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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

Iowa Football Head Coach Kirk Ferentz sits for a portrait in his office on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Ferentz is one win away from surpassing former head coach Hayden Fry's all time win record.

Closing in on win No. 144: Kirk Ferentz approaches history

Adam Hensley, Pregame Editor August 31, 2018

With a win on Saturday, Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz will become the program’s coach with the most victories in Hawkeye history. Ferentz sits at 143 wins, the same number that former coach...

Protestors gather during the Jeffery Nock Protest outside of the Tippie College of Business on Aug. 30, 2018. Students and faculty turned out to protest Professor Jeffery B. Nocks, who is still employed at the university despite charges of taking photographs of women at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. (Katie Goodale/ The Daily Iowan).

Protest targets UI lecturer, citing harassment warning

Jordan Prochnow, News Reporter August 30, 2018

A group of men and women were clustered together, some holding neon pink signs, outside of the Tippie College of Business on Aug. 30 to protest one University of Iowa instructor who has been accused of...

Ashley Dorn, a history graduate student and TA listens to a speaker at a meeting to discuss how to save the UI Labor Center at the IMU on Wednesday, Aug., 29, 2018.

Concerned community members take action over UI Labor Center closing

Julia DiGiacomo, News Reporter August 30, 2018

Concern has sparked over the University of Iowa’s proposed closing of the Labor Center, the only organization of its kind among the three public universities governed by the state Board of Regents. The...

Voter-ID law seen as unnecessary by some Iowa county auditors

Voter-ID law seen as unnecessary by some Iowa county auditors

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 29, 2018

When voters go to the polls in 10 weeks for the midterm elections, the top 99 elections officials must stick to the rulebooks despite some opposing a controversial Iowa voter-ID law. The law, passed in...

UISG Latinx Constituency Senator Fredy 
Quevedo poses for a portrait in the Latino-Native American Cultural Center on Monday, August 27, 2018. In his role as Constituency Senator, Quevedo serves as a bridge between UISG and the latino community.

Latinx community feels effects of immigration debate following death of Mollie Tibbetts

Brooklyn Draisey, News Reporter August 28, 2018
The Latinx community at the University of Iowa is feeling the effects of immigration debates started after the charging of and undocumented immigrant in the death of Mollie Tibbetts.

Officials learn Tibbetts’ cause of death, status of man charged with murder

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor August 23, 2018

Multiple developments took place Thursday in the case of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, who was found dead Tuesday after disappearing July 18 from Brooklyn, Iowa. Authorities announced Tuesday...

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Autopsy results show Mollie Tibbetts’ death caused by ‘multiple sharp-force injuries’

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor August 23, 2018
A press release said further examination may lead to more information about the UI student's death.
Community members gather to pay their respects during a vigil in memory of UI student Mollie Tibbetts at Hubbard Park on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. Tibbetts went missing on July 18, in Brooklyn, Iowa.

UI students and community members gather for a campus vigil to remember Mollie Tibbetts

Charles Peckman, News Reporter August 22, 2018

Hundreds of students clad in Dance Marathon and Hawkeye shirts gathered in Hubbard Park on Wednesday evening to remember Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who was found dead on Tuesday after...

Department of Criminal investigation Special Agent in Charge Richard Rahn speaks at a press conference regarding the case of UI student Mollie Tibbetts’ death in Montezuma, Iowa, on Aug. 21, 2018. Tibbetts’ body was found in a cornfield outside of Brooklyn, Iowa, and a first-degree murder charge has been filed.

First-degree murder charge filed against undocumented immigrant in Mollie Tibbetts’ death

Katelyn Weisbrod, Managing Editor August 21, 2018
Cristhian Bahena Rivera has been charged with the first-degree murder of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts, who has been missing since July 18.
Missing posters for UI student Mollie Tibbetts are seen in Iowa City on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Tibbetts went missing between July 18 and 19, in Brooklyn, Iowa.

Missing UI student Mollie Tibbetts found dead, reports say

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief August 21, 2018

Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who has been missing for more than a month, has been found dead, Fox News and CBS News are reporting. Tibbetts vanished between the night of July 18 and...

City Council special election candidates shared their vision for Iowa City at the Mill.

5 candidates for single at-large Iowa City City Council seat discuss views in public forum

Paul Elwell, News Reporter August 20, 2018

Iowa City City Council special-election candidates had the chance to tell constituents about their backgrounds and values at a forum Monday night at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St. The special-election,...

Freshmen form an I during Kickoff at Kinnick in Kinnick Stadium located in Iowa City on Aug. 17, 2018. During this On Iowa event, students were able to rush the field, listen to music, learn the fight song, and watch fireworks.

On Iowa 2018 embraces new Hawkeyes

Julia DiGiacomo, News Reporter August 19, 2018
On Iowa programming welcomes new University of Iowa students with more than 100 events and festivities.