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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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FILE - Fans hold up cards to their faces during the card stunt before the Iowa/Northwestern game in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. The card stunt was in dedication to veterans. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wildcats, 48-7. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock, file)

Blake Shelton to host concert in Kinnick

September 28, 2015

Amid the University of Iowa's annihilation of North Texas Saturday, former Hawkeye Dallas Clark announced that Blake Shelton would headline a concert in Kinnick Stadium next year. The concert, scheduled...

Senior Center releases own music video

Senior Center releases own music video

September 28, 2015

by Megan Sanchez [email protected] Brown is the new gold. At least, that’s the message members of the Family Folk Machine are trying to get across. The intergenerational, non-auditioned music...

Review: Just another week in prison

Review: Just another week in prison

September 28, 2015

By Jasmine Putney [email protected]  “College students needed.” Coinciding with the promise of $15 per day, this simple phrase in a newspaper ad lured in more than 70 Stanford University...

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina speaks with a supporter outside of Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, September 26th. She is the only woman running for the Republican nomination. (The Daily Iowan/Kyle Close)

Protesters greet Fiorina in IC

September 28, 2015

By Quentin Misiag [email protected] Hot-pink-shirted activists with Planned Parenthood ratcheted up their attacks on Carly Fiorina on Sept. 26, at times limiting the Republican presidential candidate’s...

Pittsburgh Panthers wide receiver Tyler Boyd (23) scores a touchdown against Iowa in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. The Hawkeyes beat the Panthers, 27-24. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Turning the corner on defense

Charlie Green, [email protected] September 25, 2015

Quarterbacks be advised: throwing jump balls at Iowa’s cornerbacks is a risk to consider before letting it rip. “Any ball in the air, it’s ours,” junior cornerback Desmond King said. “If...

IC group to see pope

IC group to see pope

September 24, 2015

Some UI students will take a pilgrimage to see Pope Francis in Philadelphia this weekend By Katelyn Weisbrod [email protected] A pope hasn’t visited Iowa in more than 35 years, but that is...

The brush swirls of life

The brush swirls of life

September 24, 2015

By Justus Flair [email protected] Accumulating so much stuff took time. Crumpled paint tubes are strewn across a wooden table. Dried flakes of red, black, and green cover the edges of caps not...

Soul music breaks barriers

Soul music breaks barriers

September 24, 2015

By Jasmine Putney [email protected]  With soul and rhythm that carries from the ears down to the dancing feet, music has the inexplicable ability to transcend social and economic barriers. But...

Iowa outfielder Joel Booker bats against Nebraska at Banks Field on April 25. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 4-3. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Fall baseball starts up

Lily Abromeit September 24, 2015

As the Major League Baseball season comes to an end, college fall baseball is taking to the field and with 16 new players, the fall season is an important practice run for the University of Iowa baseball...

Tilting at consciousness

Tilting at consciousness

September 24, 2015

By Claire Dietz [email protected] By the time you’re celebrating your 400th birthday, you know a lot of people. And it’s all about who you know. Don Quixote has connections to Huckleberry Finn,...

Tilting at reading

Tilting at reading

September 24, 2015

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] Don Quixote needs no introduction. Miguel de Cervantes’s iconic piece of metafiction is widely recognized as the first novel ever written. This year marks...

Officials brace for flu season

Officials brace for flu season

September 23, 2015

Flu season is a guessing game for health officials. By Ali Krogman [email protected] Fall weather means the beginning of school and cooler temperatures, a combination grabbing health officials’...