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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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University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld addresses members of UISG virtually at the first University of Iowa Student Government Meeting on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.

USG members disappointed in Harreld’s response to campus issues

Rylee Wilson and Caleb McCullough August 25, 2020

Undergraduate student government members said they felt no progress came out of meeting with University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld as he spoke to the group on COVID-19, in-person classes, racism...

Iowa City man arrested, charged with hitting Black Lives Matter protesters with car

Iowa City man arrested, charged with hitting Black Lives Matter protesters with car

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editors August 25, 2020

Police arrested Michael Stepanek, 45, of Iowa City on Tuesday, charging him with driving a car through a crowd of protesters on Aug. 21. Stepanek is charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon...

University of Iowa freshman Alexa Cohen completes work for an online class outside the Blank Honers Center on their first day of the new semester on Monday, August 24th, 2020. Despite the pandemic, campus remains open and some classes are still being held in person.

Nationwide zoom outage prevents students from attending classes

Molly Kresse, News Reporter August 24, 2020

With 72 percent of University of Iowa undergraduate classes being held virtually due to COVID-19, a nationwide outage of video conferencing software Zoom hindered the first day of fall instruction...

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

UI reports 111 COVID-19 cases on campus as classes begin

Rylee Wilson, News Editor August 24, 2020

The University of Iowa announced Monday that 111 students and employees self-reported they have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week.  The UI released the first numbers of positive COVID-19...

OnIowa members lead a tour of campus for first-year students on Aug. 22, 2020.

Celebrating 10 years of OnIowa – virtually

Sabine Martin, News Reporter August 23, 2020

In a typical fall semester, incoming first-year and transfer students at the University of Iowa gather for Kickoff at Kinnick and Convocation on the Pentacrest. OnIowa, which celebrated its 10th...

A bicyclist directs traffic away from the protest while a police car passes with its lights flashing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Protesters marched to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and throughout downtown Iowa City demanding justice for the death of Makeda Scott and countless others, while encouraging observers to join the march against the inequality and discrimination that the Black community faces. (Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan)

‘It’s not the end’ Iowa Freedom Riders demand quicker action from city council

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor August 22, 2020

At an Iowa Freedom Riders protest on Friday night, organizers demanded city councilors release a video of police teargassing protesters on June 3 and called for more transparency in a Johnson County...

Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta speaks at a press conference July 30.

Iowa to discontinue four sports programs at end of 2020-21 academic year

Robert Read, Pregame Editor August 21, 2020

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld and athletic director Gary Barta announced in an open letter Friday that the school is discontinuing four sports programs at the end of the 2020-21 academic...

Tying the knot in a process that began in Iowa, Joe Biden accepts Democratic nomination for president

Tying the knot in a process that began in Iowa, Joe Biden accepts Democratic nomination for president

Julia Shanahan and Caleb McCullough August 20, 2020

Joe Biden’s Iowa caucus performance was a “gut punch,” in his own words. Biden had an underwhelming showing at what’s seen as the litmus test for the national primary cycle, but he wrapped...

Currier Residence Hall is seen on Friday, May 1, 2020.

‘I felt like a guinea pig’: student’s ‘awful’ quarantine experience prompts UI apology

Rachel Schilke, News Editor August 20, 2020

The University of Iowa issued an apology to students after a student who tested positive for COVID-19 detailed her "awful” quarantine experience on social media beginning Wednesday, causing her story...

U.S Rep. Cheri Bustos speaks during an Iowa Delegation meeting via zoom on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa delegates navigate first virtual Democratic National Convention

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor August 20, 2020

As the Democratic National Convention comes to a close Thursday with Joe Biden accepting the nomination as the Democratic candidate for president, delegates from Iowa have spent the week participating...

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

Reynolds discusses school reopening, test result reporting issue

Lauren, Politics Reporter August 20, 2020

With 16,000 Linn County residents still without power and several school buildings damaged following last week's derecho, what was already a contentious school reopening process has been made more...

Protesters Ayla Kanin, Eva Sileo, Zach Grewe, and Joe McKenna pose for a portrait in front of the Old Capitol Building in downtown Iowa City on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS) led a march to President Bruce Harreld's home in order to protest the administration's insistence that the university remain open despite the health risk posed by COVID-19.

Protesters march from Pentacrest to Harreld’s house, demanding online classes

Natalie Dunlap, News Reporter August 20, 2020

As thousands of students move into University of Iowa residence halls this week, and the first day of class approaches, a group of roughly 90 protesters took to the streets, demanding all classes move...