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

The office of the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership is seen in the IMU on Thursday, August 29, 2019.

UI restructures Center for Student Involvement & Leadership

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief September 5, 2019

The University of Iowa has taken steps to restructure the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, the campus unit that supports organizations and services catered to students, to form three individual...

Students gather to listen to music during the Battle of the Bands at the IMU on Wednesday, September 4, 2019.

The bands behind Scope’s Battle of the Bands

Naomi Hofferber, Arts Reporter September 4, 2019

Last night, five bands took to the IMU River Amphitheater to compete in SCOPE’s annual Battle of the Bands competition. Meet the bands that fought it out with musical style for first and second place...

The Java House is seen on August 30, 2019.

Iowa City staple Java House celebrates 25 years of service

Rin Swann, News Reporter September 3, 2019

Clustered around laptops and open textbooks, University of Iowa students chew on the ends of their highlighters as they spread the contents of their backpacks across tables, a cup of Java House coffee...

Dr. Charles Brenner, the DEO of biochemistry at the University of Iowa, poses for a portrait in his lab at the Bowen Science Building on Friday, August 30, 2019. Brenner is researching a class of drugs targeting cell metabolism that could lead to a new treatment for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a rare and incurable childhood cancer.

UI researcher identifies potential treatment for deadly pediatric cancer

Elisabeth Oster, News Reporter September 3, 2019

After decades devoid of progress, University of Iowa professor and DEO of biochemistry Charles Brenner and a team of international researchers aim to provide a possible treatment for a deadly pediatric...

Laura Calderwood looks through a scrapbook during an interview in her home in Brooklyn, Iowa on Aug. 30, 2019.

Mollie Tibbetts’ family shares the UI student’s legacy one year after her death

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor September 2, 2019

Hanging on the wall in Laura Calderwood’s bedroom is a self-portrait her daughter, Mollie Tibbetts, drew when she was 5. The picture is large, and Mollie’s crayon-drawn face dominates the tan paper....

Meet the first Kid Captain of the Hawkeye football season, Aidan Kasper

Meet the first Kid Captain of the Hawkeye football season, Aidan Kasper

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor August 30, 2019

Besides riding his hover board outside, 14-year-old Cedar Rapids native Aidan Kasper never really got into sports. He prefers crafts such as origami, where he’s learned how to create nearly every animal...

Artist Tilly Woodward holds the book Everyday Joy which explores the process of creating the murals during a meet and greet for the new art instillation Everyday Joy in the Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Aug. 29, 2019. Over 300 children worked on this project that celebrates the memory of Mollie Tibbetts.

‘Everyday Joy’ murals at Children’s Hospital honor Mollie Tibbetts

Charlie Peckman, Senior Reporter August 29, 2019

Room 1862-1 in the Stead Family Children’s Hospital Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics division was quiet with the lull of conversation Thursday evening as robust fluorescent light illuminated five...

A kitten sits in the kennel with its two siblings waiting for adoption at the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Volunteers call summer Kitten Season since there is usually a large influx of young felines brought for adoption to local animal centers.

Iowa City businesses invited to foster kittens for animal center

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter August 29, 2019

It’s what the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center calls “kitten season” — a time period of overcrowding, largely because of an increasing number of kittens housed in its facility, as the...

The Carver College of Medicine is pictured on April 4, 2018.

Former UI medical-school student sentenced to prison for plot to murder professor

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief August 29, 2019

A former University of Iowa medical-school student was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison Wednesday for his plot to pay a hitman to murder one of his professors with a machine gun. U.S....

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

UI works on Fraternity/Sorority Life strategic plan

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief August 29, 2019

The University of Iowa continues to craft its plan for a healthier Fraternity/Sorority Life community, aiming to change the culture surrounding high-risk alcohol consumption that has resulted in student...

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University of Iowa community reacts after first vaping-related death confirmed

Chloe O'Connor, News Reporter August 29, 2019

Some University of Iowa students report that they don’t know the potential dangers of vaping as researchers seek to understand its effects on health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...

The new Dunkin’ Donuts sign can be seen on Clinton St. on Sunday, August 25.

New caffeination destinations open in Iowa City

Rachel Steil, News Reporter August 29, 2019

Over the summer, two new coffee joints have opened near campus at the University of Iowa: branches of Dash Coffee Roasters and Dunkin’. Since then, doughnuts have been fried, cold brews have been proudly...

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