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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 power plant is photographed on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. A new plant is scheduled to construction in the spring. (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick)

UI to get new power plant

November 9, 2015

By  Tom Ackerman [email protected] The first new power plant since 1925 will go under construction on campus this year. As buildings sprout at the University of Iowa, demand has created a need...

Epilepsy awareness

Epilepsy awareness

November 6, 2015

Following an interest of epilepsy in the news lately, Daily Iowan TV's Katie Sextro takes a look at what it's like to live with the condition. Epilepsy is a brain condition that causes a person to have...

Wake up for your rights

Wake up for your rights

November 6, 2015

One group in Cedar Rapids is working to make a different for voters in Africa. Wake Up for Your Rights was created to observe the distribution of electoral materials in final campaigns in Africa. After...

Whiching our experience

Whiching our experience

November 5, 2015

By Devyn Young [email protected] Discuss the unknown. Not an easy task, yet that’s the goal of the new Witching Hour festival. Witching Hour will fly through central Iowa City Friday and Saturday...

Emotional support in animals

Emotional support in animals

November 5, 2015

Animals are allowed in Iowa City housing under very specific circumstances and one University of Iowa student is finding it extremely helpful in her every day life. "It makes you smile because this one...

Political awareness?

Political awareness?

November 5, 2015

College-aged students historically have the lowest voter turnout rates, and that could be because of a lack of political awareness. "Generally speaking, college students are not as aware about what is...

Drive highlights feminine products

Drive highlights feminine products

It’s that time of the month — to donate. With National Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week beginning Nov. 15, two University of Iowa students are working to provide homeless women and other women...

Art on the move, no, really on the move

Art on the move, no, really on the move

November 5, 2015

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] Warning: This is not your grandma’s art show. Unless granny is into chain-saw carving, raunchy caricatures, and pyrotechnics. As part of the Witching Hour...

To bewitch or not to bewitch

To bewitch or not to bewitch

Isaac Hamlet, [email protected] November 5, 2015

You’ve probably seen Brian Posehn before. He’s 6-7, bald, sports a full ginger-tinted beard, and dons glasses with thick, black rims. It’s hard to miss him, but until you see his face, you might...

Slater suffers fire

Slater suffers fire

November 4, 2015

An isolated fire broke out early in the morning of Oct. 31 at Slater Residence Hall, leaving significant water damage. The incident took place around 1:30 a.m., causing an evacuation of the building....

UI receives Nasa grant

UI receives Nasa grant

November 4, 2015

University of Iowa astronomy research is getting recognized in a big way -- by NASA itself. One UI professor has received a $3.7 million research grant from NASA to use to explore the possibility of missing...

University of Iowa students and faculty gather in front of Jessup Hall on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. A new University organization, Iowans Defending Our Universities, protested the Board of Regents suggesting they resign. Monday, November 2, 2015 was the first official day of Bruce Harreld taking office as the new president of The University of Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

Protest targets regents’ hiring

November 3, 2015

By Ali Snider and Zhao Li Members of the campus community spoke out as a new era was ushered in. Protesters gathered on the Pentacrest to voice their disapproval of the state Board of Regents’ decision...