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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa’s Julien Gillum celebrates after winning the men’s 400-meter hurdle final during day three of the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Minnesota Track and Field Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Gillum, one of four Hawkeyes in the event, recorded a time of 51.12 seconds.

Iowa men’s track and field places second at Big Ten Championships

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter May 15, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS — The Iowa men’s track and field team placed second at the 2022 Big Ten Championships over the weekend. A gold-medal finish from junior Julien Gillum in the 400-meter hurdles pushed...

Faculty Marshal Elizabeth Walker speaks during the University of Iowa's Commencement Ceremony for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences spring 2022 graduates at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students graduate at Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Sam Knupp, News Reporter May 14, 2022

The spring 2022 graduating class of the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, along with their families, assembled at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for their graduation ceremony on Saturday. The...

UI student accused of attempted murder, robbery had multiple UIPD reports made before arrest

UI student accused of attempted murder, robbery had multiple UIPD reports made before arrest

Cooper Worth, News Reporter May 12, 2022

Editor’s note: This article includes descriptions of sexual assault. University of Iowa student Ali Younes, who was arrested and accused of strangling a woman and stealing her earrings in April,...

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...

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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...