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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa Sen. Janice Weiner, D-Iowa City, speaks at a public forum hosted by the League of Women’s Voters of Johnson County in the Iowa City Senior Center on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. The forum is the first of three scheduled during the 2024 Legislative session and the topic of discussion is education.

JoCo legislators discuss gun reform at public forum

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter January 27, 2024

Johnson County legislators discussed universal background checks, red flag laws, and safe gun storage at a public forum following the Perry School shooting earlier this month.  The League of Women...

Members of the Iowa women’s basketball team walk off the court during a basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 18 Ohio State at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. The Buckeyes defeated the Hawkeyes, 100-92.

Iowa women’s basketball notebook | No. 5 Hawkeyes in search of bounce back, host Nebraska

Colin Votzmeyer, Assistant Sports Editor January 26, 2024

The No. 5 Iowa women’s basketball is in search of a bounce back with a contest against Nebraska on Saturday after a tough loss to Ohio State last week. The Hawkeyes sat at No. 2 in the AP Poll...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds talks with supporters after the 2023 Thanksgiving Family Forum hosted by The FAMiLY Leader, an organization dedicated to advancing the role of religious values in government, at the Marriott hotel in downtown Des Moines on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Ramaswamy sat with his son, who ran onto the stage earlier in the event. The event began at 3:30 p.m. with a round table discussion, and was followed by meet-and-greet events with each of the candidates, which included Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, and Nikki Haley.

State reports almost 17,000 students used vouchers for private school in 2023

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor January 26, 2024

According to enrollment data released by the Iowa Department of Education on Friday, 16,757 students used Iowa’s new Educational Savings Accounts to pay for private school during the current school...

Iowa’s Austin West runs up to perform a pole vault during day two of the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Minnesota Track and Field Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday, May 14, 2022. West’s best pole vault recorded was four meters.

Press Box Banter: Track and Field with Austin West

Jami Martin-Trainor, Managing Digital Editor January 26, 2024

Press Box Banter is The Daily Iowan’s weekly sports podcast. Each episode we will talk about local, national, and international sports, host a special guest, and talk predictions for upcoming...

Iowa’s Bailey Libby hugs head coach Larissa Libby during a gymnastics meet between No. 23 Iowa and No. 21 Washington at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Libby scored 9.875 on the floor. In the fourth meeting between Iowa and Washington, the Hawkeyes defeated the Huskies, 196.400-196.250.

Iowa gymnastics notebook | Gymhawks look to bounce back against Southern Utah

Jake Olson, Sports Reporter January 25, 2024

The Iowa women's gymnastics team is set to face No. 41 Southern Utah on Friday in a bounce-back effort. On Monday, the Gymhawks fell to No. 17 Minnesota, 196.850-196.150. Despite the losing effort,...

Activists gather outside the Iowa Memorial Union during a Young Americans for Freedom hosted event in the IMU’s Blackbox Theater in Iowa City featuring Chloe Cole, a person who detransitioned, on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Pro-Transgender activists protested outside the IMU and later blocked the N Madison St. and W Jefferson St. intersection. The protest concluded with protests in front of University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson’s residence on Church St.

IC Human Rights Commission calls for dismissal of charges against Chloe Cole protesters

Parker Jones, Managing Editor January 24, 2024

Iowa City’s Human Rights Commission released a statement on Wednesday condemning the arrests of several transgender and nonbinary protesters in Iowa City, as well as the state government’s treatment...

Mercy Hospital is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 12, 2023.

UI Health Care to assume operations at Mercy IC Jan. 31

Alejandro Rojas and Shreya Reddy January 24, 2024

Mercy Iowa City will transition to the University of Iowa Health Care on Jan. 31, according to an Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday morning. Mercy and UIHC will still operate as separate...

Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder yells a play during game two of the Hy-Vee Hawkeye Showcase between No. 4 Iowa women’s basketball and Cleveland State at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. The Hawkeyes defeated the Vikings, 104-75.

‘The strongest bench we’ve had in a long time:’ How Iowa women’s basketball’s bench is a big factor to the team’s success

Cooper Worth, Pregame Reporter January 23, 2024

Lisa Bluder is no rookie in the world of coaching. The nearly 40-year coaching vet has been at the helm of the Hawkeyes for 23 seasons and, during this time, she has seen much success, including winning...

Tada Goto, 15, and Jerry Li, 15, work through a task during an Iowa City Robotics organization meeting at the Kirkwood Regional Center in Coralville, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. IC Robotics participated in GoBabyGo, a program in Iowa City where the organization built a mini jeep for a child with muscular dystrophy.

IC Robotics club gives boy with muscular dystrophy modified mini car, plans to help more children

Jack Moore, Assistant News Editor January 23, 2024

Iowa City Robotics, a team of robot-building high schoolers, gave a 16-month-old boy the chance to explore the world on wheels. Modified with a push-to-accelerate button, extra Styrofoam padding,...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark signs a young fan's shoe after a women’s basketball game between Iowa and Indiana at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers 84-57.

State Farm donates $22,000 to Caitlin Clark Foundation for the basketball star’s 22nd birthday

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor January 22, 2024

One of the biggest superstars in college athletics is celebrating her golden birthday. Iowa women's basketball guard Caitlin Clark, who sports the No. 22, is now 22 years old. For her birthday,...

The inside of the new Unimpaired Dry Bar on Nov. 1, 2021. The bar recently opened in downtown Iowa City on 125 E Burlington St serving non-alcoholic drinks and food. (Dimia Burrell/The Daily Iowan)

Unimpaired Dry Bar closes in Iowa City

Grace Olson, News Reporter January 21, 2024

In a downtown filled with a large college bar scene, students in Iowa City seeking a bar’s social environment without any alcohol now have fewer options after Unimpaired Dry Bar closed this month. Unimpaired,...

Ohio State guard Emma Shumate, forward Rebeka Mikulášiková, and forward Taiyier Parks celebrate with fans on the court after a basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 18 Ohio State at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. The Buckeyes defeated the Hawkeyes, 100-92.

Photos: No. 2 Iowa women’s basketball at No. 18 Ohio State

Ayrton Breckenridge, Managing Visuals Editor January 21, 2024

No. 18 Ohio State defeated No. 2 Iowa, 100-92, during a basketball game at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday in front of a sold-out stadium with 18,660 fans, a new attendance record for Ohio...