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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa guard Caitlin Clark celebrates during an NCAA Tournament Second Round game between No. 1 Iowa and No. 8 West Virginia at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Monday, March 25, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated the Mountaineers, 64-54.

Caitlin Clark listed on USA Women’s Basketball training camp roster

Chris Meglio, Sports Reporter • March 28, 2024

USA Basketball Women’s National Team released its 2024 training camp roster Thursday morning, and one player stuck out among the rest: Caitlin Clark, the only current collegiate player on the list.  The...

Iowa forward Patrick McCaffery shoots a three pointer during a men’s basketball game between Minnesota and Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated the Gophers 90-85. McCaffery had 21 points during the game.

Iowa men’s basketball’s Patrick McCaffery enters the transfer portal

Chris Meglio, Sports Reporter • March 27, 2024

Iowa senior Patrick McCaffery, the son of head coach Fran McCaffery, has entered the transfer portal, per On3 Sports. He joins senior guard Tony Perkins and second-year Dasonte Bowen as Hawkeyes who...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds opens the Faith and Freedom Presidential Town Hall at the Iowa Events Center on Sept. 16, 2023. The event had ten Republican candidates speak for a crowd of over 1,000. Reynolds spoke to the audience about her work on changing laws around abortion and gender-affirming care.

Reynolds signs Area Education Agency, teacher pay increase bill into law

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • March 27, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed House File 2612 — a bill that would reform Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, raise teacher pay, and increase school funding — into law on Wednesday afternoon.  The...

A message of remembrance for Chris Wiersema is seen on the marquee of the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Wiersema died in his sleep on March 13.

‘Thank you, Chris’ — Iowa City mourns death of music programmer

Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor • March 26, 2024

If you’ve ever attended a show at the Englert Theatre, Gabe’s, Trumpet Blossom Cafe, or the James Theatre, you have likely met Chris Wiersema. But you wouldn’t spot him on the stage...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Caucus Night Watch Party at the Sheraton in West Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Republican voters assembled statewide to participate in the caucuses despite the cold and extreme winter weather across the state. Former President Donald Trump won the caucuses in a dominant and early fashion with 51 percent support from Republicans while DeSantis trailed in second with 21 percent as of 11:15 p.m. Around 250 people showed up to listen to DeSantis. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa Senate sends Area Education Agency reform bill to the governor’s desk

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • March 26, 2024

Iowa Senate Republicans passed the House’s bill to reform area education agencies, raise teacher pay, and increase school funding by 2.5 percent on Tuesday afternoon. The vote seals a deal struck...

Iowa guard Kate Martin and West Virginia guard Kyah Watson fight for a rebound during an NCAA Tournament Second Round game between No. 1 Iowa and No. 8 West Virginia at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, March 24, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated the Mountaineers, 64-54.

Iowa women’s basketball sneaks by West Virginia to Sweet 16 in low-scoring battle

Colin Votzmeyer, Assistant Sports Editor • March 25, 2024

The first-seeded Iowa women’s basketball team snuck by the eighth-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers, 64-54, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Monday. In...

Mayflower Residence Hall is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.

Mayflower Residence Hall listed as ‘off market’ on realtor websites

Evan Watson, News Reporter • March 25, 2024

University of Iowa’s Mayflower Residence Hall is no longer on the market, according to multiple real-estate sites where the $45 million property was listed.   This comes over a year after the...

Ralston Creek is seen in Iowa City on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Data from 2021-2022, listed the creek as an impaired waterbody that needs a total daily maximum load (TDML), under State Section 303(d). TDML is the calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed to enter a waterbody so that the waterbody will meet water quality standards.

Latest DNR report shows half of Iowa’s water bodies are impaired

Grace Olson, News Reporter • March 24, 2024

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ most recent water quality assessment report showed that over half of the state’s water bodies are impaired, which means they are unsafe for their designated...

Alyx Rush performs during The Daily Iowan Headliners in The Daily Iowan newsroom in the Adler Journalism building on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Four groups will be featured in the series’ second season.

The Daily Iowan Headliners | ALYX RUSH

DI Staff • March 24, 2024

  This video was directed by Emily Nyberg with videography by Emily Nyberg and Cody Blissett, editing by Cody Blissett. The Daily Iowan Headliners is produced by Natalie Dunlap, Jami-Martin...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark runs past associate strength and conditioning coach Lindsay Alexander during a day of press conferences and open practices ahead of an NCAA Tournament First Round game between No. 1 Iowa and No. 16 Holy Cross at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, March 22, 2024. The Hawkeyes and the Crusaders face off Saturday at 2:00 p.m. CT.

First-seeded Iowa women’s basketball stomps Holy Cross in 99-65 first-round win

Colin Votzmeyer, Assistant Sports Editor • March 23, 2024

The first-seeded Iowa women’s basketball team stomped the 16th-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders, 91-65, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday. Similar to...

Iowa warms up during a day of press conferences and open practices ahead of an NCAA Tournament First Round game between No. 1 Iowa and No. 16 Holy Cross at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, March 22, 2024. The Hawkeyes and the Crusaders face off Saturday at 2:00 p.m. CT.

Iowa women’s basketball notebook | First-seeded Hawkeyes to open NCAA Tournament with Holy Cross

Colin Votzmeyer, Assistant Sports Editor • March 22, 2024

The first-seeded Iowa women’s basketball team has its opponent for the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the 16th-seeded Holy Cross Crusaders. The Hawkeyes and Crusaders will tip off at 2...

Iowa 125-pound Drake Ayala wrestles Oklahoma State Troy Spratley during the third session of the NCAA men’s wrestling championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday, March 22, 2024.

Recap | Iowa men’s wrestlers Drake Ayala, Michael Caliendo advance to NCAA semifinals

Isaac Elzinga, Sports Reporter • March 22, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The Iowa men's wrestling team entered day two with four wrestlers still in the running for individual national titles, but that number fell to two on Friday afternoon. Drake...

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