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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Kristi Foster, Dr. Bill Terry, Lindsey Clifford, and Justin Kahler pose for a portrait inside the Stead Family Children's Hospital on Monday, April 16, 2018. In 2015, UIHC began development of a comprehensive and collaborative AYA Cancer Program bridging the services of the Stead Family Children’s Hospital and the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

A concert at Carver recognizes new UIHC cancer program

Grace Pateras, [email protected] April 25, 2018

On Friday, the country band Old Dominion will headline at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and select special guests will join the stage. The guests are cancer patients, all enrolled in the University of Iowa...

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ICDocs returns for its 15th year, celebrating student filmmakers

Troy Aldrich, [email protected] April 25, 2018
ICDocs returns for its 15th year, celebrating student filmmakers
University of Iowa staffer creates eyes for the blind

University of Iowa staffer creates eyes for the blind

Aadit Tambe, [email protected] April 25, 2018
One of only five ocularists in the state, Lindsay Pronk operates the Ocular Prosthetics Service, creating prosthetic eyes.
Joan Kjaer (left) interviews professors Greg Carmichael (center) and Gabriele Villarini (right) at MERGE in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

WorldCanvass hosts discussion on environmental policies and the future

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] April 25, 2018
WorldCanvass hosted experts in climate science and the environment to discuss policies in the U.S. and around the world to help the environment.
UI sophomore Lauren Veigulis buys books at the Hawk Shop on Jan. 16, 2017. The Hawk Shop, locate din the IMU, is one of the many places on campus to buy and rent textbooks. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Panel mulls expanding textbook sales-tax exemption

Emily Wangen, [email protected] April 25, 2018
A recently proposed bill aims to save students money on course materials.
T-shirts hang outside during the RVAP Clothesline Project at the Pentacrest on April 25, 2018. The project emphasized the impact that sexual assault, domestic violence, and homophobic violence has on victims. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Clothesline Project creates a visual reminder of violence statistics

April 25, 2018
RVAP’s annual Clothesline Project reminds the community about sexual and domestic assault through the use of T-shirts.

Student sustainability showcase to feature diverse exhibits

Andy Mitchell, [email protected] April 25, 2018
A series of research posters, readings, and other media will highlight research on sustainability.
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UISG, GPSG kick off first meetings with new administration

Sarah Watson, [email protected] April 25, 2018
At Tuesday’s student-government meetings, a GPSG president was selected, and UISG set its sights on a new vision for next year.
Back in the saddle again

Back in the saddle again

Andy Mitchell, [email protected] April 25, 2018
UI engineering students come together to design a tool to help Iowa woman with a prosthetic leg ride her horse again.
Outgoing Faculty Senate President Peter Snyder and current Vice President and incoming President Russel Ganim sit in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

UI Faculty Senate elects new leadership

Emily Wangen, [email protected] April 25, 2018
The UI Faculty Senate wrapped up another academic year with the selection of new officers.
‘The Sopranos’ producers plan to teach screenwriting course at the UI

‘The Sopranos’ producers plan to teach screenwriting course at the UI

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] April 25, 2018
Since graduating from the UI, Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess have gone to write for the hit series ‘The Sopranos.’
Students march through the Ped Mall during the Take Back the Night Rally on the Pentacrest on Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2018. Various sexual assault support organizations, including WRAC and Monsoon, came together to protest the prevalence of sexual assault in colleges. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Take Back the Night raises up voices of survivors

Julia DiGiacomo, [email protected] April 25, 2018
Survivors and advocates against sexual violence marched through downtown and shared their stories on the Pentacrest on Tuesday evening during the annual Take Back The Night march.