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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

Outdoor picnic tables sit empty and snow-covered in front of the IMU on Wednesday January 30, 2019.

UISG votes to end 24 hour IMU access, passes new internal operational budget

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter April 30, 2019

University of Iowa students will no longer have 24-hour access to the IMU at the beginning of the fall semester following a budget cut because of underuse of the space in the late-night hours. UI Student...

UI sports medicine takes on Hawkeyes, Olympic-level athletes

UI sports medicine takes on Hawkeyes, Olympic-level athletes

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter April 30, 2019

The University of Iowa Sports Medicine team has taken care of the Hawkeyes and all of their injuries for quite some time now. In addition, three UI physicians have branched out to take care of Olympic-level...

UI alum heads to D.C. with presidential fellowship

UI alum heads to D.C. with presidential fellowship

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter April 30, 2019

From the Old Capitol to the White House, University of Iowa alum Nelson A. Colón Vargas will take part in the Presidential Innovation Fellowship, which is designed to bring the innovation economy into...

University of Iowa Arborist Andrew Dahl motions to a crop of garlic mustard weeds in the wooded area outside the Boyd Law Library on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

Volunteers fight invasive garlic mustard

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter April 29, 2019

Across campus areas and parks in Iowa City, community members are making a difference by pulling weeds. Garlic mustard, an invasive species originally from Eurasia,  grows in several areas on the...

University of Iowa graduate student Aiden Bettine poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019. Aiden Bettine is the first Humanities for Public Good Graduate Fellow. (Tate Hildyard/ The Daily Iowan).

Obermann Center grant explores Humanities for Public Good program

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter April 29, 2019

Students pursuing a doctorate in the humanities typically default to a traditional academic track position as soon as they hit the job market. However, the University of Iowa Obermann Center is dedicated...

Graduate student Aiden Bettine with a Trans Oral History kit at the UI Main Library on April 29, 2019. The kits are distributed to various locations in Iowa so that transgendered/nonbinary individuals can record their stories.

Transgender Oral History Project celebrates and preserves trans history in Iowa

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter April 29, 2019

An oral-history project can help preserve history of communities and serves as an important archive for those hoping to do research. A University of Iowa researcher hopes to create that kind of archive...

University of Iowa's newly appointed Honors Associate Director on April 25, 2019.

New Honors assistant director embraces Iowa City

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter April 29, 2019

Illustrations of literary figures adorn her door, rugs, photos, and plants color her office. After just three weeks, new Honors at Iowa Assistant Director Emily Hill has made her home at the UI and in...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks at the diversity, equity, and inclusion event at the Old Capitol Museum on Monday, April 29, 2019.

UI administrators promote acceptance of diversity, equity, and inclusion at campus event

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter April 29, 2019

University of Iowa administrators on Monday celebrated the steps the institution has taken to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus. At a reception held by the Staff Council, UI President...

The University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital on Saturday, November 5, 2016. The hospital hosted a weekend open house for the new $364 building. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

UI, Modern Piping continue dispute over Children’s Hospital records

Brooklyn Draisey & Marissa Payne April 29, 2019

The University of Iowa is remaining firm on its stance of not paying the full court-ordered settlement it owes Modern Piping until it receives final construction records for the Stead Family Children’s...

Regent President Mike Richards listens during the state Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, November 15, 2018.

Iowa regents consider 4 percent tuition hike for UI, ISU resident undergraduates

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor April 29, 2019

Resident undergraduates attending the University of Iowa and Iowa State University in the fall semester may see their tuition increase 3.9 percent above the current academic year’s rates, according to...

The Old Capitol is seen on Nov. 25, 2018.

Our Collective Brains supports minority, first-gen UI students studying psychology

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter April 29, 2019

When Deja Knight entered college as an undergraduate, she was a minority and first-generation student who didn’t know how to form a study group or go to office hours. Now a University of Iowa graduate...

Iowa professor finds new way to teach diseases

Iowa professor finds new way to teach diseases

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter April 28, 2019

For most students, University of Iowa classes may include just a textbook, a professor, and some homework or readings. For UI Associate Professor Matt Nonnenmann, learning extends outside the traditional...