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The Daily Iowan

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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Iowa City police investigate a reported shooting on Court Street the morning of Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.

Arrest made in weekend shooting

Charles Peckman October 3, 2018

Iowa City Police have made an arrest in connection to a shooting that happened on Sept. 29 near East Court and South Gilbert. Arielle Grier, 24, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and...

A tractor is parked in a field outside of Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

Iowa farmers facing increased mental health concerns

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter October 3, 2018

Iowa’s agriculture industry has felt years of economic pressure from low commodity prices, and behavioral-health experts say recent ups and downs with trade have increased mental-health concerns for...

Bruce Teague (left) and Ann Freerks will be on the ballot Tuesday in Iowa City's special election for a vacant at-large council seat. (Photos by Charles Peckman and Kat Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Ann Freerks and Bruce Teague face off for vacant City Council position

Charles Peckman, News Reporter October 2, 2018

Today, two candidates will battle for the vacant seat on the Iowa City City Council — following the Sept. 4 special primary, former Iowa City Planning & Zoning Commission member Ann Freerks and Caring...

Riders begin the first Lap of the UCI Elite C1 men’s race on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. The race was the final event in a weekend of professional and amateur cyclocross races held at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.

Cyclo-Cross World Cup concludes a drizzly third-annual Iowa City event

Kate Pixley, News Reporter September 30, 2018

International flags flew high over muddy ground as Iowa City became an international cycling hub for a weekend. Ninety-two cyclists and hundreds of spectators from around the globe converged on the Johnson...

Iowa City police investigate a reported shooting on Court Street the morning of Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.

Two injured in early morning shooting at Gilbert and Court Streets

Katelyn Weisbrod, Managing Editor September 29, 2018

Updated at 6 p.m. Saturday with comments from Sgt. Jerry Blomgren. Two people were injured in an early morning shooting on Sept. 29 that warranted a Hawk Alert sent to students, officials said in a...

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in by chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Tom Williams/Pool/CQ Roll Call/Abaca Press/TNS)

Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford testimonies highlight Chuck Grassley’s role in ‘Me Too’ moment

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter September 27, 2018

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, oversaw hearings Thursday in which both Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified in front of the committee...

Community members gather on the steps of the Old Capitol in Iowa City on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 to protest the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Protesters spoke in support of victims of sexual violence and shared personal stories about coming forward as victims of sexual violence.

Iowa City protesters rail against Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination

Aadit Tambe, News Reporter September 27, 2018

Several community members assembled at the Old Capitol Thursday morning, flashing placards and chanting “cancel Kavanaugh” to denounce the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. This was followed...

Mahmoud Ali poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. Ali has found success in online day trading.

UI freshman makes thousands in stock market trade out of his dorm room

Aadit Tambe, News Reporter September 27, 2018

Mahmoud Ali’s dorm room in Slater has a television screen about 60-inches wide, dedicated to display a “heat map” full of quickly shifting boxes that keeps him updated on how the stock market is...

Without media attention, Libertarians might lose status as official political party

Without media attention, Libertarians might lose status as official political party

Isabella Senno, Politics Reporter September 25, 2018

As three debates between Iowa’s gubernatorial candidates fell into place this month, members of the Libertarian Party fear their candidate’s absence could derail a quest to renew their recently acquired...

Police arrive at Catlett Residence Hall after reports were made of a man with a knife was building on Sept. 25, 2018

Hawk Alert: Man with knife seen outside Catlett Hall

Katelyn Weisbrod, Managing Editor September 25, 2018

UPDATE 9:43 a.m.: Officers did not find the suspect on Wednesday night after searching Catlett Residence Hall for a man with a knife seen near the third-floor entrance. A press release said officers searched...

Pictured here is me, in the north of Israel, enjoying the old city of Tzfat. Before this smiley photo was taken, a man approached me while playing his ukulele, asking for money (as the devil's lettuce is expensive in Israel).

From Iowa to Israel: The search for my Jewish identity

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Reporter September 25, 2018

After one too many tequila shots, Monica woke up in the same state she had been the night before: drunk. My friends and I noticed her drunken stupor after her purchase of a small drum with “Jerusselm”...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard (3) prepares to make a pass against the New York Giants during the first quarter Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 in Santa Clara, Calif. The 49ers won, 31-21. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

Former Hawkeye C.J. Beathard takes over for 49ers

Adam Hensley, Pregame Editor September 24, 2018

On Sept. 23, San Francisco starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a knee injury against the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers' coaching staff feared the worst, and on Monday, NFL Insider Adam Schefter...