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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

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Hillcrest as seen on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. Hillcrest is one of the University of Iowa's Residence Halls.

University of Iowa resident assistants demand more transparency from campus administration

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter August 7, 2020

In an open letter to the University of Iowa Housing and Dining and campus administration, resident assistants expressed concern and uncertainty about how the school year will operate in the residence...

Photo of Liz Tovar (L), interim associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and Tabitha Wiggins (R), interim directer of the Center for Diversity and Enrichment. Contributed.

University of Iowa names interim associate vice president for DEI, interim director of Center for Diversity and Enrichment

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor August 6, 2020

The University of Iowa announced Thursday that Liz Tovar has been appointed interim associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and Tabitha Wiggins has been appointed interim director...

The Iowa City Shelter House is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Moratorium on eviction ends, Iowa City nonprofits seek to provide assistance to local renters

Natalie Dunlap, News Reporter August 5, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has not created a housing crisis, but it has deepened existing inequalities and created more urgency around housing problems, said Sara Barron, executive director of the Johnson...

Schaeffer Hall as seen on Oct. 9, 2018.

Five of 15 faculty reinstated within College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Josie Fischels, Summer Editor August 5, 2020

Five of the 15 faculty whose contracts were not renewed by the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will be reinstated, including all three faculty within the Department of Rhetoric...

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors meets on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. The Supervisors discussed budget items for the year.

Violation of Johnson County mask mandate to be punishable by simple misdemeanor

Caleb McCullough, Summer Editor August 5, 2020

Johnson County’s mask mandate is set to become enforceable and will be punishable by a simple misdemeanor. Johnson County’s Board of Supervisors signaled in a work session Wednesday that they...

UI graduate instructors John Jespen (Department of History) and Kassie Baron (Department of English), and associate professor Megan Knight (Department of Rhetoric) discuss why they will only teach online classes in the upcoming semester during a press conference over Zoom on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. They say returning to campus is a health risk for students and faculty, as well as members of the community.

280 UI instructors advocate for online classes, pledge to teach online-only instruction

Natalie Dunlap, News Reporter August 4, 2020

Nearly 300 instructors at the University of Iowa have signed a pledge to “further the education of our students and protect the health and safety of our campus and community by devoting ourselves...

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

Reynolds says schools will need to make up non-compliant online instruction hours

Rylee Wilson, News Editor August 4, 2020

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said schools that do not comply with her guidelines to have at least 50 percent of instruction be in person will not have online-only days counted as instructional hours.  Schools...

UI graduate student Ramin Roshandel poses for a portrait outside on Sunday Aug. 2 2020 outside Shaffer Hall. Roshandel is currently working on his Ph.D. in music composition.

University of Iowa international students dismayed by U.S. response to COVID-19

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter August 3, 2020

Some international students at the University of Iowa are concerned about the return to partially in-person instruction and have expressed dismay at the United States’ response to the coronavirus...

The Old Capitol is seen on Nov. 19, 2019.

University of Iowa students won’t be tested for COVID-19 before moving into residence halls

Caleb McCullough, Summer Editor August 3, 2020

The University of Iowa will not test students in the residence halls for COVID-19 before they come onto campus, and students will be eligible for a test if they show symptoms or are asymptomatic but...

A story posted on the @blackaticcsd Instagram page is seen on Sunday Aug. 2, 2020. The account posts stories from both students and alumni documenting their experience within the school district. The @blackaticcsd Instagram page also coincides with the @lgbtaticcsd Instagram page which shares the stories of LGBTQ+ students.

Student-run instagram accounts post stories of racism, homophobia, sexual assault in Iowa City schools

Natalie Dunlap, News Reporter August 2, 2020

White teachers using the n-word. Heteronormative health classes. Male students sexualizing and harassing their female peers. These are a few of the stories students in the Iowa City Community School...

Iowa center Luka Garza attempt to push past Illinois forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili during a men’s basketball game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday, February 2, 2020. The Hawkeyes defeated the Fighting Illini 72-65.

Luka Garza returning for senior season at Iowa with championship goals in mind

Robert Read, Sports Editor August 2, 2020

Two minutes before the video conference where he was set to announce whether or not he was returning to Iowa for his senior season started, Luka Garza posted six words on his Instagram page that told...

A mask sits on the Irving B. Weber statue in front of Van Allen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

University of Iowa says failure to follow face-covering mandate could lead to one-day suspension from class

Cole Krutzfield, News Reporter July 30, 2020

As the University of Iowa plans to reopen for in-person instruction in the fall semester, campus officials and the City of Iowa City are both working to mandate face-coverings in public in an effort...