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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

The Iowa City Community School Districts School Board meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. The board approved a measure to include sixth grade in middle schools.

Iowa City Community School District to change secondary school plans, courses and schedules offered to students

Virginia Russell, News Reporter November 16, 2022

The Iowa City Community School District will start to include sixth grade in middle schools and implement “teams” learning to ease the transition from elementary to middle school.   This expansion...

Coa  Cantina is seen on Clinton St. in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022.

Mexican restaurant and tequila bar to open in Iowa City

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter November 15, 2022

Des Moines-based Mexican restaurant and tequila bar Coa Cantina will open a second location in Iowa City in January 2023. The restaurant will open at 18 ½ S. Clinton St. — where the Clinton...

Dr. Sandeep Laroia, a practicing interventional radiologist, photographed in an IR suite on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Laroia is leading a group of researchers that recently earned a National Science Foundation Phase I grant to develop an artificial intelligence system that could assist with some interventional radiology procedures.

New artificial intelligence developed for radiology at the UI

Emily Nyberg, News Reporter November 15, 2022

New artificial intelligence technology is being developed for radiology practices at the University of Iowa. The team, led by interventional radiologist Sandeep Laroia, will use programmed medical...

Contributed photo from Joshua Parkinson.

Hollywood screenwriter Josh Parkinson to teach UI class

Archie Wagner, News Reporter November 15, 2022

University of Iowa students can learn from a Hollywood screenwriter this spring. The new course, a writing class called “Adaptation for Television,” will be taught by screenwriter Josh Parkinson...

Wisconsin linebacker Nick Herbig sacks Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras during a football game between Iowa and Wisconsin at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. The Wisconsin defense combined for six sacks. The Hawkeyes, defeated the Badgers, 24-10.

Iowa football notebook | Quarterback Spencer Petras talks durability, Hawkeyes prepare for cold weather

Chloe Peterson, Sports Editor November 15, 2022

Iowa football quarterback Spencer Petras was sacked six times against Wisconsin last Saturday. Over the course of the season, Petras has been brought to the ground by defenders 30 times. Overall,...

Participants dance during Dance Marathon at the Iowa Memorial Union at in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. Last years event was held virtually with limited in-person participants.

2022 Dance Marathon works to increase accessibility through organizational changes

Archie Wagner, News Reporter November 14, 2022

Sitting opposite the rush of students at Catlett Market Place at 1 p.m. on Oct. 31, representatives of the University of Iowa 2022 Dance Marathon organization held a booth to promote its first-ever...

Iowa defender Anthe Nijziel passes the ball during a field hockey match between No. 6 Iowa and No. 22 Massachusetts at Grant Field in Iowa City on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Nijziel recorded one goal in the game. The Hawkeyes defeated the Minutewomen, 2-0.

Iowa field hockey falls to Northwestern in Elite Eight

Grant Hall, Sports Reporter November 13, 2022

Iowa field hockey’s season ended after an Elite Eight loss at the hands of No. 3-seeded Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois. The Wildcats took down the No. 11 Hawkeyes in a shootout, 2-1, to even...

Kalpaj Parekh, interim chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery poses for a portrait at the UI Heart and Vascular Center on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021.

UIHC appoints Kalpaj Parekh as the new Director of Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Sofia Mamaoks, News Reporter November 13, 2022

After a national search by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, the chair and executive officer of the newly-reestablished department of cardiothoracic surgery has big plans to improve care. Kalpaj...

Iowa’s Brody Teske squares up Cal Baptist’s Hunter Leake during a wrestling meet between Iowa and Cal Baptist at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. The former University of Northern Iowa Panther, Brody Teske, defeated Leake by decision, 6-4. The Hawkeyes defeated the Lancers, 42-3.

Brody Teske prevails in his first match as an Iowa men’s wrestler

Kenna Roering, Sports Reporter November 13, 2022

The No. 2 Iowa men’s wrestling team defeated unranked Cal Baptist, 42-3, in its 2022-23 season-opener Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Junior 133-pounder Brody Teske — a Duncombe, Iowa, product...

Iowa’s 174-pound Drake Rhodes grapples with Cal Baptist’s Zachary Rowe during a wrestling meet between Iowa and Cal Baptist at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Rhodes defeated Rowe by major decision, 13-4. The Hawkeyes defeated the Lancers, 42-3.

True freshman Drake Rhodes makes collegiate debut in the Iowa men’s wresting team’s 2022-23 season-opener

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter November 13, 2022

In the Iowa men’s wrestling team’s 42-3 win over Cal Baptist on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, true freshman Drake Rhodes made his collegiate debut. The 174-pounder from Billings, Montana,...

Contributed photo from Dr. Skogman.

Local hospitals see uptick in pediatric respiratory illnesses

Sofia Mamakos, News Reporter November 13, 2022

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics — alongside hospitals around the country — reported an increase of children coming in with respiratory infections early in the winter months. In September,...

Iowa middle hitter Amiya Jones celebrating a point during a volleyball game between Iowa and Purdue at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. The Boilermakers defeated the Hawkeyes 3-1.  Urquhart had ten kills during the match.

Iowa volleyball defeats Rutgers in straight sets on Senior Day

Chris Werner, Assistant Sports Editor November 13, 2022

The Iowa volleyball team snapped a nine-match losing streak with a straight-set victory over Rutgers on Sunday afternoon at Xtream Arena. The Hawkeyes’ Senior-Day win avenged Rutgers’ 3-0 victory...

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