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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

UI alum among three finalists for Iowa City Fire Chief

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter February 9, 2022

A University of Iowa alum is among the final candidates named for the Iowa City Fire Chief position, as the department prepares for the retirement of current chief John Grier on Feb. 11. Three final...

A University of Iowa Police Department vehicle is pictured.

Man arrested for threatening to stab University of Iowa health care workers

Meg Doster, News Reporter February 9, 2022

A West Des Moines man who assaulted multiple people at the University of Iowa’s Hospitals and Clinics was arrested by the UI Police Department on Sunday. Tyler Jacob Summers, 32, was charged with...

Iowa forward Luka Garza learns that his jersey number 55 will be retired after the season during a mens basketball game between Iowa and Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, March 7, 2021. The Hawkeyes, celebrating senior day, defeated the Badgers, 77-73.

Iowa men’s basketball to retire Luka Garza’s number on Feb. 22

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor February 9, 2022

Iowa men’s basketball will officially retire Luka Garza’s number on Feb. 22, per a Wednesday release. The Hawkeyes will host a number retirement celebration and officially decommission No. 55,...

Sen. Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, speaks on the chamber floor on Jan. 11, 2022.

Iowa State Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls of Coralville to run for reelection in 2022

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter February 9, 2022

Iowa Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, announced his reelection campaign for Senate District 43 on Wednesday.  Wahls was first elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018 and was elected...

University of Iowa Counseling Services Director Barry Schreier is seen in his office at the Westlawn Building on December 12, 2019. Schreier recently was awarded the Association of University and College Counseling Center’s President’s Award for Meritorious Service in the National Field of Campus Mental Health.

UI University Counseling Service Director Barry Schreier to leave position, become full-time faculty member

Kate Perez, News Reporter February 9, 2022

Barry Schreier, director of the University of Iowa University Counseling Services, is leaving his position to become a full-time faculty member in the UI College of Education. Schreier said he would...

The Iowa City Community School District held a meeting at the professional development center on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2022.

Iowa City Community School District passes gun safety resolution

Lillian Poulsen, Senior Reporter February 9, 2022

The Iowa City Community School District board unanimously passed the “Be SMART” resolution, designed to help teachers and parents have conversations about gun safety and prevent child gun deaths...

Photo Illustration by Braden Ernst.

Some UI students deterred from residence hall quarantine dorms, unsatisfied with conditions

Alliyah Lipsit, News Reporter February 8, 2022

University of Iowa students who self-report positive COVID-19 cases say they are avoiding isolating in university quarantine dorms. According to data reported on Monday, 16 students were in isolation...

Photo Illustration by Braden Ernst.

University of Iowa students study abroad despite COVID-19 restrictions

Kate Perez, News Reporter February 8, 2022

When Carmela Furio flew to Italy this spring for their semester studying abroad, they had a packet of files  with them on the plane in case they were stopped when trying to enter the country. Furio,...

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UI’s Master of Midwifery program to supply nurse-midwives to rural populations

Anthony Neri, News Reporter February 8, 2022

Those seeking to become nurse-midwives can now study at the University of Iowa. The UI Master of Midwifery program, approved by the state Board of Regents in September of last year, is currently...

A portrait of Lew Montgomery. Contributed by Iowa Athletics.

Broderick Binns leaving UI, Lew Montgomery to assume interim DEI role with Iowa Athletics

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor February 8, 2022

Broderick Binns, the Hawkeye Athletics Department's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, has accepted a job outside the University of Iowa, per release. Binns was Iowa Athletics' first...

The University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offices on Thursday, Feb 3, 2022.

UI division of diversity, equity, and inclusion changes the name of two popular centers

Alliyah Lipsit, News Reporter February 7, 2022

Two prominent programs in the University of Iowa’s Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have undergone name changes this spring. The Center for Diversity and Enrichment will now be referred...

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Iowa Army National Guard to send 250 Iowa City and Mason City soldiers to Poland

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter February 7, 2022

Over 200 Iowa Army National Guard personnel from Iowa City and Mason City will be deployed to Poland as tensions between Russia and Ukraine rise — the deployments aren’t directly related to the...

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