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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

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announces stronger mask requirements nine months into pandemic

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor November 16, 2020

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced stronger masking requirements among other COVID-19 mitigation measures on Monday in an effort to curb the dramatic spike in hospitalizations. “These measures are targeted...

Illustration by Kate Doolittle

With cases rising, University of Iowa officials warn Iowa hospitals will soon be overwhelmed

Rachel Schilke and Rylee Wilson November 15, 2020

Iowa’s doctors and scientists issued dire warnings over the weekend as hospitalizations continued to rise across the state, threatening — and in some cases already — overwhelming hospitals in...

Nov 13, 2020; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; A general view of the line of scrimmage between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Minnesota Golden Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium. (Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY)

Hawkeye defense sinks Gophers, secures Floyd’s return trip to Iowa City

Robert Read, Pregame Editor November 13, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS — The game was decided, but the rivalry was still alive in the final seconds of Iowa’s 35-7 victory over Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium on Friday night. Down by five touchdowns with...

Nov 13, 2020; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes running back Tyler Goodson (15) rushes for a touchdown in the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at TCF Bank Stadium. (Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY)

Iowa football defeats Minnesota for sixth season in a row

Robert Read, Pregame Editor November 13, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS — After an 0-2 start to the 2020 season, the Iowa football team is back to .500 after a dominating 35-7 victory over Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium. The Hawkeyes have defeated the Gophers...

Iowa's Kaevon Merriweather kneels for the anthem during a football game between Iowa and Michigan State in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. The Hawkeyes dominated the Spartans, 49-7.

Power to the players: Hawkeyes speak up, kneel down

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter November 12, 2020

The national anthem blared over the public address system at Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 31 before Iowa’s football game against Northwestern, as it always does prior to the opening kickoff. But the optics...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

State Board of Regents select search firm for the University of Iowa Presidential Search Committee

Sabine Martin, News Reporter November 12, 2020

The state Board of Regents has selected AGB Search, a search firm based in Washington, D.C., that will assist the University of Iowa Presidential Search following UI President Bruce Harreld’s retirement...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Regents name UI Presidential Search Committee members

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter November 11, 2020

The University of Iowa is continuing its search for the next top Hawkeye by announcing its Presidential Search Committee members — who will be tasked with selecting finalists for the next president...

Poet and Member of the Muscogee Creek Nation Joy Harjo speaks during a virtual Chat from the Old Cap event on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. An alumna of the Iowa Writer's Workshop, Harjo is the first native American to serve as the Poet Laureate Consultant for Poetry for the United States.

United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo speaks on poetry, time at Iowa

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Editor November 11, 2020

When Joy Harjo  learned that she had been accepted into the University of Iowa’s Writers’ Workshop MFA program, she put her children in her truck and hopped on the road to Iowa. She’d been accepted...

Troops to Teachers helps veterans transition from military service to the classroom

Troops to Teachers helps veterans transition from military service to the classroom

Morgan Ungs, News Reporter November 11, 2020

UI senior Elias Varon enlisted in the Marines before attending the University of Iowa to pursue a degree in Elementary Education — and now helps other veterans in the College of Education as a rep...

Alexia Sanchez poses for a portrait at the Capitol in Washington DC on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris empowers Iowa women in law and politics

Alexandra Skores, Managing Editor November 10, 2020

North Liberty City Councilor RaQuishia Harrington has been told all her life that she could be anything she wanted to be. As a local politician and a proud woman of color, she had just witnessed the...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds: masks required at some public events

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter November 10, 2020

Starting at midnight, masks will be required in large-group settings in the state, the first statewide mask-requiring measure Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued since the start of the pandemic. In...

The United States Capital is seen in Washington DC on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.

Iowa City native Chris Miller named acting U.S. secretary of defense

Rachel Schilke, News Editor November 9, 2020

An Iowa City native was appointed into President Trump's cabinet on Monday.  Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christopher C. Miller, formerly performing the duties of the assistant...