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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz walks out of the tunnel before the Iowa/Nebraska football game in Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 24, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 56-14. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Kirk Ferenz talks Iowa football’s early signees

Adam Hensley, Pregame Editor December 20, 2018

Wednesday marked the early singing day for recruits, and Iowa totaled 20 prospects: Dane Belton, DB (6-0, 185, Tampa, Fla. Jesuit) Justin Britt, OL (6-4, 290, Indianapolis, Ind. Warren Central) ...

Johnson County voters elect Democrat Royceann Porter to Board of Supervisors

Johnson County voters elect Democrat Royceann Porter to Board of Supervisors

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter December 18, 2018

In the second Board of Supervisors election in as many months, Johnson County voters elected Democrat Royceann Porter to be their fifth representative on the board on Tuesday, maintaining the board’s...

Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley prepares to throw a pass during the Iowa/Purdue game at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. The Boilermakers defeated the Hawkeyes, 38-36.

Hawkeye football’s Nate Stanley won’t seek NFL feedback

Adam Hensley, Pregame Editor December 17, 2018

On Monday, Hawkeye quarterback Nate Stanley discussed his NFL prospects. The junior quarterback, which ESPN’s Mel Kiper listed as the No. 7 signal caller on his 2019 quarterback big board just weeks...

Iowa's Jordan Bohannon guards UNI's A.J. Green during the Iowa/UNI men's basketball game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Panthers, 77-54. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeyes display defensive dominance in win over Panthers

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor December 15, 2018

DES MOINES, Ia. – A.J. Green is far and away Northern Iowa’s most prolific scorer, but that wasn’t true when he played Iowa Saturday. The only Panther averaging double figures, scoring 15.8 points...

UI Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers speaks during a press conference in the IMU on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018.

4 UI fraternities lose registered student org status, 6 on probation

Kayli Reese, News Editor December 13, 2018

The University of Iowa on Thursday removed Delta Chi, Sigma Nu, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s status as registered student organizations following the UI’s removal of Kappa Sigma’s status on Wednesday....

Volunteer Coach Jake Hulett watches the Orioles play the Central City Wildcats on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. The Wildcats defeated the Orioles 63-22 in the rivalry game dubbed "The Tractor Bowl" and regained ownership of the heralded Tractor Bowl trophy.

Small town to Kinnick: Former Hawkeye returns home to help coach eight-man football

Jordan Zuniga, Sports Reporter December 13, 2018

The name Jake Hulett might not be familiar to most Iowa football fans, but it means a great deal to some Hawkeyes up in Springville, Iowa — a town of slightly more than 1,000 people northeast of Cedar...

Bernadine Franks, a 67-year-old upcoming UI graduate, poses for a portrait in Wild Bill's Coffeeshop on Tuesday, December 12, 2018. Franks made a promise to her mother she would graduate college and now she is earning a degree in social work.

67-year-old woman to graduate the UI on Saturday

Josie Fischels, News Reporter December 13, 2018

More than 50 years ago, Bernadine Franks made a promise. “I was a pretty good student in school,” Franks said. “[My mom] just wanted more for me and knew I was capable of doing more than I had to...

UI President Bruce Harreld speaks with The Daily Iowan in an interview in the President's Office on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018.

Q&A: UI President Bruce Harreld talks state funding, student life

DI Staff December 12, 2018

The Daily Iowan: In November, the regents approved the UI’s request to close the Labor Center and other centers and institutes, and community members continue to protest the decision in hopes of securing...

Women, politics, and change

Women, politics, and change

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter December 11, 2018

As more Iowa women than ever move toward legislating and governing in the coming weeks, analysts say the “pink wave” that swept the state and nation in November may mean a shift in focus toward women-...

Pure methamphetamine in rock form, known as ice, was photographed at the DEA's North Central Laboratory in Chicago.

Methamphetamine: Iowa’s most resilient crop

Jordan Prochnow, News Reporter December 11, 2018

"It’s crazy, the toll it takes on people,” University of Iowa junior Ally Lowe said. “My stepbrother was the most spontaneous, funny, and giving person I knew. Then he started using meth.” Lowe’s...

ACLU Legal Director Rita Bettis speaks to the press following a hearing on the fetal-heartbeat law at the Polk County Courthouse on Friday, December 7, 2018. The decision on whether or not to put the bill into effect that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, around six weeks, could take up to 60 days. (Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan)

Hearing over fetal-heartbeat law held in Polk County

Elianna Novitch, Politics Reporter December 7, 2018

Opponents of Iowa’s controversial “fetal-heartbeat” law, that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, argued that “the law is patently unconstitutional and would gravely harm Iowa...