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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 Graduate Student Government starts international affairs committee

UI Graduate Student Government starts international affairs committee

Anthony Neri, News Reporter November 18, 2021

The University of Iowa’s Graduate and Professional Student Government selected Juan Arendse as its first director of the new International Affairs Committee on Nov. 2. Arendse, a UI College of...

The University of Iowa Police Station is seen on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021.

UI hires student care coordinators respond to mental health crises

Meg Doster, News Reporter November 18, 2021

The University of Iowa hired three care coordinators, responsible for evaluating needs and connecting people with mental health resources. The hiring of the care coordinators was set up by the recommendation...

Customers wait outside the beloved food truck on campus: Street Hawk, for some delicious food, November 11, 2021. The Street Hawk, run by Michael Graham and Chris Horras, has been serving the University of Iowa community for four years now!

The Street Hawk experiences staffing shortage after reopening

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter November 18, 2021

The University of Iowa’s food truck, the Street Hawk, is back on campus after its closure for over a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the truck is struggling to find the staff needed for...

The outside of the University of Iowa International Programs office as seen on Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

UI sees continued drop in international student enrollment for the fifth year

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 18, 2021

The number of international students enrolled at the University of Iowa has dropped consistently over the past five years, a trend that is evident across all of the U.S. International student enrollment...

Labor, supply shortages in retail persist for Black Friday

Labor, supply shortages in retail persist for Black Friday

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter November 18, 2021

Consumers should expect more empty shelves, higher prices, and longer waits for online orders when doing holiday shopping this year. Jennifer Blackhurst, a professor of business analytics in the...

Democratic candidate for senate Theresa Greenfield speaks during a watch party for her campaign on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 at the Renaissance Hotel in Des Moines. With the event closed to the public, about 40 members of the media waited for the election results and Theresa Greenfield to arrive, who gave remarks at 11:45 P.M. after the state unofficially reported the results that she lost the senate race.

Biden appoints Greenfield to USDA post

Lauren White, Politics Reporter November 18, 2021

Former U.S. Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield, a Democrat,  has been appointed as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development State Director for Iowa.  President Joe Biden appointed...

Iowa’s 165-pound Alex Marinelli grapples with Nebraska’s Peyton Robb during a wrestling dual meet between No. 1 Iowa and No. 6 Nebraska at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. No. 2 Marinelli defeated No. 18 Robb by decision, 9-3, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 31-6.

Clarissa Chun named head coach of Iowa women’s wrestling team

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor November 18, 2021

Former Olympic wrestling coach Clarissa Chun was named the first-ever head coach of the University of Iowa women’s wrestling team Thursday. The UI officially added women’s wrestling to the list...

Iowa guard Sydney Affolter drives the ball to the hoop during a women’s basketball game between Iowa and Southern University at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Affolter shot 2-6 from the field. The Hawkeyes defeated the Jaguars 87-67.

No. 8 Iowa women’s basketball takes down Southern, 87-67

Dawson Moore, Sports Reporter November 17, 2021

No. 8 Iowa women’s basketball moved to 4-0 on the season as the Hawkeyes defeated Southern University, 87-67, on Wednesday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Preseason first-team All-American sophomore...

Iowa Caitlin Clark attempts to find an open center during a women’s basketball game between Iowa and Southern University at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Clark played a total of 29 minutes and 30 seconds. The Hawkeyes defeated the Jaguars 87-67.

Iowa women’s basketball guard Caitlin Clark records second career triple-double

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor November 17, 2021

Iowa women’s basketball sophomore point guard Caitlin Clark achieved her second career triple-double in the No. 8 Hawkeyes’ 87-67 victory over Southern on Wednesday night. Clark recorded 16...

The Phi Gamma Delta house is seen on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.

UI FIJI fraternity president elected as new Interfraternity Council president amid lawsuit against chapter

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor November 17, 2021

As Iowa’s Phi Gamma Delta chapter faces a lawsuit over an alleged sexual assault last year and a review over compliance from the national fraternity, the Iowa chapter’s current president, Mason...

Indianola High School athletic teams are called the Indians, with a feathered dreamcatcher symbol as its team and school logo. Originating in some Native American and First Nation cultures, a dreamcatcher is a handmade willow hoop on which is woven a net or web and may be decorated with  feathers or beads. Traditionally, dreamcatchers are hung over a cradle or bed as protection.

Native American communities call for the removal of Native ‘themed’ mascots

Arabia Parkey, News Reporter November 17, 2021

The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, also known as the Meskwaki Nation, penned a letter to 66 Iowa K-12 schools calling for the retirement of Native “themed” mascots in late October. Iowa...

A Board of Supervisors meeting for Johnson County is shown in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors considers funding 37 projects with American Rescue Plan

Cooper Worth, News Reporter November 17, 2021

The 37 remaining American Rescue Plan projects — pending final approval from the Johnson County Board of Supervisors — are classified under four specific funding categories. The board will vote...

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