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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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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 12, 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 10, 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

Marissa Payne, [email protected] April 30, 2017

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 6, 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...