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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

The Daily Iowan

Iowa sophomore Brett Permann tees off during the Diane Thomason Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Sept. 30, 2018.The Hawkeyes placed first overall.

Finkbine Clubhouse may be named after Iowa City family name request headed to Iowa regents for approval

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter January 28, 2020

The University of Iowa is requesting its new, nearly $10 million Finkbine Clubhouse project receive state Board of Regents approval be named the Nagle Family Clubhouse in honor of Mary Lee Nagle Duda...

UI researcher, international team date the age of Homo erectus settlement

UI researcher, international team date the age of Homo erectus settlement

Riley Davis, News Reporter January 28, 2020

After years of uncertainty, University of Iowa paleoanthropologist Russell Ciochon and an international team of researchers are rectifying the age of chronology at the ancient settlement of Ngandong. The...

Photo Illustration by Ryan Adams

Winter conditions prove challenging for Iowa City riders

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter January 28, 2020

The local biking community is pedaling through less-than-ideal winter conditions in Iowa City this January, but bikers say that with the right equipment and experience, riders can stay safe. University...

School buses are seen Durham School Services bus lot on Jan. 23.

Iowa City School Board to replace school buses with electric cars

Kaitlin Laing, News Reporter January 27, 2020

In an ongoing effort to reduce any negative impact on the environment in the area, the Iowa City Community School District has announced that wheels are in motion to replace its school buses with electric...

Students and members of the community sign in to caucus for the Democrat Party in the Robert Lee Rec Center on February 1, 2016.

UI Hawk the Vote student organization to hold mock caucus event

Lauren White, News Reporter January 27, 2020

In order to further prepare students for the caucusing process, nonpartisan student organization, Hawk the Vote will hold its first “Mock Caucus.” The event will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in...

Speakers from the event cut a ceremonial ribbon during the opening reception for the Psychological and Brain Sciences Building on Jan. 24. The building has been under construction for two and a half years but was ready for use by faculty and students for the spring semester of 2020.

University of Iowa dedicates new Psychological and Brain Sciences building

Katie Ann McCarver and Kelsey Harrell January 27, 2020

Hawkeyes recently celebrated beginning the spring semester with a new home for students studying psychological and brain sciences. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Jan. 24 showed off the...

Ed Flaherty, Secretary of Veterans for Peace speaks during an anti-war with Iran demonstration at the Old Brick Church in Iowa City on Jan. 25.

Protest on the UI’s campus asks for an end to the US’s agression against Iran

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter January 26, 2020

Protestors stood in the ankle-deep snow on Old Brick Church’s steps holding a white banner that read ‘The People Still Don’t Want War,’ Saturday afternoon. In windy and cold weather, Veterans...

The Old Capital from the roof of UIHC in Iowa City, Iowa on March 25, 2019.

UI students from Puerto Rico reflect on return to campus after earthquake hits home

Kaitlin Laing, News Reporter January 26, 2020

University of Iowa student Adriana Morales woke up Dec. 28 to her grandmother’s house shaking violently. Morales was visiting her grandmother in Cupey, a municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico,...

Icicles form on the Old Capitol on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019.

Sexual assault reported in UI residence hall

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor January 26, 2020

University of Iowa officials received a report of a sexual assault that occurred during the early morning hours on Jan. 25 at a west side residence hall, according to an email sent to students from the...

MediaWise Voter Project kicks off with UI visit

MediaWise Voter Project kicks off with UI visit

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor January 25, 2020

The Poynter Institute’s MediaWise Voter Project kicked off its national media literacy program at the University of Iowa on Friday, where staff members and social media celebrity Tyler Oakley encouraged...

Professor Anita Hill gives a speech on sexual harassment on Thursday, January 23, 2020.

Anita Hill calls on 2020 candidates to address sexual assault during University of Iowa stop

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter January 23, 2020

Professor Anita Hill promised herself she would speak about sexual assault for at least two years after her 1991 testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, hoping she would see government...

Thousands of scientists and their supporters, including Bill Nye the Science Guy, join the March for Science on April 22, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Nye is suing Walt Disney Co., claiming the company improperly kept millions of dollars in profits related to his popular TV series.

Bill Nye is coming to the University of Iowa

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter January 23, 2020

The University Lecture Committee will bring Bill Nye the Science Guy to the University of Iowa on April 14 as part of the 2019-20 academic year’s lecture series. The Emmy winner will visit the...

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