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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Attendees march on the pedestrian mall for the annual Women's March in Iowa City on Saturday, January 19, 2019. The Women's March is an annual event that started in 2017 following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. The march advocates for a range of issues including women's rights,  healthcare reform, LGBTQ+ rights, and environmental issues.

3rd Annual Women’s March takes over Iowa City

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter January 19, 2019

The heavy snowfall from Friday evening and 20-degree weather did not stop the crowds of people gathered in the Pedestrian Mall to take part in Iowa City’s third Women’s March on Saturday morning. Past...

Arshaq Saleem, UIowa freshman, poses for a portrait on January 17, 2019. Saleem tied for chess state champion in 2018 and is the president of the University of Iowa's newly reinstated Chess Club.

Dedicated chess players bring chess club back to the UI

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter January 18, 2019

A group of dedicated chess players has reinstated the University of Iowa Chess Club, hoping to provide a space for players of all levels to engage in friendly competition. The club meets on Friday evenings...

UI senior Erica Cole walks on campus on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Cole started a business called No Limbits which creates colorful covers for amputees' prosthetics. Cole says that the covers have shifted the conversations she experiences about her prosthetic.

UI student creates prosthetic limb covers

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter January 18, 2019

University of Iowa senior Erica Cole has managed to turn a tragedy into a triumph — and an exciting new business venture. Cole lost a leg in a car accident in May 2018, and she began using a prosthetic...

Iowa 3rd Congressional District-elect Cindy Axne speaks to supporters during the statewide Democratic candidates' watch party at Embassy Suites in Des Moines on Nov. 6, 2018.

Cindy Axne appointed to House Agriculture Committee after King’s removal

Sarah Watson, Politics Reporter January 17, 2019

One of Iowa’s newly elected representatives in Congress, Rep. Cindy Axne, a Democrat, will be serving on the House Agriculture Committee after Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, was removed from the committee. She...

Draft Beto organizer Will Heberberich speaks during a meeting of the group at the Sanctuary Pub in Iowa City on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Draft Beto is a group seeking to build grassroots support for former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas. O'Rourke has not announced a campaign for president in 2020.

Beto O’Rourke movement kicks off in Iowa City… without the candidate

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter January 16, 2019

Volunteer sheets, posters, and campaign tee shirts are a usual sight for a political campaign event in Iowa City ahead of the caucuses, but the scene at Sanctuary Pub Wednesday evening was missing one...

UI Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers speaks at the Chief Diversity Office’s 2019 Update on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the IMU on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.

Shivers: UI focused on supporting underrepresented populations

Mastura Ibnat, News Reporter January 16, 2019

The University of Iowa is continuing to focus on improving the campus climate to support historically marginalized populations on campus, UI Interim Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President for Student...

New social work scholarship named after 67-year-old recent UI graduate

New social work scholarship named after 67-year-old recent UI graduate

Josie Fischels, News Reporter January 16, 2019

A new scholarship available for students in the School of Social Work is in the fundraising stage of development following the graduation of 67-year-old Bernadine Franks. Franks accepted her diploma from...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds shakes hands with UI President Bruce Harreld after a visit on the UI campus to learn about diversifying biomass fuel sources on at the Cambus Maintenance Facility on Wednesday, June, 7, 2017.

After consistent budget cuts, Reynolds proposes funding boost for Iowa regent universities

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter January 15, 2019

DES MOINES — The University of Iowa may see $12 million of increased funding to the university general fund by fiscal 2021, according to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ fiscal 2020-2021 budget proposal released...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers her Condition of the State address in the House chamber of the State Capitol Building in Des Moines on Jan. 15, 2019. In the address, her first as an elected governor, she largely outlined bipartisan initiatives which have received widespread support.

‘The future is now,’ Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says in Condition of the State

Daily Iowan Staff, Politics Reporters January 15, 2019

DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivered her second Condition of the State address on Jan. 15 — her first as an elected governor. Reynolds laid out mental health, education, correctional reform,...

UI grads invent first autonomous training device for football receivers

UI grads invent first autonomous training device for football receivers

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter January 14, 2019

Nate Pierotti was a third-year engineering student at the University of Iowa when he told friends Connor Early and Sawyer Theisen about an idea to revolutionize the sport of football around the country....

The Iowa Legislature gaveled in Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 to start the 2019 legislative session. Top issues Republican leadership and area legislators have identified include reducing taxes and government oversight, mental health, and felon-voting reform.

2019 Iowa legislative session gavels in with focus on bipartisan cooperation

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter January 14, 2019

DES MOINES  — The halls of the State Capitol bustled with anticipation on Jan. 14 as state legislators, officials, and staff settle in for the 2019 legislative session. Monday marked the first...