Twitter reactions: Big Ten’s decision leads to cancellation of 2020 Cy-Hawk football game
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 9, 2020
The Iowa-Iowa State football game has been played every year since 1977, but that streak appears to be over. The Big Ten announced Thursday that if it is able to participate in fall sports, it will move to conference-only schedules in those sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Iowa State was o...
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren calls moving to conference-only fall seasons the ‘next logical step’
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 9, 2020
Kevin Warren officially took over as the Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference Jan. 1, 2020, after Jim Delaney retired. It's been a hectic first year on the job. Warren has been forced to guide the Big Ten through the COVID-19 pandemic, which has included canceling the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tourn...
Big Ten announces conference-only schedules for fall sports
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 9, 2020
The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday that if it is able to participate in fall sports based on medical advice, it will move to conference-only schedules in those sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The news was first reported by The Athletic's college football reporter Nicole Auerbach. By limit...
Supervisors to form committee to change namesake of Johnson County
Rylee Wilson, News Editor
July 8, 2020
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will create a committee to find a new namesake for Johnson County, which is currently named after Vice President and slaveholder Richard Mentor Johnson. As previously reported by The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa Special Collections archivist David McCa...
UI international students may need to leave U.S. after Thanksgiving per new ICE order
Josie Fischels and Caleb McCullough
July 8, 2020
International students studying at the University of Iowa may need to leave the United States by Thanksgiving break or earlier after the Student and Exchange Visitor Program’s Monday announcement that new modifications to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online classes would take effect. The exemptions issued by the program, which is part of the U.S. Immi...
Iowa City parking permit and agreement holders to receive refund credit
Riley Davis and Rachel Schilke
July 7, 2020
Parking pass holders and those with parking agreements for spaces in downtown Iowa City will receive a refund credit from the city for the 56-day period from March 23 to May 18 that hourly parking fees were suspended to the public amid the downtown’s pandemic-related closure. Iowa City Trans...
Gov. Kim Reynolds considering new mitigation policies as COVID-19 cases rise
Caleb McCullough, Summer Editor
July 7, 2020
Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will consider implementing new mitigation strategies to curb the spread of the coronavirus as the seven-day average of new cases continues to climb in Iowa. Reynolds said that all options are on the table when it comes to further policies to mitigate the virus. She s...
Iowa Athletics Department reports four additional positive COVID-19 tests
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 6, 2020
The Iowa Athletics Department announced Monday that it conducted five COVID-19 tests for the week of June 29-July 5 and received four positive tests and one negative test. As part of the return to campus protocol, testing began May 29 and includes student-athletes, coaches, and staff. A total of 21 pos...
Recreational Services to begin phased reopening of facilities
Josie Fischels, Summer Editor
July 6, 2020
Recreational Services at the University of Iowa will begin a phased reopening of facilities this month, starting with Hawkeye Recreation Fields, Macbride Nature Recreation Area, outdoor basketball courts, and rugby and cricket fields on July 13. In a campus-wide email sent to the UI community, R...
Virtual orientation poses obstacles for freshmen learning about campus
Molly Allen, News Reporter
July 5, 2020
Each year, incoming University of Iowa students attend their orientation to learn about campus, class registration, and other activities. Because of COVID-19 and social-distancing restrictions this summer, the in-person experience has gone online. Tina Arthur, UI director of Orientation Servi...
Iowa Freedom Riders continue push for change with Fourth of July protest
Josie Fischels, Summer Editor
July 5, 2020
A Saturday night protest led by the Iowa Freedom Riders celebrated Black art by making a stop at the official unveiling of a new mural on 202 N Linn Street, “Reciprocal of Humanity.” The mural was painted by Iowa-based artists Robert Moore and his partner, Dana Harrison. “The IFR have been asking...
Iowa kicker Keith Duncan named to BTN All-Decade Team
Robert Read, Sports Editor
July 3, 2020
After becoming a hero in his freshman season by kicking a game-winning field goal against No. 3 Michigan, Iowa kicker Keith Duncan went two seasons without even attempting a kick. Now, after a record-breaking junior season, he's been named to the Big Ten Network's All-Decade Team. 🚨 I...