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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

UI President Bruce Harreld answers questions during an interview with The Daily Iowan in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, December 9, 2019. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

‘We’re preparing for everything,’ University of Iowa president says of plans to resume campus operations

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter May 6, 2020

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld said in an interview with The Daily Iowan Wednesday that the university is considering several potential solutions to address how to safely resume campus...

In this diptych, Co-owner of Dandy Lion Lindsay Chastain (far left), Owner of D.P Dough Jon Sewell (center), Owner of JiangHu Asian Street Food Yi Zheng (top right) and Owner of Honeybee Hair Parlor JoAnn Larpenter-Sinclair (bottom right) pose for portraits.

Playing the waiting game: local businesses await financial relief from loans

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor May 5, 2020

Honeybee Hair Parlor owner JoAnn Larpenter-Sinclair said her stylists have been lucky to receive unemployment benefits, but she’s worried about potentially jeopardizing that with the $27,500 Small...

The University of Iowa Study abroad office is seen on Monday, October 21st, 2019.

Fate of fall study abroad remains uncertain

Mary Hartel, News Reporter May 3, 2020

Following the early end to spring study-abroad programs as an immediate ripple effect of the COVID-19 pandemic — the University of Iowa brought students home early in the semester and canceled all...

Kent State University has canceled plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings.

‘It was horrifying’: Revisiting the Kent State shooting’s impact on the UI campus 50 years later

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter May 3, 2020

When Willard “Sandy” Boyd became University of Iowa president in 1969, he never expected to receive the news a year later that students just a few states over had been killed on a college campus. A...

Emmy Knutsson reaches for bubbles at the silent disco during Block Party in downtown Iowa City on June 22, 2019. Several blocks of Iowa City were reserved for games, performances and vendors.

Downtown Block Party changed, Summer of the Arts programming cancelled due to COVID-19

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter May 1, 2020

Summer in Iowa City is going to look a little different this year.  Both the Iowa City Summer of Arts and the Iowa City Downtown District announced event changes this week to keep the community safe...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks in front of the state Board of Regents on Thursday, April 18, 2019.

University of Iowa president reports around $76 million in expenses, losses from COVID-19 response

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief April 30, 2020

The nearly $16.2 million the University of Iowa will receive through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act is not enough to make up for the $76 million budget shortfall the...

Signs offering directions for meal pickup are seen at City High School on Sunday, April 26, 2020.

Iowa City schools allow anyone under 18 to receive free meals amid COVID-19 cancellation

Will Fineman, News Reporter April 29, 2020

The Iowa City Community School District is allowing any person under the age of 18 years old to receive free meals from its schools, which are distributing food to students amid community spread of...

Table to Table program Assistant Andrew Winkers oversees a delivery from St. Burch Tavern for the Food with Love Program on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The program supplies hot meals to shelters in Iowa City while reimbursing the resterants that participate.

Food With Love project aims to serve freshly prepared meals to Johnson County residents in need

Marissa Smith, News Reporter April 28, 2020

Iowa City restaurants are partnering with nonprofit food pantries and the Community Foundation of Johnson County to provide freshly prepared meals to those experiencing food insecurity amid community...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Jan. 14.

Governor to ease restrictions on restaurants, fitness and retail centers in most counties starting May 1

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor April 27, 2020

Restaurants, fitness centers, and retail centers will be able to partially reopen at 50 percent capacity in 77 Iowa counties starting May 1, Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a press conference Monday. In...

Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley drops back to pass during the 2019 SDCCU Holiday Bowl between Iowa and USC in San Diego on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019.

Nate Stanley selected by Minnesota Vikings in seventh round of NFL Draft

Robert Read, Sports Editor April 25, 2020

Nate Stanley grew up a fan of the Chicago Bears. He'll have to trade in his orange and navy for some purple and gold after the Minnesota Vikings drafted the former Hawkeye quarterback in the seventh...

Fresh produce sits out at the Farmer's Market on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. A new study from the UI shows that the number of farmer's markets has gone up and more people are buying their food locally.

Iowa allowed to resume elective surgeries, farmers markets, governor says

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor April 24, 2020

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a statewide lift on the ban on elective surgeries and farmers market operations beginning on Monday, as coronavirus cases continue to spike amid ramped up testing. Reynolds...

Graphic by Katina Zentz

Where does Iowa stand in flattening the coronavirus curve?

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter April 23, 2020

Iowa is still a dozen days out from the state's projected peak of COVID-19 deaths, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington — Iowa's peak follows...