitter Addie VanderWeide jumps to spike the ball during the volleyball game between Iowa and Purdue at Xtream Arena on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. Purdue defeated Iowa 3-0.

Iowa volleyball swept by No. 9 Nebraska

Dawson Moore, Sports Reporter October 21, 2021

More than 2,000 fans filed into Xtream Arena to watch the University of Iowa volleyball team square off with No. 9 Nebraska Wednesday night. Though, many of the fans in attendance weren’t clad...

Students play volleyball at the Hawkeyes Recreational Sand Volleyball Courts on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2021. Every Wednesday, they come together to the sand courts to play volleyball.

Featured Photos: A block party

Larry Phan, Photojournalist October 21, 2021