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 independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Students form a block I at Kickoff at Kinnick on Friday, August 23, 2019. Kickoff at Kinnick is a University of Iowa tradition where Freshmen and transfer students form an I on the field.

New year, new Hawkeyes: UI ushers in first-year students with OnIowa

Chloe O'Connor, News Reporter August 26, 2019

Thousands of University of Iowa’s Class of 2023 sat on the lawn of the Pentacrest on Aug. 25 as the OnIowa Convocation marked the beginning of their journeys at the university. With events such as...

Magician Eric Michaels chains his assistant Niki’s wrists for a trick at Poindexter Coffeehouse on Saturday, August 25, 2019. The show was put on by CAB, who will offer more show dates as part of their Coffee House Series this semester. (Jenna Galligan/The Daily Iowan)

Graduate, CAB kick off alcohol-alternative programming

Maddie McCarron, News Reporter August 25, 2019

The Graduate Iowa City hosted its first alcohol-alternative event — known as the Poindexter Coffeehouse Series — on the evening of Aug. 24 as an effort to promote activities that could help reduce...

Rev. Anna Blaedel listens during a Bible study at the Wesley Center on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Openly queer, Rev. Blaedel faced formal complaints by the United Methodist Church.

UI Wesley Center Board of Directors condemns church trial of resigned minister

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor August 24, 2019

The University of Iowa Wesley Center Board of Directors defended the organization’s recently resigned director in a statement released Aug. 24 after the United Methodist Church’s Iowa Committee on...

A University of Iowa Police Department vehicle is pictured.

UI police receive report of East Side residence hall incident

Alexandra Skores, News Editor August 24, 2019

University of Iowa Public Safety on Aug. 24 issued a crime alert after a report of a male subject entering a sleeping resident’s dorm room in an East Side residence hall during the early morning hours...

TaJuan Wilson speaks during the forum for the associate vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion on March 25, 2019. He was later selected to fill the role and on Aug. 15, 2019 the UI announced his resignation from the position.

Associate VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion resigns: ‘It is not the right fit for me at this time’

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief August 15, 2019

Less than two months after TaJuan Wilson assumed the role of associate vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — a division the University of Iowa has renewed its focus on as it strives to...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks in front of the state Board of Regents on Thursday, April 18, 2019.

UI’s fiscal 2020 budget: Tuition up, but tuition revenue down

Kelsey Harrell and Marissa Payne August 2, 2019

The state Board of Regents on Aug. 1 approved the University of Iowa’s $746 million general-fund budget for fiscal 2020 — a $1 million boost from fiscal 2019 thanks in part to a bump in state support....

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld addresses the Board of Regents during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019.

University of Iowa Research Park Corporation no longer needs regent approval to govern

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter August 1, 2019

The state Board of Regents has approved the University of Iowa’s request to make changes to the articles of incorporation and bylaws for the UI Research Park Corp.  The UI corporation Board of Directors...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

High-risk drinking falls at UI, still above national average, data show

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter August 1, 2019

High-risk drinking at the University of Iowa has seen a steady decrease over the last 10 years, although the behavior remains almost twice as high at the UI as the national average. In that period,...

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

UI reaches highest level of external research funding in history

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter August 1, 2019

External funding at the University of Iowa reached an unprecedented $588.8 million in fiscal 2019, amid increased competition among research institutions for increasingly limited funding. Although the...

Fubright scholar Brittany Anderson poses for a portrait on July 19, 2019. Anderson will travel to Sierra Leone to examine how Ebola survivors navigate social, economic, and medical hardships. (Emily Wangen/The Daily Iowan)

UI Fulbright scholar to travel to Sierra Leone to study Ebola aftershocks

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter July 31, 2019

From 2014-2016, when an Ebola outbreak rocked several countries in Africa and made headlines worldwide, Sierra Leone was one of the hardest-hit places. The devastating effects of the disease made enough...

Former President of the University of Iowa Sandy Boyd reads from his memoir at the Iowa City Public Library on July 28, 2019. Boyd memoir is titled A Life on the Middle West’s Never-Ending Frontier. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Sandy Boyd reflects on a lifetime of scholarship, leadership at the UI

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter July 28, 2019

Willard “Sandy” Boyd, one of the University of Iowa’s longest tenured presidents, almost never got the job of president in the first place. Then-state Rep. Chuck Grassley, among others, opposed...

UI Chemistry associate professor, Scott Shaw poses for a portrait in his office in Chemistry Building on July 18, 2019. Shaw created the Rural Scholar Program for select incoming students in 2015. (Tian Liu/The Daily Iowan)

UI faculty support first-year rural students with research program

Tian Liu, News Reporter July 24, 2019

Four years ago, through collecting data from the Office of Admissions and the University of Iowa Honors Program, UI chemistry Associate Professor Scott Shaw found that significantly fewer small-town and...

Load More Stories