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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

The Domestic Violence Intervention Program office is seen on Sunday, September 8, 2019.

Domestic Violence Intervention Program has brought safety and support to the community for 40 years

Rachel Steil, News Reporter September 8, 2019

The Domestic Violence Intervention Program will commemorate 40 years of providing access to free and confidential service for victims of domestic violence on Sept. 20. The program provides the eastern...

A new class room is seen following the University of Iowa College of Nursing Renovation Dedication Ceremony on Thursday, September 5, 2019. The College of Nursing has been undergoing renovation for 18 months. New to the building are centralized student commons, study areas, and meeting spaces. (Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan)

College of Nursing modernizes learning spaces

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter September 5, 2019

The University of Iowa on Thursday celebrated the completion of a renovation project to make more collaborative learning spaces for aspiring nurses. After nearly two years, the UI finished renovating...

Calvin Hall is seen on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

UI awards Forevermore Scholarship to first-year students for the first time

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter September 5, 2019

The University of Iowa has created a new scholarship aimed at fulfilling students’ unmet financial need in an effort to remove barriers to accessing higher education as tuition rises.  The UI Center...

Photo Illustration by Shivansh Ahuja

New research on Reddit creates methods to cut off hateful rhetoric at source

Chloe O'Connor, News Reporter September 5, 2019

Several University of Iowa researchers are trying to combat hate speech as it continues to permeate online platform Reddit, which has been accused in recent years of promoting rhetoric deemed harmful to...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as seen on Sept 17, 2018.

UIHC honors women’s achievements with month of celebration

Maddie McCarron, News Reporter September 5, 2019

University of Iowa Health Care has joined a national celebration to recognize the accomplishments of women in medicine. The American Medical Association celebrates women in the field for the month of...

Officer Mohling (from left) K9 Brad, K9 Hogan and Officer Monter pose for a portrait on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.

UI police adds two police dogs to the force

Rachel Steil, News Reporter September 4, 2019

Prepared to serve and protect the University of Iowa campus, two new dogs have joined the University of Iowa police force.  The two K9 units were added to the staff over the summer, with officers Jerrad...

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 4, 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 29, 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...