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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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Iowa guard Caitlin Clark celebrates a three-pointer during Crossover at Kinnick, a women’s exhibition basketball game between Iowa and DePaul, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. The Hawkeyes enter the 2023-24 season after advancing to the NCAA Championship for the first time in program history last year and winning a program-best 31 games in a single season in the 2022-23 season.

Iowa women’s basketball defeats DePaul in historic Crossover at Kinnick game

Chris Meglio, Sports Reporter October 15, 2023

Iowa women’s basketball won its Crossover at Kinnick exhibition match versus DePaul at Kinnick Stadium on Sunday. A total of 55,646 fans were present, setting the all-time attendance record for a...

Fans pass through the ticket gate before Crossover at Kinnick, a women’s exhibition basketball game between Iowa and DePaul, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. The Hawkeyes enter the 2023-24 season after advancing to the NCAA Championship for the first time in program history last year and winning a program-best 31 games in a single season in the 2022-23 season.

Iowa women’s basketball makes history at Crossover at Kinnick

Cooper Worth, Pregame reporter October 15, 2023

History was made in Kinnick Stadium on Sunday afternoon as 55,646 fans watched the Iowa women’s basketball team beat DePaul, 94-72, in the first-ever "Crossover at Kinnick" — the highest attended...

Board members for the Iowa City Community School District listen to speakers during a meeting at the professional development center on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.

Letter to the Editor | Mitch Lingo makes his case to voters ahead of the school board elections

October 15, 2023

I’m Mitch Lingo and I am running for the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) School Board. On Nov. 7, you will have the opportunity to fill four seats on the board. I urge you to learn about...

The Iowa City Community School District sign in Iowa City is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.

Letter to the Editor | Abraham, Lingo, Eastham, and Williams are the best IC school board candidates

October 15, 2023

On Nov. 7, you get to vote for four candidates to sit on the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) School Board. As a departing board member, I take this vote seriously. Only four of the seven...

The University of Iowa’s Sports Medicine Building is seen on Sunday, November 17, 2019.

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics hosts walk-in clinics for student-athletes

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter October 15, 2023

As high school athletes continue to play in Friday night football games, volleyball games, and run in cross country meets, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics Sports Medicine is hosting a walk-in...

A protester attends a protest with their face painted with the Palestinian flag. Pro-Palestine protesters gathered at the Old Capital in Iowa City on Oct. 15, 2023.

Iowa City area organizers protest Israel-Hamas war

Roxy Ekberg, News Reporter October 15, 2023

A group of roughly 40 pro-Palestine protesters assembled on the Pentacrest Sunday afternoon to speak publicly about the Israel-Hamas war. Starting at 3 p.m., the protest included speeches from different...

Iowa midfielder, Sonya Mehta takes the ball from Maryland midfielder, Sofi Vinas during a soccer match between Iowa and Maryland at the Soccer Complex in Iowa City on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. The Hawkeyes defeat the Terrapins, 5-0.

Photos: Iowa Soccer vs. Maryland

Lua Rasga, Photojournalist October 15, 2023

The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins, 5-0, during a soccer match at the University of Iowa Soccer Complex on Sunday. Iowa’s Elle Otto and Kelli McGroarty both scored in the first half. Addie Bundy and...

Newman Abuissa, chair of the Arab American Caucus, with the Iowa Democratic Party speaks his mind to event goers. Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated at the Old Capital in Iowa City on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.

Photos: Protest in Support of Palestine

Shaely Odean, Photojournalist October 15, 2023

A pro-Palestine protest was held on the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Sunday. The protest was in response to the Israel–Hamas war that started last week. There were multiple organizations involved...

Phoebe Bridgers performs during the fourth day of the Hinterland music festival in Saint Charles, Iowa on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2022.

Point/Counterpoint: Which song from the new boygenius EP is the best?

Jami Martin-Trainor and Parker Jones October 15, 2023

Powers Although all boygenius songs are cosmically poetic, “Powers” is the definite prizewinner of the band’s newest EP, “the rest.” The fourth and final track of the collection is a science-fiction...

Rugs are seen at the Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville, Iowa, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event was led by Iowa City’s Ten Thousand Villages and Yousaf Chaman to raise money for Pakistan after recent flood damage.

Ten Thousand Villages brings fair-trade rugs from across the world to Iowa City

Caden Gantenbein, Arts Reporter October 15, 2023

Over 380 rugs of different sizes and patterns filled the crowded conference center at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Coralville. This month, from Oct. 11-15, The Ten Thousand Villages Rug Event made its...

Photo Illustration by Cody Blissett

Review | ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ provides gruesome thrills through compelling family drama

Charlie Hickman, Arts Reporter October 15, 2023

Though filmmaker Mike Flanagan has written and directed five different series for Netflix in the past six years, their quick succession did not equate to a dip in quality; and Flanagan’s newest eight-episode...

University of Iowa ground and facilities employees apply decals and put pieces of a basketball court together during the assembly of the basketball court for Iowa women’s basketball’s Crossover at Kinnick on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.

Watch the Crossover at Kinnick court assembly

Ayrton Breckenridge, Managing Visuals Editor October 15, 2023