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The movie site for The Field of Dreams is seen before the Minor League Field of Dreams Game between the Cedar Rapids Kernels, playing as the Bunnies, and the Quad Cities River Bandits, playing as the Blue Sox, in Dyersville, Iowa, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022.
The H-bar is seen in Iowa City on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.
The Iowa City Council is seen during an Iowa City Council meeting at Iowa City Hall on Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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Campus
The Old Capital is seen in Iowa City, Iowa on April 14, 2022.
Iowa Board of Regents raises tuition
The University of Iowa Health Care building is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine approved by FDA and CDC, with UI Health Care’s help
Parklawn Residence Hall at the University of Iowa is seen on Sept. 8, 2020.
UI on-campus housing demand causes reopening of Parklawn Residence Hall and other accommodations
Fans wave to University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital during a football game between Iowa and Kent State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Flashes, 30-7.
Kid Captains to help decide Hawkeye Wave song
Protestors chant while marching from College Green Park to the University of Iowa Pentacrest during a protest against gun violence on Monday, June 13, 2022. Around 20 people attended the demonstration.
March for gun control organized by local youth
Downtown
Iowa City food truck owners encounter difficulty amid inflation
Iowa City food truck owners encounter difficulty amid inflation
A poster promoting a downtown Iowa City scavenger hunt is taped inside the window of clothing store White Rabbit on South Linn Street on Monday, July 11, 2022. Starting July 1, the Iowa City Downtown District and Museum of Natural History started the “Where’s Rusty?” summer scavenger hunt for Iowa City families, which has hidden sloths in 29 different Iowa City businesses.
Downtown scavenger hunt brings new customers to Iowa City businesses
Attendees model a shirt reading “Strong Black and proud,” during ‘Downtown at Sundown’ for a Juneteenth celebration in Iowa City on Friday, June 17, 2022. Iowa City community members celebrated with music, games, vendors, and a fashion show.
Iowa Citians flock to Chauncey Swan Park for Juneteenth celebration
Emma J. Harvatt Hall is seen at the Iowa City City Hall on Thursday, June 16, 2022.
Iowa City officials comment on gender inequality 100 years after city’s first female mayor
The Englert Theatre marquee is seen during day three of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
John Schickedanz selected as the Englert’s next executive director
City Council
Iowa City mayor Bruce Teague listens Truth and Reconciliation Chair Amel Ali during a special meeting of Iowa City City Council for the removal Ali from her position on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.
Iowa City City Council delays motion to remove Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair
The pool at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center is seen in Iowa City on June 29, 2022.
Uncertainty surrounds future of Robert A. Lee Recreation Center
The Iowa City Council is seen during an Iowa City Council meeting at Iowa City Hall on Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Iowa City City Council approves plans to assist low and moderate income residents
Jaunita, left, and Elizabeth Thomas, right, check out a stand during ‘Juneteenth in our Neighborhood’ for a Juneteenth celebration in Iowa City on Saturday, June 18, 2022. Iowa City community members celebrated with music, games, vendors, and a fashion show.
Johnson County Juneteenth celebrations continue into Saturday
The Iowa City City Council listens to a speaker during an Iowa City City Council meeting at the Iowa City City Hall on Monday, June 6, 2022.
The 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan explores ways to create permanent housing options
Higher Education
Faculty Marshal Elizabeth Walker speaks during the University of Iowas Commencement Ceremony for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences spring 2022 graduates at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students graduate at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
University of Iowa freshman Volta Adovor studies at Rienow Hall at the University of Iowa on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Adovor, along with two other students in high school, were supposed to present What We Need Our Teachers to Know About Race at a conference hosted by the Iowa Department of Education in April of last year, but a bill that banned the teaching of divisive concepts from Iowas state agencies and schools postponed the event indefinitely. (Gabby Drees/The Daily Iowan)
UI critical race theory course remains after ‘divisive concepts’ ban
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Students without high school diplomas experience college through UI’s Bucksbaum Early Entrance Academy
Contributed photo of Caroline Tolbert.
UI professor wins Harvard book award for studying internet access disparities
Contributed photo of Liz Tovar, executive officer and associate vice president of the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and lead of the diversity, equity, and inclusion team.
University of Iowa strategic plan nears end of drafting stage
Local Government
Iowa City mayor Bruce Teague listens Truth and Reconciliation Chair Amel Ali during a special meeting of Iowa City City Council for the removal Ali from her position on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.
Iowa City City Council delays motion to remove Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair
Mazahir Salih poses for a portrait in her office at the Center for Worker Justice in Iowa City Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.
Center for Worker Justice receives funding to combat wage theft
Jaunita, left, and Elizabeth Thomas, right, check out a stand during ‘Juneteenth in our Neighborhood’ for a Juneteenth celebration in Iowa City on Saturday, June 18, 2022. Iowa City community members celebrated with music, games, vendors, and a fashion show.
Johnson County Juneteenth celebrations continue into Saturday
Attendees model a shirt reading “Strong Black and proud,” during ‘Downtown at Sundown’ for a Juneteenth celebration in Iowa City on Friday, June 17, 2022. Iowa City community members celebrated with music, games, vendors, and a fashion show.
Iowa Citians flock to Chauncey Swan Park for Juneteenth celebration
Jon Green, D-Iowa, pets his dog, Snoopy, during Greens watch party for the 2022 Iowa primaries in Lone Tree, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Green won a primary race for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors after receiving 69 percent of the vote, the most between three candidates.
Democrats Green and Fixmer-Oraiz and Republicans Hemingway and Bradshaw win primaries for JoCo Board of Supervisors
Student Government
The Iowa House Hotel is seen on Thursday, May 5, 2022.
USG, UI to provide 30 discounted Iowa House Hotel rooms for students during lease gaps
Members of Undergraduate Student Government gather during the Undergraduate Student Government meeting in the Black Box Theater at the Iowa Memorial Union on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.
Seven independent senators elected to represent UI students in USG for 2022-23 academic year
An undergraduate student senator speaks about a bill that would change the term “Latinx” to “Latine” to senators during a USG meeting on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
UI Undergraduate Student Government changes bylaw wording of 'Latinx' to 'Latine'
An Undergraduate Student Government senator announces the four candidates who were appointed to the judicial branch on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
USG President appoints four members to revitalized 2022-23 judicial branch
Photo illustration by Grace Kreber
UI Student Government to stock East Side Food Pantry with sustainable menstrual products
UI Hospitals & Clinics
Alexandra Frost observes empty shelves where baby formula normally sits at a grocery store in Iowa City on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. “The world should not be working like this,” Frost said.
Formula shortage prompts Iowa parents to explore alternative options
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seen on Feb. 14, 2022.
UI Hospitals and Clinics rolls out vaccines for young children
The Stead Family Childrens Hospital is seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan)
UI sues contractors for defective windows in Children's Hospital
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is drawn up on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020.
UIHC joins study analyzing the immune response to fourth COVID-19 shot
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seen on Feb. 14, 2022.
New dialysis machine treats infants for kidney failure at UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital
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