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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

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 24, 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 23, 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 23, 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 Metzinger's "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 23, 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...

Participants fend off the rain during the 2019 Iowa Miles for Myeloma Run/Walk at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area on Sunday, September 22, 2019.

Iowa Miles for Myeloma creates a community of survivors in Iowa City

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter September 22, 2019

The dreary weather at Terry Trueblood Recreation Center did not keep participants away from the seventh annual Iowa Miles for Myeloma Run/Walk on Sunday. With kids and pets in tow, they completed the two-mile...

Writers discuss their creative processes when writing and directing during a panel discussion for the International Writing Program on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Riverside Theatre. Writers will be debuting their films with public screenings every Sunday night at FilmSeries. (Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan)

International films screening at FilmScene through partnership with International Writing Program

Lauren White, News Reporter September 22, 2019

FilmScene and the University of Iowa International Writing Program are partnering for the first time to feature a variety of international screenwriters, directors, and novelists in a free weekly film...

Board members listen during the Board of Regents meeting on September 12, 2018 in the IMU Main Lounge. Regents members discussed remodeling various buildings and sights across various Iowa campuses.

Regents approve UI request for Bachelors in Screenwriting degree

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter September 22, 2019

After three years of discussion and support from faculty, alums, and students, the University of Iowa will offer a much-anticipated bachelor’s in screenwriting arts after approval by the state Board...

Business analytics program battles disparity between men and women in the field

Business analytics program battles disparity between men and women in the field

Sarah Altemeier, News Reporter September 22, 2019

In an effort to make its business-analytics undergraduate program more equitable, the University of Iowa’s department on Sept. 21 hosted a conference featuring an all-female panel for the first time. The...