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The Daily Iowan
The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan
A student drives up the court during the annual PTSO Wheelchair Basketball Challenge in conjunction with the Iowa Grizzlies Adaptive Sports Team at the Recreational Field House in Iowa City on Friday, April 25, 2025.
Senators gather for an Undergraduate Student Government meeting in the Richey Ballroom located in the IMU on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
County supervisors listen to memebrs of Field to Family give a service agreement update during the Johnson County work session in Iowa City on April 9, 2025.
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Campus
The Carver College of Medicine is pictured on April 4, 2018.
Regents approve closure of six UI Carver College of Medicine specialty graduate programs
David Barker, a regent, speaks at the Iowa Board of Regents meeting hosted at the University of Northern Iowa on Sept. 15, 2022.
Iowa Board of Regents approves masters of science degrees in audiology, speech language pathology
Fans wait outside of the Iowa Memorial Union before a Brittany Broski lecture hosted by the University of Iowa Lecture Committee in the I.M.U. on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. A new master plan for the University of Iowa includes renovations to the I.M.U.
IMU to see renovations following Iowa Regents’ approval
Attendees march during the annual Take Back the Night March at the Pentacrest on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The event was put on by DVIP, RVAP, and WRAC to raise awareness of sexual and domestic violence and give resources to attendees. Following the march, attendees gathered back at the Pentarcrest to share personal stories and call for action.
More than 100 people attend Take Back the Night rally
A carousel of stocks are seen at Henry B. Tippie College of Business on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Stocks have been fluctuating for the last few weeks under the Trump presidency.
UI business clubs, students react to the Trump economy
Downtown
A grid (left to right) of The Chauncey building, The Plaza Tower apartment building, Starbucks on S Clinton and Burlington St., and 201 E Washington St. in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
Units of The Chauncey Condominiums, Moen faces foreclosure
Attendees gather during Bright Future: Celebration of the Iowa City Public Library at the ICPL on Friday, April 11. The fundraising event featured a silent auction, piano and local band performances, readings, a live raptor, and a session of community singing.
Iowa City Public Library opens after-hours for fundraising event
Jon Sims gestures to polytab in his workspace at ReUnions commercial brewing facility on Monday, April 7, 2025. Sims used polytab to transfer all three murals onto the walls of ReUnion in downtown Iowa City. Sims is an illustrator and designer for ReUnion Brewery.
Iowa City grant returns art to the public
A Big Grove employee works in the taproom at Big Grove Brewery & Taproom on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
Local breweries brace for impending tariffs on essential business materials
Pedestrians walk across South Clinton street in front of the Old Capitol Mall in Iowa City on March 31, 2025. The University of Iowa plans to purchase the remainder of the Old Capitol Mall in the coming years.
Iowa City’s longtime partnership with the UI
City Council
Iowa City mayor Bruce Teague III reads the proclamations to start off the Iowa City Council meeting on April 15, 2025. Arbor Day, Day of (NO) Silence, Fair Housing Month, and Sexual Assault Awareness Month being the days proclamations.
Iowa River Trail Bridge to be replaced
An Iowa City Transit bus is seen on Madison street in Iowa City on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Ridership has been on the rise since a fare-free program was put into place
Iowa City officials discuss future of fare-free bus service as deadline approaches
Iowa City Council member Oliver Weilein works on a computer before a city council meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Weilein was elected in the District C special election on March 4.
Oliver Weilein serves in first city council meeting following election win
The interior of the Iowa City Senior Center is seen on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. The windows and doors of the Senior Center are set to be renovated in late spring.
The Iowa City Senior Center heads into phase two of renovation project
Iowa city residents walk up to the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center voting station during the Iowa City special election on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Young voters show up for Weilein in Iowa City City Council election
Higher Education
Protesters gather and hold up signs in the back of the meeting room during a board meeting in Ames, Iowa on April 23, 2025.
Students, community members gather in protest at Iowa State University during Regents meeting
Iowa board of regents member Jim Lindenmayer looks at his screen during a board meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Building in Ames on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.
Regent Jim Lindenmayer term to expire in one week’s time
Joshua Weiner, Tina Tootle, and Clark Standford pose for a portrait in a lab in Iowa City on April 5, 2025. University of Iowa staff members Tina Tootle, Joshua Weiner, Clark Stanford, and Robert Piper (not pictured) are the recipients of AAAS 2025 Awards. The American Association for the Advancement of Science awards fellows who are scientifically distinguished in their STEM related fields.
Four UI staff named 2024 fellows for the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Smith Likongwe addresses the audience during an International Writer Program panel held in the Iowa City Public Library on Sept. 13. The panel focused on storytelling in the digital age.
UI International Writing Program sees support after funding cut
The Old Capitol is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Drake steps up as UI steps back on support for LGBTQ+ students
Local Government
Sheriff Brad Kunkel and Axiom’s Rob Decker talk to the board of supervisors about the declining building quality of the jail and Sheriff’s Office during the Johnson County work session in Iowa City on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.
JoCo Board approves fleet shop expansion, poor farm renovations, and child abuse prevention funding
Senators gather during a meeting of the Undergraduate Student Government in the Iowa Memorial Union on Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025.
USG swears in 2025-26 administration
County supervisors listen to members of Field to Family give a service agreement update during the Johnson County work session in Iowa City on April 9, 2025.
JoCo expands child care programs through ARPA funds
The Iowa City VA Federal Building Campus is seen in Iowa City on April 15, 2025. Federal policymakers are currently proposing cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Iowa City staff say cuts to VA could push system past its breaking point
County supervisors listen to members of Field to Family give a service agreement update during the Johnson County work session in Iowa City on April 9, 2025. The meeting also included the Johnson County Historical Society Service Agreement update.
JoCo approves $28,000 restoration for Historic Poor Farm barn
Student Government
Photo contributed by Brody Baker.
Meet the new UI Young Americans for Freedom chairman
Senators gather for an Undergraduate Student Government meeting in the Richey Ballroom located in the IMU on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
USG holds last meeting of the school year, passes three bills
Board of Regents members listen to a free speech training update during a board meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Building in Ames on Sept. 18.
Meet the newest student member on the Iowa Board of Regents
Senator William Sheeley asks a question during an Undergraduate Student Government Q&A with Iowa City Council members in the Black Box Theater in the Iowa Memorial Union on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. The event started at 7pm Tuesday evening with an hour long QA that included topics such as educational applications, housing, and university engagement.
UI Undergraduate Student Government spends more money on seldom-used website
Senators gather during a meeting of the Undergraduate Student Government in the Iowa Memorial Union on Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025. USG swore in six new members and welcomed the campus Ombudsperson to speak about his role.
USG to host current IC City Council members for Q&A
UI Hospitals & Clinics
The Iowa Judicial Branch courthouse is seen before a session in Des Moines on Feb. 11. The oral arguments for Bert Miller and Nancy Duffner vs. State of Iowa were held later Tuesday evening.
Meet the Iowa family who learned their parents’ fertility doctor could be their father
Attendees checkin during a North Liberty Campus Community Open House in North Liberty, Iowa on Saturday, April 12, 2025. The hospital was budgeted for $526.6 million and is officially opening April 28. (Cody Blissett / The Daily Iowan)
UI Health Care hosts open house for new orthopedics hospital
Iowa Board of Regents President Sherry Bates (left), University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson (second from left), and other University and healthcare faculty pose for portraits during a ribbon cutting event for the University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Campus inside the entrance lobby of the hospital on Friday, April 11, 2025. The North Liberty Hospital is set to open for patient care on Monday, April 28, 2025.
UI Health Care hosts ribbon cutting ceremony, unveils new orthopedics hospital
North Liberty Hospital is seen in North Liberty, Iowa on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. The hospital will have its ribbon cutting ceremony on April 11.
UI Health Care to unveil new $525 million orthopedics hospital
Jan 16, 2021; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills strong safety Micah Hyde (23) reacts after a play against the Baltimore Ravens during the first half of an AFC Divisional Round playoff game at Bills Stadium.
Former Iowa football star, All-Pro Buffalo Bill Micah Hyde meets UI business class to promote charity golf event
Above the Fold
The Pomerantz Center, which houses the University of Iowa’s Admissions Visitor’s Center, is seen on Monday, 30 Oct., 2017. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)
A family takes photos in front of an Iowa City sign during the Back to Dubuque Street block party in downtown Iowa City on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. The block party celebrated the progress of the Dubuque Street Reconstruction Project and included live music, bingo, drinks, and food.
Construction is seen on the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program House in Iowa City on Oct. 12, 2022. The Nonfiction Writing Program was created in 1976.
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