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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Measure aims to exempt private businesses from textbook sales tax

Charles Peckman, News Reporter February 12, 2019

Private booksellers and lawmakers are pushing legislation that would eliminate sales tax from all required instructional materials at Iowa’s postsecondary institutions. At the University of Iowa, administrators...

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Fifty years after Tinker v. Des Moines case, Tinkers set to visit UI

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor February 11, 2019

The University of Iowa Lecture Committee will bring Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker to speak in the Old Capitol Senate Chambers on Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. — 50 years since the Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme...

Photo illustration done by Michael Guhin

Clicker software changes again, coming this summer

Josie Fischels, News Reporter February 11, 2019

Lecture halls will see a significant change in how professors engage with their students and measure attendance in the upcoming semester. Starting in the summer, the University of Iowa will fully transition...

UI law student Jason Smathers poses for a portrait on Monday, February 4, 2019. Smathers was a participant is Professor Shelly Kurtz's seminar that showed how legal issues intersect with the delivery of health care.

UI law students learn the ropes of medicine at winter seminar

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter February 10, 2019

Students explored the intersections of law and medicine in the annual University of Iowa College of Law winter seminar, which joins the study of law with the medical efforts of the UI Hospitals & Clinics....

UI orchestra director, Dr. William LaRue Jones, poses for a portrait in his office at Voxman Music Building in Iowa City on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Dr. Jones is retiring after teaching at the University for over two decades.

UI’s orchestra and opera director will retire at semester’s end

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter February 10, 2019

Every day, there are rehearsals. The symphony practices on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The opera meets Tuesday evenings and through the end of the week. The chamber orchestra meets Tuesdays and Thursdays,...

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

UI exploring public-private partnership for utility system

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor February 8, 2019

The University of Iowa is considering a public-private partnership with its utility system per Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ request that the state’s three public universities explore such partnerships —...

Debby Bell, 59, of West Liberty, stands for a portrait outside the Burge Hall Marketplace on Friday, February 1, 2019. Bell works for UI Housing and Dining in order to cover the cost of her husband's medical bills.

Working for a living — and health insurance

Nichole Shaw, Opinions Columnist February 8, 2019

This story was co-published with IowaWatch. A 58-year-old Iowa City man has Stage 4 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an intense respiratory failure that requires him to rely on an oxygen machine...

The LGBTQ Resource Center is seen on Januahry 16, 2019. The center is the future home of the newest branch of the UI Food Pantry.

LGBTQ Resource Center changes name to Pride Alliance Center to promote inclusion

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter February 8, 2019

The UI LGBTQ Resource Center has renamed itself the Pride Alliance Center in order to be more inclusive of diverse sexual and gender identities, as well as to clarify the purpose of the center. Alex...

Montse Fuentes speaks during the provost forum on Thursday, February 7, 2019.

Montserrat Fuentes, final UI provost candidate, discusses retention, opportunity

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter February 7, 2019

Students, staff, and faculty gathered on the afternoon of Feb. 7 in the IMU to hear from Montserrat Fuentes, the final University of Iowa executive vice president and provost candidate. Fuentes, the...

Icicles form on the Old Capitol on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019.

Two UI vice president for Research finalists to visit campus

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter February 7, 2019

Two finalists have been selected for the position of University of Iowa vice president for Research. The candidates will be revealed the day before holding public forums on campus in the next two weeks,...

The Exterior to UI QuickCare is pictured in the Old Capitol Center on Tuesday, February 5, 2019.

After students express QuickCare concerns, UIHC responds

Kate Pixley, News Reporter February 7, 2019

Dozens of University of Iowa students took to Twitter to voice concerns about their experiences at UI QuickCare following a post that went viral in the campus community. In a thread started by UI sophomore...

UI sports and rec management student, Jennifer Fisher, poses for a portrait in downtown Iowa City on Monday, February 4, 2019. Fisher was chosen from 100 other applicants across 60 different campuses to run Instagram's official College Football Playoffs account.

Instagram’s story during 2019 College Football Championships run by UI student

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter February 7, 2019

Jennifer Fisher stood in front of the rope put in place to keep media personnel at a distance as the Alabama football team swarmed the field, thanks to making friends with a security guard. Beneath her...