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

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Sierra opens its doors in the Coral North Strip Mall with a grand opening on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. Sierra is an off-price retail store part of the TJ Max, Marshalls, and HomeGoods Corporation specializing in outdoor equipment. Sierra is a Framingham, Massachusetts based company founded in 1986. The company currently has seventy-eight locations in the United States.
Police lights are seen flashing in downtown Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.
Iowa City Community School District Superintendent Matt Degner is seen in his office in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. Degner was recently ranked in the Top 10 School District Superintendents for 2025 by Education Insider.
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Campus
Dr. Jovana Davidovic poses for a photo at the University of Iowa’s English and Philosophy Building in Iowa City, Iowa, on Wednesday Nov. 12, 2025. On Feb. 17 Dr. Davidovic received A GRANT OVER $1 million to from the Research Council of Norway to further her three year research project about ethical use of AI weapons.
UI professor’s paper investigates AI use in military
A goat from the Go-At It herd attempts to eat foliage in Coralville on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Go-At It is owned by Tamara and Ryan Elliot, a service that brings out goats in order to clear out foliage in the Coralville and Iowa City areas.
How a herd of goats is reviving Iowa’s prairie
A student walks into the IVETS student lounge in Calvin Hall in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Recent shutdowns have affected scholarships for ROTC students, veterans, and National Guard personnel. University of Iowa military-affiliated students and service members have missed thousands in payments.
ROTC, veteran students struggle financially amid government shutdown
The Old Capitol Building is seen in Iowa City on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
Iowa scientists claim climate change impacts insurance costs
Contributed by the Iowa City Police Department
UIPD finds missing person from Iowa football game
Downtown
(From left to right) Treasurer Maura Rost, Vice President Elect Simron Biswas, and Co-event Coordinator Natalie Dalton kick off the Counselor’s for Social Justice meeting at the University of Iowa’s Linquist Center in Iowa City, Iowa, on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. CSJ hosted speaker Getsy Hernández of Escucha Mi Voz to talk about community advocacy, immigrant justice, and healing.
UI, IC community organizers advocate for immigrant justice
A stack of banned books is seen on a display at Prairie Lights on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.
Concerns surrounding book bans remain amid uncertainty
Customers file into Hyper Energy Bar in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. Hyper Energy Bar will open a new location in North Liberty in December and opened the Iowa City location November of2024.
Hyper Energy Bar will open a new location in North Liberty
The Food Pantry in the Iowa Memorial Union is seen on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.
IC community steps up as food pantry visits surge after SNAP suspension
Patrons move up and down the floors during the opening night of Fieldhouse Bar and Grill in Iowa City on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Over 100 attendees lined up down the block to drink, play arcade games, and explore the new bar’s five floors. The previous Fieldhouse was located in the Pedestrian Mall, and relocated over the summer.
Fieldhouse bar unveils new three-level location
City Council
Incumbents Bruce Teague and Megan Alter speak during an Iowa City Council candidate forum hosted by Hawk The Vote inside the Iowa Memorial Union on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
Incumbents hold at-large seats for the Iowa City City Council
Iowa City District B city councillor Shawn Harmsen reacts to poll results at a watch party at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, during the 2025 Iowa City general election.
Shawn Harmsen wins District B seat in Iowa City City Council race
Mayor Pro Tem Mazahir Salih answers questions during an interview inside her office at the Resilient Sustainable Future for Iowa City (RSFIC) foundation in Iowa City on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. The Iowa City City Council has passed a resolution to establish a Sister City program framework, to allow for Iowa City to develop cultural ties with international cities.
IC City Council set to join sister cities program
The League of Women’s Voters held a City Council candidate forum at the Seniors Center in Iowa City on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Candidates address citizen questions and concerns as the election approaches.
Meet the District B City Council candidates for the election on Nov. 4
Mayor Bruce Teague speaks during an Iowa City Council candidate forum hosted by Hawk The Vote inside the Iowa Memorial Union on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Hawk The Vote is a University of Iowa student organization aimed to inform students on voter registration and local elections.
Meet the four candidates for the Nov. 4 election for IC City Council at-large seats
Higher Education
Nancy Dunkel, a regent, protests against the proposed appointees to the Advisory Council for the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa during a meeting at the University of Northern Iowa’s Maucker Union in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Dunkel protested against the political balance, saying it had a strong bias to Republicans, and only 2 of the 26 appointees being women.
Iowa Board of Regents unanimously vote to table UI Center for Intellectual Freedom bylaws
The Iowa Board of Regents met November 12, 2024 at the Alumni Center at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. (Danny Enright/The Daily Iowan)
Iowa Board of Regents waiting to see effects of tuition cap before moving forward with tuition guarantee
Two attendees at the Board of Regents meeting share a discussion during the lunch break. The Iowa Board of Regents met November 12, 2024 at the Alumni Center at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. (Danny Enright/The Daily Iowan)
UI requests approval for degree in pharmacy sciences
Board member Robert Cramer discusses with the board upon hearing proposals. The Iowa Board of Regents met November 12, 2024 at the Alumni Center at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. (Danny Enright/The Daily Iowan)
Iowa Board of Regents poised to grant recreational trail easement
Board member Christine Hensley listens to a presentation discussing the universities’ top majors at their respective schools during the Board of Regents meeting. The Iowa Board of Regents met November 12, 2024 at the Alumni Center at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. (Danny Enright/The Daily Iowan)
Iowa Board of Regents discuss UI Center for Intellectual Freedom bylaw
Local Government
A sign for Iowa City’s precinct 23 polling location is seen outside of the Iowa City Community School District Administration building on Election Day in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. The ballot contains candidates for at-large and district B city council, in addition to the Iowa City Community School District board. By 11 a.m. the ICCSD Administration building had a turnout of 157 voters according to the Johnson County website.
Voter turnout increases in JoCo local elections
Incumbents Ruthina Malone, Jayne Finch, and Jennifer Horn-Fraiser are seen in Oct. 2025.
Incumbents Ruthina Malone, Jayne Finch, and newcomer Jennifer Horn-Fraiser win ICCSD school board seats
Precinct election officials assist voters inside the Iowa City Senior Center on Election Day in downtown Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. The ballot contains candidates for at-large and district B city council, in addition to the Iowa City Community School District board. By 11 a.m. the Senior Center had a turnout of 53 voters according to the Johnson County website.
IC votes in favor of Local Option Sales Tax
Incumbents Bruce Teague and Megan Alter speak during an Iowa City Council candidate forum hosted by Hawk The Vote inside the Iowa Memorial Union on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
Incumbents hold at-large seats for the Iowa City City Council
Iowa City District B city councillor Shawn Harmsen reacts to poll results at a watch party at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, during the 2025 Iowa City general election.
Shawn Harmsen wins District B seat in Iowa City City Council race
Student Government
USG President Thomas Knudsen addresses the student senators at the Undergraduate Student Government senate meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City, Iowa. The student government discussed IMU renovations, policy changes, and confirmed the Fall 2025 at large senator appointments.
Patio, increased food options to be added to IMU
Senators gather for an Undergraduate Student Government meeting in the Richey Ballroom located in the IMU on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
Meet Iowa’s upcoming USG president and vice president
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
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
UI Hospitals & Clinics
Photo contributed by Liz Martin.
New therapy for patients with depression offered at UI
Attendees warm up on multiple tables featuring copies of EACFB25 leading up to the University of Iowa Extra Life Charity Challenge: College Football 25 tournament held in the Kinnick Stadium Ted Pacha Family Club on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. The competition consisted of 64 participants facing off tournament style until there was a single winner.
Hawkeye football bye week welcomes Kinnick gaming fundraiser
Level 11 families including the Daltons, the Goslins, and founder Ashley Hall pose for a photo during a football game between Iowa and the University of Massachusetts at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. The families are members of the Why We Wave Foundation, an organization that empowers cancer patients.
93 families of cancer patients wave from inside Kinnick
Photo Illustration.
UI students react to launch of Cooper DeJean’s cereal brand
University of Iowa graduate student Sam Swearson showcases an image taken from a microscope in Amendt Laboratory located in Bowden Science Building in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. Swearson was on the team that tested a technique to stimulate a gene that could prevent craniosynostosis.
UI gene therapy aims to develop alternatives to skull surgery for babies
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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