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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

The Daily Iowan

Hamburg Inn No. 2 East Side, Rochester Avenue location is seen on Feb. 17, 2020. The location suddenly closed on Sunday.

Hamburg Inn No. 2 East Side closes its doors — for now

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter February 17, 2020

Local foodies were taken aback by the sudden closure of Hamburg Inn No. 2's Rochester Avenue location on Sunday. A plain piece of paper on the restaurant's glass door read: “We have closed, thank...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld talks with The Daily Iowan during an interview at the Adler Journalism Building on Feb. 13.

Q&A: UI president talks VP for Student Life search, Marching Band safety, P3 approval

DI staff February 16, 2020

DI: At the Feb. 5 Board of Regents meeting, some students, a few of them from the University of Iowa, protested tuition hikes and support for underrepresented students on campus. They shared that higher...

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) speaks about lowering prescription drug prices during the Corridor Business Journal Health Care Summit at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center on Feb. 14.

Sen. Chuck Grassley talks prescription drug prices in Coralville

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter February 14, 2020

Sen. Chuck Grassley pushed his plan to lower prescription drug prices to health-care professionals in Coralville on Feb. 14, saying he expects the bipartisan bill to pass by May 20.  Speaking at the...

Powerlifting competitor Linda Smith performs a squat at Drew Murphy Strength in Tiffin, Iowa on Thursday Feb. 13, 2019. Smith recently set four deadlifting records in an Iowa competition through USA Powerlifting.

Iowa City grandmother deadlifts 151.5 kilos to break national record

Riley Davis, News Reporter February 13, 2020

Fifty-five-year-old powerlifting grandmother of nine Linda Smith broke the national deadlift record in her age group and weight class with a lift just under three times her body weight. Smith broke...

University of Iowa students caucus at the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday February 3, 2020.

By the numbers: The figures that defined the Iowa caucuses

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter February 12, 2020

Before absent results from the Iowa caucuses caught national attention, candidates traveled across the state, racked up hundreds of campaign stops, and shoveled millions of dollars into local advertising. The...

Members of the Iowa City City Council sit before the two UI student governments for a discussion about a proposed development project in downtown Iowa City during a joint meeting on Feb 11.

Iowa City City Council seeks input from UI student governments before vote on luxury-apartment development

Hannah Rovner and Eleanor Hildebrandt February 12, 2020

At the inaugural joint session between University of Iowa Student Government, Graduate and Professional Student Government, and Iowa City City Council, all three groups were focused on housing developments...

A Iowa City transit bus seat is seen on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. Transit will be saving a seat in honor of Rosa Parks throughout the month of February, which is Black History Month.

Iowa City Transit initiative saves a seat for Rosa Parks to honor her stance against segregation

Riley Davis, News Reporter February 10, 2020

Sixty-five years ago, Rosa Parks took a stand against segregation by refusing to give up her seat at the front of the bus. Now, Iowa City transit systems are celebrating her bravery by reserving a...

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price discusses the Iowa caucuses in an interview for The Daily Iowan at Prairie Lights on Friday, May 5, 2019. (Jenna Galligan)

Iowa Democrats extend recanvass deadline, allow reporting of inconsistencies

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter February 7, 2020

The Iowa Democratic Party announced Friday it would extend the deadline for candidates to call for a recanvass and allow campaigns to submit evidence of inconsistencies in caucus results reporting. The...

University of Iowa students form lines during the caucus at the Iowa Memorial Union on Feb. 3.

Iowa caucuses results show Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders in virtual tie

Sarah Watson and Julia Shanahan, Managing Editor and Politics Editor February 7, 2020

The 2020 Iowa caucuses saga moseys into day four. The Iowa Democratic Party released results from very nearly every precinct, although some inconsistencies throw the integrity of the results — which...

A caucus participant walks into Phillips Hall on Feb. 3, 2020. Those who could not make it to their caucus location participated in the satellite site.

DNC chairman calls for an immediate recanvass of Iowa caucus results after delay, inconsistencies

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor February 6, 2020

DNC chairman Tom Perez called for an immediate recanvass of Iowa caucus results Thursday, three days after results were delayed on caucus night and discrepancies between metrics were found. In a tweet,...

Marching band members escape the rain during a football game between Iowa and Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Sept. 14, 2019.

Hawkeye Marching Band alleged physical harassment investigation closes with no charges

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief February 6, 2020

Following the months-long investigation into Hawkeye Marching Band members' allegations of physical harassment by Cyclone fans at the Sept. 14 Cy-Hawk football game, state Board of Regents President...

Supporters of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., hold up cards during the caucus at Des Moines Precinct 62 in the Knapp Center on Monday, February 3, 2020. The caucus head count reached 849 people, leaving 127 individuals needed for the candidate to be declared viable. Sen. Warren received 212 1st round total head count votes.

How a relatively smooth Iowa caucus process derailed

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor February 5, 2020

After more than a year of campaigning and breathless media coverage following as many as 25 presidential hopefuls across the state, Iowa didn’t show the nation results of its first-in-the-nation nominating...