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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

Customers shop through the art stalls during the Spring Art Expose in the IMU Main Lounge on Saturday Apr. 21, 2018. Put on by the UI Fine Arts Council, the Spring Art Expose celebrates local artists.

Holiday Art Market to replace annual Thieves’ Market

Josie Fischels, Arts Editor October 4, 2019

The annual Holiday Thieves’ Market is back on with a new name and owner after its sudden cancelation in September following the University of Iowa’s discontinuation of the Fine Arts Council. While...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, right, speaks at the United Nations Climate Change Conference on Sept. 23, 2019 in New York City. (Kay Nietfeld/DPA/Zuma Press/TNS)

Greta Thunberg appearance at Climate Strike expected to draw thousands

Kayli Reese & Brooklyn Draisey October 4, 2019

Like something out of a young-adult fantasy novel, a 16-year-old girl has recently emerged as the voice of a generation crying out for change — and she will visit Iowa City today. Greta Thunberg,...

Photo Illustration by Katina Zentz

Iowa City takes steps to be more vegan-friendly

Gretchen Lenth, News Reporter October 3, 2019

A recent Iowa Farm Bureau report shows that the state’s residents struggle to envision a future in which faux meat products are the norm — results that align with Iowa’s prominence in the agriculture...

University of Iowa Proffesor, Jane Huffman poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Sept. 24th, 2019. Huffman received the Ruth Lilly and Dorthy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation.

UI professor awarded fellowship from Poetry Foundation

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter October 3, 2019

The Poetry Foundation has celebrated poetry as a writing form for 30 years. As part of its celebration, the foundation annually awards fellowships to young emerging poets. “I feel extremely lucky...

Photo Illustration by Paxton Corey

Flu shot returns to UI Student Health

Grace Culbertson, News Reporter October 3, 2019

In order to keep the flu from spreading too widely this fall, the quadrivalent flu vaccine will be administered on campus to fight the illness on four fronts. The vaccination will be available as long...

Flags wave during the Hawkeye Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on April 15, 2017. University Heights and Iowa City are looking to rezone land around Finkbine to develop a university-owned apartment complex off of Melrose Avenue.

University Heights, Iowa City zoning lines halt apartment building development

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter October 3, 2019

Two years into an ongoing project, University Heights and Iowa City seek to begin the process of changing zoning lines for a new university-owned apartment complex off of Melrose Avenue. Owned by the...

Salsa Club meets on Friday, September 26, 2019 at Field House on the West Side of Campus for the first time this school year.

Salsa Club chips in to get UI students moving

Chloe O'Connor, News Reporter October 2, 2019

In a hallway dotted with office spaces on the fourth floor of the Field House, a small, hot room comes alive with explosive salsa music and dance on Friday nights. The room is lined with mirrors and filled...

UISG meets on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in the Blackbox Theater at the IMU. (Rauele Decker/The Daily Iowan)

UISG approves Taste of Africa and NSBE Regional Conference funding

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter October 2, 2019

The African Student Alliance and the National Society of Black Engineers appealed for more funding for travel from University of Iowa Student Government on Tuesday after the group slashed funding in each...

Provost Montserrat Fuentes speaks during an interview with The Daily Iowan in Jessup Hall on Monday Sept. 30, 2019. Fuentes addressed topics including diversity of campus and student enrollment.

Q&A: New Provost Montserrat Fuentes speaks on starting at the UI

DI Staff October 1, 2019

Fuentes: I wanted to share with you some exciting initiatives that I would like to start working on with the campus community. As a university, we are committed to excellence in who we are and what we...

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

Iowa scientists project dangerous heat levels in the near future

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter October 1, 2019

Model projections from the Iowa Climate Statement’s ninth annual release indicate that state residents should expect extreme and dangerous heat events to become more extreme and severe in the near future. Released...

The Old Capitol is seen with the Iowa Homecoming Corn Statue in front on Thursday, October 18, 2018.

Court rules UI restricted free speech of deregistered religious student org

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor September 30, 2019

The federal judge who presided over the University of Iowa’s legal dispute with religious student organization Business Leaders in Christ on Sept. 27 similarly ruled in favor of InterVarsity, another...

The Pappajohn Business Building is seen on March 11, 2019.

Tippie College of Business recognizes disproportion between men and women

Sarah Altemeier, News Reporter September 30, 2019

Statistics have shown that women are less likely to be involved in a career in business than men — a trend which the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business is attempting to combat after seeing...

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