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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

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Adam Robinson, Executive Director of the Rape Victim Advocacy Program, poses for a portrait outside his office on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. UISG has pledged to match dollar for dollar every donation made to RVAP until September 3. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UISG supports RVAP by matching donations

Paige Schlichte, [email protected] August 30, 2017

The University of Iowa Student Government announced earlier this week in a press release that it will match donations up to $1,500 to the Rape Victim Advocacy Program. This comes after the organization...

A couple walks out of the Englert Theatre on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016.

UI honors course presents the Green Room event series

Paige Schlichte, [email protected] August 29, 2017

A University of Iowa Honors course aims to open up the classroom to the Iowa City community through a series of events known as the Green Room, named after the course. The Green Room will host guest...

Green outlets are shown in Catlett Residence Hall on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. With the opening of the new residence hall, there have been new efforts made in being green. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Catlett strives for energy efficiency

Sarah Watson, [email protected] August 25, 2017

Catlett Residence Hall, which was completed and unveiled this summer, boasts amenities all students wish for — a dining hall, spacious rooms, and a view of the Iowa River. But what some may not realize...

Infographic on the total solar eclipse. Los Angeles Times 2017

Iowa City prepares for solar eclipse

Sarah Watson, [email protected] August 21, 2017

Crayons and pencils flew everywhere Sunday as kids at the Iowa City Public Library perfected their solar-eclipse crafts and parents stowed away free eclipse viewing glasses for the event the next day. A...

Barry Schreier, the director of the University Counseling Service, sits on his bike outside Westlawn on Tuesday. Schreier will begin a bike journey to West Lafayette, Indiana, beginning Saturday to raise money for two LGBTQ centers. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Schreier to ride bike across Midwest to aid LGBTQ centers

Marissa Payne, [email protected] July 13, 2017

Barry Schreier will soon bike more than 300 miles across the Midwest to provide LGBTQ students with the resources he lacked when he was a gay college student in the 1980s. Schreier, the director of the...

Barry Schreier, Director of University Counseling Service, sits inside his office at Westlawn on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Shreier obtained the directorial position two years ago following a move from Princeton, NJ. UCS will be moving to the Old Capitol Mall later this month, allowing for ease of access for students who live on the East side of campus. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UI Counseling heads east

Marissa Payne, [email protected] July 11, 2017

The University of Iowa University Counseling Service is expanding its footprint to create a new location on the East Side of campus in an effort to boost accessibility for students. The service will add...

FILE - In this file photo, the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital on Saturday, November 5, 2016. (Olivia Sun/The Daily Iowan)

Children’s Hospital ranked

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 28, 2017

The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital opened in February, and already, U.S. News & World Report ranks it in six specialties in its online 2017-18 Best Children’s Hospitals list. This...

Students, not silence, still welcome here

Students, not silence, still welcome here

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 20, 2017

After a particularly contentious election cycle in 2016, the University of Iowa community is turning to visual aides to push for a truly inclusive campus. UI officials say they strive to foster an atmosphere...

UISG President Jacob Simpson and Vice President Lilián Sanchez pose for a portrait in the UISG offices in the IMU on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

UISG leaders work to ‘bridge the gaps’

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 15, 2017

Student leaders will spend the summer building bridges — metaphorical ones, of course — with the goal of helping students cross over them. The University of Iowa Student Government leadership...

Jonny Cole rides his bike during Senior Design Day for the College of Engineering in the IMU on April 28. UI Visiting Assistant Professor Douglas Cole and 8-year-old Jonny worked with UI engineering seniors Kylie Hershberger, Mitchell Miller, Alicia Truka, and Nathaniel Witt on designing and 3D printing an adaptive device for Jonny's bike. (The Daily Iowan/ Lily Smith)

A boy, a bicycle, a future

Next time you see a trail of flame on the sidewalks around campus, it just might be Jonny Cole riding by on his bicycle. Born without most of his right arm, the 8-year-old struggled to successfully ride...

Contributed photo via  Imgrum (via instagram @curl_pride)

Searching for haircare on campus

Marissa Payne, [email protected] April 7, 2017

Black hair matters. Brooke Kimbrough, a member of UI Student Government, is using this idea as motivation in her efforts to see ethnic haircare products lining the shelves of campus stores. There is...