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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

The Daily Iowan

Kyle Lastine, a fourth-year student who will be graduating in May, poses for a portrait in the Chemistry Building on Monday, April 25, 2022. Lastine entered the University of Iowa at age 16 through the Bucksbaum Early Entrance Academy.

‘Speed-running college:’ Nontraditional UI students prepare to graduate ahead of their peers

Kate Perez, News Reporter May 10, 2022

At age 16, Kyle Lastine wanted to accelerate his postsecondary education. Lastine is set to graduate from the University of Iowa in May at 18 years old. He completed his undergraduate degree in...

Contributed photo, from left to right, of Lauren Fuller, Delaney Patrick, Olivia Friederick, Esti Brady, and Grace Wenstrom. The group traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak to congress members.

UI provides four seniors an education in human rights advocacy

Emily Delgado, News Reporter May 8, 2022

Four graduating University of Iowa seniors found a purpose for human rights advocacy and activism in the university’s Human Rights Certificate. Through the certificate, Grace Wenstrom, Lauren...

Iowa City Police Department vehicles are seen on July 9, 2019.

Report of shots fired, subject injured near VA entrance east of Highway 6

Kate Perez, News Reporter May 8, 2022

The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety reported a shots fired incident and injury near Highway 6 and the entrance of the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center building on Sunday. A...

Attendee Heidi Sakor-Morey marches with a banner during a march for abortion rights in Iowa City on Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Abortion rights activists protest Supreme Court opinion

Lauren White, Politics Reporter May 7, 2022

Iowa City abortion-rights supporters and activists came together Saturday afternoon to protest the draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. In a community-led demonstration,...

The Iowa House Hotel is seen on Thursday, May 5, 2022.

USG, UI to provide 30 discounted Iowa House Hotel rooms for students during lease gaps

Alliyah Lipsit, News Reporter May 5, 2022

Students looking for a place to stay between leases will have the option to stay in the Iowa House Hotel for a discounted rate this summer. The University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Government...

Photo Illustration.

Students without high school diplomas experience college through UI’s Bucksbaum Early Entrance Academy

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter May 4, 2022

Elizabeth Clark skipped two years of high school, missing both her junior and senior years, to begin college at the University of Iowa as a 17-year-old. Clark said she was completely ready to come...

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks in a Daily Iowan interview at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

47 years and counting: Chuck Grassley pursues eighth Senate election

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor May 3, 2022

In the Monroe County Courthouse on a snowy February day, Chuck Grassley stopped to speak with a small gathering of Iowans. Russia had just invaded Ukraine the previous night, and the people of Albia...

The United States Supreme Court Building is seen on Sunday, April 3, 2022.

Drafted SCOTUS decision opens door for abortion access limitations in Iowa

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter May 2, 2022

In a leaked draft opinion, the United States Supreme Court 6-3 voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, a decision that could allow states, including Iowa, to pass laws limiting or outlawing access to abortion. The...

Yotopia, a frozen yogurt business in Iowa City is seen on Monday, May 2, 2022. Owner Veronica Tessler is looking to sell Yotopia after 10 years of maintaining the business.

Iowa City’s Yotopia up for sale

Sam Knupp, News Reporter May 2, 2022

After a decade in business, Yotopia’s owner is looking to sell. Veronica Tessler, owner of Yotopia, announced on Facebook on Monday afternoon that after owning the business since 2011, she’s...

The Iowa City Farmers Market on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Iowa City cancels Wednesday farmers market after vendor participation declines

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter May 1, 2022

The Iowa City Farmers Market will no longer host Wednesday night markets for the 2022 season because of a decrease in attendance and participation. Juli Seydell Johnson, director of Iowa City Parks...

A community member shovels dirt onto the Anne Frank sapling at a planting ceremony on the Pentacrest at the University of Iowa on Friday, April 29, 2022. The sapling was propagated from the chestnut tree behind the annex where the Frank family hid.

Anne Frank sapling planted on UI Pentacrest

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor April 29, 2022

When Anne Frank was hiding in a secret annex in an Amsterdam home for over two years, a chestnut tree outside her window served as a comfort and a symbol of freedom. On Friday, a sapling from the tree...

Former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway speaks  
during her visit to the University of Iowa at the Iowa Memorial Union on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Iowa Young America’s Foundation organized the event.

Kellyanne Conway stands up for young conservatives on campus

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter April 28, 2022

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway defended young conservative Iowans while on a visit to the University of Iowa Thursday night.  Conway told the Iowa Young Americans...

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