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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

Race gear sits on Bob Cowman’s sport mod during a race at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023.

Film: Godspeed

Ayrton Breckenridge, Managing Visuals Editor May 10, 2024

Bob Cowman is a Pastor at Columbus Road Baptist Church in Quincy, Illinois. Cowman grew up in Knoxville, Iowa, which hosts the Knoxville Nationals every year at Knoxville Raceway which is...

Dowling Catholic varsity girls basketball head coach Kristin Meyer holds her hands together during a 5A Iowa high school state championship game between Dowling and Johnston at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, March 1, 2024. The Maroons lost to the Dragons, 36-48.

Photos: Making the Maroons

Sahithi Shankaiahgari, Photojournalist April 29, 2024

In her 21st year of coaching and eighth year at Dowling Catholic High School, head coach Kristin Meyer led the varsity girl's basketball team to the state championship. The Dowling Catholic team last made...

UI student shares important story through documentary workshop

UI student shares important story through documentary workshop

Grace Smith, Photojournalist September 19, 2023

Grace Smith is a fourth-year studying journalism and cinematic arts participating in the Changing Heartland Documentary Workshop through the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication...

Filmmakers Daniel McGregor-Huyer, Ryan Adams, Jenna Galligan and Ayrton Breckenridge work in the Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop at the University of Iowa on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. The Workshop produced two feature-length films over the course of three years.

Behind the Scenes | The team that made ‘Lost in the In-Between: Graduating into 2020’ possible

Gretchen Lenth, Copy Editor May 2, 2023

“Lost in the In-Between: Graduating Into 2020” dives into the lives of students who graduated from the University of Iowa in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and was directed by UI alum and documentary...

Javon Stovall and his friend Mariah Roller pack up Javon’s belongings to move from his apartment in South Beach Fla., to his campus apartment at Florida International University on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020.

Behind the Scenes | ‘Lost in the In-Between: Graduating into 2020’

Gretchen Lenth and Parker Jones May 2, 2023

The Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop’s latest film didn’t start how anyone expected. When the workshop was founded in fall 2019, the plan was to fundraise for three years before beginning any major...

Javon Stovall participates in a Zoom meeting from his apartment in Miami, Fla., on Friday, May 7, 2021.

Lost in the In-Between: Graduating into 2020

A documentary exploring the struggles and triumphs of young adults navigating the challenges of the pandemic will premiere on Thursday, May 4th, 2023, at...