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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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The University of Iowa Office of Sustainability is seen at Jesup Hall at the University of Iowa on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2021.

Generation Z increases climate change awareness

B Shearn, News Reporter October 7, 2021

Climate change is rated as one of the most pressing issues for Generation Z. Chosen by 38 percent of young Americans, the rising younger generations picked the global crisis as the top issue faced...

Oct 2, 2021; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Sean Clifford (14) runs the ball against the Indiana Hoosiers during the fourth quarter at Beaver Stadium. Penn State won 24-0. Mandatory Credit: Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports

Week 6 scouting notebook: No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 4 Penn State

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor October 7, 2021

The No. 3 Iowa football team hosts No. 4 Penn State on Saturday in a top-five matchup between unbeaten teams. The Hawkeyes and the Nittany Lions both possess elite defenses, so this Week 6 matchup...

The Scoreboard: Oct. 8, 2021

The Scoreboard: Oct. 8, 2021

October 7, 2021

This week on "The Scoreboard," host Chris Werner is joined by Daily Iowan Pregame Editor Robert Read to talk No. 3 Iowa football's matchup with No.4 Penn State on Saturday. The two discuss the Hawkeyes’...

Iowa safety Kaevon Merriweather celebrates a safety during a football game between Iowa and Kent State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa football blocking out noise ahead of top-five matchup with Penn State

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 7, 2021

When the No. 3 Hawkeyes welcome the No. 4 Nittany Lions Saturday, there will be nothing left to do but play football. Four quarters, two halves, 60 minutes — the same as any other college football...

Jack Campbell, Iowa’s unconventionally tall linebacker, reaching new heights in dominant junior season

Jack Campbell, Iowa’s unconventionally tall linebacker, reaching new heights in dominant junior season

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 7, 2021

Jack Campbell leaned on a podium down the hall from the Hawkeye football team’s locker room after Iowa’s September win over Colorado State at Kinnick Stadium. He resembled a boxer after a 12-round...

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz enters the field during a football game between Iowa and Maryland at Maryland Stadium on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins 51-14.

Around the Big Ten: Matchups, Power Rankings for Week 6

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor October 7, 2021

Ahead of No. 3  Iowa football vs. No. 4 Penn State this Saturday, The Daily Iowan’s Assistant Sports Editor Chloe Peterson ranked all 14 Big Ten football teams and previewed every Week 6 conference...

One-on-one with Iowa running back Tyler Goodson

One-on-one with Iowa running back Tyler Goodson

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 7, 2021

Daily Iowan: First, do you just leave Twitter up to your mom? Is that her expertise? Tyler Goodson: Yeah, so, you know, I always tell my mom she's more famous than me on this campus. Everybody seems...

Iowa guard Connor McCaffery speaks on live television during Big Ten Basketball Media Days at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. While at a podium, Connor McCaffery addressed his thoughts on this upcoming season. “I think we’ll be good. It’s motivating to know that we’re not supposed to be as good because we lost Luka and Wiesy but honestly we’re not worried about that, we know what to do.”

New-look Hawkeye men’s basketball optimistic ahead of 2021-22 season

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor October 7, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS — Head coach Fran McCaffery’s University of Iowa men’s basketball team will look a lot different this season than it did last year. The Hawkeyes lost almost 55 percent of their...

Iowa’s Alexa Noel goes low to return a ball during a women's tennis meet at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers with a score of 4-3.

Iowa women’s tennis set for Northwestern Invitational

Chase Szewc, Sports Reporter October 7, 2021

Iowa women’s tennis is heading to Evanston, Illinois, this weekend to compete in the Northwestern Invitational, Oct. 8-10. While fellow Hawkeye teammates Alexa Noel and Samantha Mannix are competing...

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

Iowa women’s golf heads to Ron Moore Women’s Intercollegiate

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 7, 2021

Iowa women’s golf will begin action Friday at the Ron Moore Women’s Intercollegiate at the University of Denver Golf Club in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The three-round tournament will conclude...

Iowa swimmer Anna Brooker wishes a teammate good luck during a meet against the University of Northern Iowa  at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. The Panthers defeated the Hawkeyes 159-133.

Iowa women’s swimming to celebrate senior night against Minnesota Friday

Chase Szewc, Sports Reporter October 7, 2021

Iowa women’s swim and dive will celebrate senior day on Friday night at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. The meet is only the Hawkeyes’ second of the season. But it is, however, the last...

Iowa forward Maddy Murphy celebrates a goal during a field hockey game between Iowa and Central Michigan at Grant Field on Friday, September 6, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Chippewas, 11-0.

No. 1 Iowa field hockey travels to Michigan for two matchups

Ben Palya, Sports Reporter October 7, 2021

Iowa field hockey faced one of the most difficult two-game stretches on its 2021-22 schedule last weekend. The Hawkeyes traveled to the east coast to take on then-No. 6 Rutgers and then-No. 7 Maryland....