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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

The Old Capitol is seen on Nov. 25, 2018.

UI receives report of sexual assault at residence hall

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor December 7, 2019

University of Iowa officials have received a report of a sexual assault that took place Thursday evening in an east side residence hall, according to an email sent to UI students from the Department of...

Assistant to Vice President for Student Life Bret Gothe listens to and writes down student requests for the new office at the Student Disability Services Office Relocation Town Hall meeting in the IMU on Thursday, December 5, 2019. The town hall meeting laid out the plan for the office relocation and invited students to discuss the new accessibility features that the new office should have.

Potential UI Student Disability Services office relocation discussed at town hall

Jacob Shafer, News Reporter December 5, 2019

The Division of Student Life and University of Iowa Students for Disability Advocacy & Awareness held a town hall Thursday night to discuss concerns surrounding the location of the UI Student Disability...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

UI names Lauren McLeran interim vice president for Student Life

Alexandra Skores, News Editor December 5, 2019

The University of Iowa announced Thursday that Associate Vice President for External Relations Lauren McLeran, senior adviser to the president, will serve as interim vice president for Student Life, pending...

University Librarian John Culshaw poses for a photo in his office in the Main Library on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. After working as the University Librarian for seven years, Culshaw was elected the Vice President of the Association of Research Libraries. The association consists of 124 libraries in the US and Canada and focuses on collaboration with research, outreach and equity.

UI librarian John Culshaw elected VP of Association of Research Libraries

Kexin Cheng, News Reporter December 5, 2019

John Culshaw, the Jack B. King university librarian at the University of Iowa, was elected as the vice president/president-elect for the Association of Research Libraries in September, but he will also...

University of Iowa organization restores magic one child at a time

University of Iowa organization restores magic one child at a time

Gretchen Lenth, News Reporter December 5, 2019

A young girl dressed in pink heels and a yellow dress from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast waited inside the Ronald McDonald House for a princess just like her to arrive. The moment Princess Anna from...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics cardiologist Sidakpal Panaich poses for a portrait at UIHC on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019. UIHC cardiologists will be the first in the state to use a new procedure called BASILICA for heart-valve replacements which is safer for high-risk patients.

New UIHC procedure provides safer treatment options for high-risk heart patients

Caroline Baum, News Reporter December 5, 2019

After the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics became the first health-care center in Iowa to perform a procedure that makes heart-valve replacement safer, UIHC now hopes to use this to increase treatment...

The sign for the Office of Sustainability sits outside its new location on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. The office recently moved to communications building.

UI Office of Sustainability moves to Pentacrest to boost accessibility to students

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter December 5, 2019

The University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and the Environment moved its office to Jessup Hall Dec. 2 in an effort to be more accessible to students on campus. The office was previously located...

Photo Illustration by Raquele Decker.

Cambus introduces new Transit navigation app to replace Bongo

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter December 5, 2019

Users navigating the Cambus system will now have a new option to track the location of buses and plan their trips using the new Transit app, which will replace Bongo, the previous Cambus app. Users...

University of Iowa Communications Scientist and Researcher Jean Gordon poses for a portrait in the library of the Obermann Center on November 27, 2019. Gordon is researching ways to more quickly diagnose aphasia. (Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan)

UI speech pathologists aim to develop tool to address how aphasia is diagnosed

Mitchell Griffin, News Reporter December 4, 2019

University of Iowa speech pathologists who work with patients that have the neurogenic disorder aphasia — a condition that impairs a person’s ability to understand and express language — aim to improve...

University of Iowa Student Government Senators listen to a presentation during a meeting in the IMU on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019.

UISG president vetoes election-reform bill

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter December 4, 2019

After a heated debate and two election-code changes during the University of Iowa Student Government Senate meeting Tuesday, the organization’s president Noel Mills vetoed a bill that would remove a...

The Communication Center is seen on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. The Center is the former location of the UI School of Journalism and The Daily Iowan newsroom. The Board of Regents have voted to raze the building.

A glimpse into the past: UI will uncover time capsule with Communications Center demolition

Lauren White, News Reporter December 4, 2019

Demolition of the University of Iowa Communications Center, which is more than a half-century old, will uncover a time capsule placed beneath the building’s floorboards — 33 years before the capsule...

The parking and transportation office, located in the IMU parking ramo, is seen on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019.

Parking and Transportation to close IMU parking office as UI turns to more online transactions

Alexandra Skores, News Editor December 4, 2019

The Iowa Memorial Union Parking Office will be permanently closed beginning Dec. 23 and relocate to the West Campus Transportation Center. In a memorandum to campus partners, Lori Skoff, the UI manager...

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