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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 old capitol in Iowa City is seen on March 31, 2023.

Name released in UI fraternity hazing investigation

Jack Moore, Managing News Editor November 18, 2024

A name has been released in the investigation into the University of Iowa fraternity chapter Alpha Delta Phi for potential hazing. Joseph Gaya, 21, was arrested on Nov. 15 after police discovered several...

University of Iowa students study at the Pappajohn Business Building in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. A recent report from Yale University showed that nearly 80 percent of undergraduate grades are A’s or A-minuses. This has caused discussion regarding grade inflation across universities nationwide.

UI navigates rising grade inflation

Jacob Calvin, News Reporter November 17, 2024

Groceries, gas, and, surprisingly, grades have all been victims of inflation over the past several decades. As teaching methods and policies have adjusted nationwide, an A has lost its value as it...

The Old Capitol Building is seen in Iowa City on  Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

UI fraternity under investigation for alleged hazing

Jack Moore, Managing News Editor November 15, 2024

The University of Iowa’s Alpha Delta Phi chapter has been ordered to suspend all operations pending an investigation into hazing after police discovered several dozen pledges blindfolded in the basement...

Different speakers addressed the crowd during the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Veterans Plaza by the Iowa Memorial Union on Nov. 11 in Iowa City, Iowa. The event was put on by the Veterans Association at IOWA (VAI) to celebrate Veterans Day.

New UI Veteran and Military Council bolsters community for service members

Zoe Smith, News Reporter November 14, 2024

Veterans and military service members take up much of the University of Iowa’s campus, whether it’s through teaching and leading classes, participating in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps,...

Portrait of David Schwebel.

UI alum David Schwebel named as VP of research

Zoe Smith, News Reporter November 14, 2024

The University of Iowa announced the new Vice President of research on Thursday. After open forums and interviews were held throughout the fall, University of Iowa alum David Schwebel was named to...

Author Carrie Shuettpelz reads during a panel on her newest book The ‘Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America’ in the University of Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. During the panel, Shuettpelz read from her latest book, then answered questions on the text as well as her personal story.

University of Iowa professor explores Native American identity in new book

Emma Jane, News Reporter November 13, 2024

Growing up in Iowa as an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, University of Iowa professor Carrie Schuettpelz has spent her life navigating what it truly means to be Native American. “It's...

Tess Judge-Ellis, clinical associate professor and nurse practitioner, poses for a portrait in front of the College of Nursing Building on Nov. 8, 2024. Judge-Ellis is a former army nurse, and now focuses her work in mental health and holistic approaches to healthcare.

Former Army nurse focuses on psychiatry and primary care

Brianna Brands, News Reporter November 12, 2024

 Former Army nurse turned University of Iowa family and psychiatric nurse practitioner Teresa Judge-Ellis has dedicated a great deal of her time and talents to addressing mental health and the primary...

Kristian Marchand, a freshman at the University of Iowa, travels to their dorm on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Marchand recently started a petition to make Macbride hall more accessible for those with physical disabilities.

Accessibility concerns prompt campus-wide petition

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Managing Print Editor November 12, 2024

Iowa’s Old Capitol, with its gilded dome, sticks out among the buildings on the University of Iowa Pentacrest. However, they all hold history — especially Macbride Hall. Home to the Natural...

Michael Knowles, a conservative political commentator, speaks with attendees at a sponsored event in the Iowa Memorial Union’s International Ballroom on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. Knowles spoke to the audience about several topics, including media bias, religion, and transgender identities.

Conservative speaker Michael Knowles draws large audience and protesters

Emma Jane, News Reporter November 11, 2024

The Daily Wire host and conservative author Michael Knowles addressed a packed audience at the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday evening, delivering a lecture titled “We Are So Back: How the Libs Lost...

A Board of Regents member listens to a presentation during a board meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Building in Ames on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. A proposal was recently approved to restore the historical Art Building on campus for $37 million.

University of Iowa’s Art Building set for $37 million restoration

Madison Schuler, News Reporter November 10, 2024

Tall piles of sandbags lined roads and sidewalks in an attempt to block the raging flow of the historic flood that swept through Iowa City in 2008. Sandbags couldn’t prevent the Iowa River from rising...

Attendees break into discussion groups during the Pecha Kucha workshop at the University Capital Centre in Iowa City on Thursday, Nov. 7th, 2024. The Obermann Working Group hosted the University of Iowa’s first Mental Health and Well-Being Pecha Kucha. The workshop highlighted on-campus mental health and well-being innovators and was free to the public.

UI departments share mental health programming with faculty and students

Grace Olson, News Editor November 7, 2024

Over the past few years, mental health in schools and the workplace has been a large topic of discussion. Thursday, the University of Iowa Oberman Center and Scanlan Center for School Mental Health...

The College of Pharmacy is seen in Iowa City on Tuesday Oct. 29 2024. Jill Kolesar was awarded a cancer research grant from the White House.

College of Pharmacy dean receives national funding for ovarian cancer research

Miranda Davis, News Reporter November 6, 2024

The University of Iowa has been selected among 22 other research teams to participate in the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health’s Sprint for Women’s Health, a program headed by President...