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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

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UI senior builds web page mapping out Iowa City meal locations for those in need

UI senior builds web page mapping out Iowa City meal locations for those in need

Will Fineman, News Reporter April 8, 2020

University of Iowa senior Russell Martin built a website mapping out local food banks, soup kitchens, and schools serving meals throughout Iowa City to residents in need. The map also includes locations...

A Zumba class meets online during the Coronavirus Quarantine on Tuesday, April 7th, 2020. UI Recreational Services are offering daily Zumba classes via Zoom.

‘WERQ’ from home and Zumba via Zoom: UI Recreational Services transitions classes online

Marissa Smith, News Reporter April 8, 2020

Group-fitness instructors at UI Recreational Services have transitioned their workouts to an online format by hosting daily Zumba classes via Zoom. The classes help both instructors and students...

University of Iowa mascot Herky the Hawkeye goes back out On Parade for the 10th Anniversary of Herky on Parade on Monday, May 5, 2014.

University of Iowa seniors may participate in fall 2020 or spring 2021 commencement ceremonies

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor April 8, 2020

Spring 2020 graduates will be able to participate in a virtual commencement, and be given the opportunity to walk in future in-person commencement ceremonies, according to a University of Iowa email...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UI professor researches how to cope with the stress of working from home

Riley Davis, News Reporter April 7, 2020

When social-distancing guidelines went into effect, University of Iowa Tippie College of Business Assistant Professor Beth Livingston pulled on her headset and sat in front of her computer to advise...

In this diptych, the T. Anne Clery Walkway is seen on March 11 and March 30, 2020. The first photo was taken on the last day of regularly scheduled classes and the second on the first day of online classes. Classes have been moved online for the remainder of the semester due to coronavirus .

Empty University of Iowa campus, Iowa City ‘eerie’ for those in town

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief April 7, 2020

Seniors Adam Goedken and Kyle Apple strolled leisurely down the T. Anne Cleary walkway on the University of Iowa’s first Monday after spring break. The skies were a clear blue with few clouds in...

First United Methodist Church is seen on Monday, April 6. Parishioners can comment on prompts introduced during the service via Facebook Live, but the pews remain empty.

‘Faith will not be canceled’: Places of worship work to digitize practices, maintain community amid COVID-19

Mary Hartel, News Reporter April 6, 2020

Classic music and hymns greeted churchgoers signing on to the virtual Palm Sunday services at the First United Methodist Church of Iowa City. As more people logged on to the Facebook livestreamed worship,...

University of Iowa med student-run mobile clinic offers free tele-medicine amid COVID-19 pandemic

University of Iowa med student-run mobile clinic offers free tele-medicine amid COVID-19 pandemic

Will Fineman, News Reporter April 6, 2020

The University of Iowa Mobile Clinic has transitioned from its traditional, in-person medical services to telemedicine appointments amid social-distancing restrictions to prevent the spread of the...

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UI undergrads elect Connor and Mara ticket, 27 at-large and constituency senators

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter April 5, 2020

In the first exclusively virtual election of the University of Iowa’s Undergraduate Student Government, the uncontested executive ticket of undergraduate students Connor Wooff and Mara Smith won...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

University of Iowa organizations, community answer UIHC call for hospital equipment

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter April 5, 2020

When University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics contacted UI Chief Innovation Officer Jon Darsee asking desperately for face shields to prevent employees from contracting the novel coronavirus, Darsee...

Photo illustration by Jenna Galligan

UI science students adapt to online classes, loss of in-person labs

Rin Swann, News Reporter April 5, 2020

Annie Wofford, a University of Iowa third-year student studying human physiology on the pre-med track, was concerned that she may miss out on the hands-on learning her lab classes on campus offered...

The University of Iowa campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

UI cancels summer programming through June 13

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter April 3, 2020

In-person summer programming at the University of Iowa has been cancelled through June 13. Programming includes youth programs and camps, research programs, and conferences.  In an university-wide...

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COVID-19 postpones internships and study abroad programs

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter April 2, 2020

University of Iowa junior Megan Lumetta was looking forward to a sales internship in Fort Myers, Florida with Gartner Inc., excited to step outside of her comfort zone into a new field of business. Because...