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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

Gov. Kim Reynolds declares Sept. 28 as ‘Carson King Day’

Gov. Kim Reynolds declares Sept. 28 as ‘Carson King Day’

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter September 25, 2019

After a simple sign turned into a donation of more than $1 million to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced that Sept. 28 will be known as Carson King...

From left: Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds  Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen.

Hawkeye Marching Band madness: After Harreld’s Cy-Hawk remarks, universities move forward

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief September 25, 2019

Rivalry is at the forefront of the University of Iowa and Iowa State University relationship this week as the institutions’ leaders shared split views on the future of the state’s long running annual...

UI President Bruce Harreld answers a question in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019.

Harreld reaches out to Hawkeye Marching Band after Cy-Hawk game incidents

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor September 25, 2019

More than a week after the annual Cy-Hawk game, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld addressed the Hawkeye Marching Band directly on Tuesday following allegations that Iowa State University fans...

UISG President Noel Mills addresses a joint session of UISG and GPSG on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. The two student governance bodies met to vote on three joint resolutions, which passed unanimously.

UISG passes resolution in support of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan

Thomas Duong, News Reporter September 25, 2019

At their joint session Tuesday night, University of Iowa Student Government and Graduate Professional Student Government passed a resolution in support of the University of Iowa’s Diversity, Equity,...

Senators vote on a joint resolution during a joint session of UISG and GPSG on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. The two student governance bodies met to vote on three joint resolutions, which passed unanimously. (Emily Wangen/The Daily Iowan)

UISG, GPSG unanimously pass resolution to fight climate change

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter September 25, 2019

On Tuesday night at their joint session, the University of Iowa Student Government  and Graduate and Professional Student Government  passed a resolution in support of a Climate Call to Action plan. After...

UISG President Noel Mills addresses a joint session of UISG and GPSG on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. The two student governance bodies met to vote on three joint resolutions, which passed unanimously.

UISG, GPSG pass resolution, recognize centennial

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter September 24, 2019

The Daily Iowan first wrote about University of Iowa Student Government in October 1909 when the Zetagathian Society, which is now the UI Debate Team, first debated the idea. A decade later on Nov....

Photo Illustration by Ryan Adams

#IowaSim19 – How a video game is raising money for Stead Family Children’s Hospital

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter September 24, 2019

A group of Hawkeye fans discovered how to bring the spirit of the Wave online —by using a weekly simulated football game to raise money for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.  A...

Left: UI President Bruce Harreld speaks to the DI on Sept. 23 in the Adler Journalism Building. Right: ISU President Wendy Wintersteen gives a presentation to the state Board of Regents during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames on June 6.

Iowa State commits to keeping Cy-Hawk series alive after UI president questions its future

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief September 24, 2019

After University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld questioned the future of the annual Cy-Hawk game in a sit-down interview on Monday with The Daily Iowan and called for improved safety protocols in light...

Sugar Fiend Sweets owner Ramya Kolusu poses for a portrait with a pint of her Black & Gold ice cream in the kitchen of the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. Kolusu is in her final semester at the University of Iowa and was inspired to start her own ice cream business by a now-closed ice cream shop in her hometown, Clinton, Iowa. She began making her own ice cream approximately three years ago after learning from videos online.

UI senior succeeds in ice cream and sweet treat business

Thomas Duong, News Reporter September 24, 2019

On the first floor of the Bedell Entrepreneurial Learning Laboratory, a small kitchen is home to a few appliances, a pile of supplies cluttered in the corner of the room, and an inventory of delicately...

Carson King receives slew of goodies in Busch sign aftermath

Carson King receives slew of goodies in Busch sign aftermath

Alexandra Skores, News Editor September 24, 2019

What started as Altoona man Carson King’s 15 minutes of fame with a sign asking for beer money has resulted in a year’s supply of Busch Light beer in a can with his face on it, a Busch Light flavored...

Attendees observe Jean Metzingers Two Nudes in a Garden during a Pointillism workshop at the Stanley Art Museum on Saturday March 9. The event was a collaboration between the art and theater department.

Saturdays at the Stanley offer a personal look at the UI’s art museum

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter September 24, 2019

Students in Iowa City can spend their Saturdays cheering on the Hawkeyes or catching up on homework — and now the Stanley Museum of Art hopes to give the community a chance to interact with art on the...

UI President Bruce Harreld answers a question in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, September 23, 2019.

Safety measures must improve before Iowa plays another Cy-Hawk game, UI president says

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief September 23, 2019

After Hawkeye Marching Band members went public with allegations of physical harassment faced at the Sept. 14 Cy-Hawk football game in Ames, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld told The Daily Iowan on...

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