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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Panel discussion shows the future of energy in Iowa City

Panel discussion shows the future of energy in Iowa City

November 2, 2017

An interactive panel about energy shows students how the university and Iowa City are moving away from fossil fuels and toward sustainable energy options. By Grace Lynn Keller [email protected] Iowa...

Photo illustration by Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan

Covering a tragedy: the UI’s 1991 shooting

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief October 31, 2017

Οn any average day in Iowa City, hundreds of students stroll along the T. Anne Cleary Walkway, which connects East Side residence halls with the Pentacrest. Yet many of these students would struggle to...

The Pomerantz Center, which houses the University of Iowa’s Admissions Visitor’s Center, is seen on Monday, 30 Oct., 2017. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Bilingual campus tours now available to public

October 31, 2017

By Tian Liu [email protected] The University of Iowa Office of Admissions is providing campus tours in foreign languages upon request starting this semester. Currently, the Admission Visitors...

Abdalrhman Elgaali and Sheng Hao Lu speak at a UISG meeting in the University Capital Centre on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. The meeting included discussions and a vote concerning the proposed Airport Shuttle Legislation for UI students. (Ashley Morris/The Daily Iowan)

UISG sponsors free airport shuttle over school breaks

October 31, 2017

UISG gives the green light to provide free shuttle service between the IMU and the Eastern Iowa Airport during breaks. By Sarah Watson [email protected] Students will be able to take advantage...

UI expands options for preferred names, pronouns

UI expands options for preferred names, pronouns

October 31, 2017

ICON and other UI platforms now allow students to change their preferred names and pronouns on both a limited and broad scale. By Grace Lynn Keller [email protected] Students may now enter their...

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Kickstarter campaign keeps memory of Sean Wu alive through art

Emily Wangen, [email protected] October 31, 2017

With a Kickstarter campaign surpassing its goal in two days, the Iowa City downtown will have a new mural honoring Sean Wu, a UI student who died in April. Wu, known by those on his dorm floor as Scooter,...

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Repeal of disability rights guidelines could indirectly impact UI students

Paige Schlichte, [email protected] October 31, 2017

On Oct. 21, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Education Department quietly rescinded 72 documents outlining policies regarding the rights of students with disabilities. These guidelines were scrapped...

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UI rehab course for domestic abusers receives research grant

Kayli Reese, [email protected] October 31, 2017

A statewide program born at the University of Iowa to rehabilitate those who have committed domestic abuse has received a grant to aid further research on the program. Achieving Change Through Value-based...

FILE - The UI Police emblem is pictured before a sit-down interview with the Daily Iowan at the UI Police headquarters on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Video: Students, UI police host self-defense 101 to teach students how to respond to violence

October 30, 2017

University of Iowa event planning students created a “Self-Defense 101" event that was held Monday night in the Shambaugh Auditorium in collaboration with the UI Police Department. The class included...

FILE - A Dance Marathon family member carries an FTK sign during the first hour of the Big Event in the IMU on Feb. 6, 2015. This is Dance Marathon's 21st Big Event at UI. (The Daily Iowan/file)

Dance Marathon makes lime the new black as Big Event approaches

Jordan Prochnow, [email protected] October 30, 2017

While Halloween is approaching, and black and orange are rapidly covering the campus, the color green was seen everywhere last week to honor Lime Days. Dance Marathon held a series of daily events to...

Volunteers and participants in the UI Dance Marathon Kiddo Fashion Show walk the runway at the IMU on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

UI Children’s Hospital patients walk the runway in style for Dance Marathon

Grace Lynn Keller, [email protected] October 30, 2017

The kids of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital rocked the runway Sunday afternoon at Dance Marathon’s Runway of Hope Kiddo Fashion Show. The fashion show, which took place at...

FILE - Recycle Mania Intern Elana Becker kicks off Earth Month in the Office of Sustainability on Monday, March 28, 2016. The Office of Sustainability just ended Recycle Mania, and is encouraging students to carry their trash bags over their backs around campus this week as a way to raise awareness of how much trash a single person can produce. (The Daily Iowan/file)

Eighth-grade teachers in Iowa are changing the way science is taught

Julia DiGiacomo, [email protected] October 30, 2017

Memorization no longer equals learning, and Iowa’s teachers must adapt their methods. Nearly 30 eighth-grade science teachers devoted time on Oct. 28 to collaborate and learn the best practices to...