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Kid Captain for Northwestern game fights stroke, brain cancer

Grace Pateras, [email protected] October 19, 2017

Earlier this week, Nicole Wheatley was on the phone talking about her daughter Hayden’s recent fight against cancer. While talking, she was interrupted by her two girls fighting in the background. “It’s...

Publisher eremites William "Bill" Casey and Amy Kanellis listen to Roy Justis speak during a screening for a Dottie Ray documentary in the Adler Journalism Building on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Ray was the Editor-in-chief for the Daily Iowan in 1942 and hosted her own radio show on KXIC 800 AM for over 50 years. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Dottie Ray honored with discussion, nonprofit work

October 18, 2017

Dottie Ray was honored this week with a panel discussion about her life and nonprofit work geared towards helping the community she loved.  By Brooklyn Draisey [email protected]  Dottie...

LNACC multicultural programs coordinator Jesus Payan views the art during the "What Were You Wearing?" art installation at the Latino Native American Cultural Center on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. The installation has traveled to many college campuses, including the University of Kansas and the University of Arkansas, before visiting the University of Iowa. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

RVAP hosts “What were you wearing?” art installment

October 18, 2017

The Rape Victim Advocacy Program held an event depicting tangible narratives of sexual-assault victims. By Rhiana Chickering [email protected] Articles of clothing portraying the narratives...

From left: UI senior Ellen Kuehnle and Women's Resource and Action Center employees Cody Howell and Laurie Haag hold candles during the UI Sister Vigil for Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault on the Pentacrest on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. The event included letter writing to Iowa senators and the signing of thank you state of Iowa flags to senators fighting the withdrawal of Title IX protections for survivors of sexual assault. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Sister vigil for assault victims held at UI

October 17, 2017

By Grace Lynn Keller [email protected] Candlelight illuminated the Pentacrest on Tuesday evening, shining through a vigil for victims of sexual violence. The vigil, one of many happening at universities...

The Hawkeye Marching Band performs during halftime at the season opener against Wyoming on Saturday, Sep. 2, 2017. The Hawkeyes went on to defeat the Cowboys, 24-3. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Marching Band forms hand to ‘wave’ to UI Children’s Hospital

October 17, 2017

The Hawkeye Marching Band joined in the wave to the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital at the Oct. 7 Homecoming Game by forming a giant hand on the field. By Sarah Watson [email protected] “Horns...

A Herky statue with a "PHIL Was Here" sash stands on the Pentacrest on Monday, April 24. Beginning in 2012, the UI launched PHIL Was Here to celebrate philanthropy at the university. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

UI’s fifth-annual We Are Phil Week raising money for nine campaigns

Grace Lynn Keller, [email protected] October 17, 2017

Monday marked the beginning of University of Iowa’s Phil Week, a fundraising event for nine campaigns on campus. The nine projects for this year’s Phil Week include empowering UI WiSE Femineers,...

Van Allen Hall on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo)

NASA awards UI researchers $1.25 million for mission proposal

October 16, 2017

A University of Iowa research team led by Professor Craig Kletzing has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from NASA. The team, with four others, will use the grant to conceptualize plans to explore...

The Iowa Memorial Union glows in the evening Monday, Oct. 9th 2017. (Paxton Corey/The Daily Iowan)

UISG hopes to supply students with outdoor recreational equipment

Sarah Watson, [email protected] October 10, 2017

The University of Iowa Student Government plans to supply recreational equipment for students to check out for free from the IMU. A Facebook survey posted Oct. 3 invited students to check which of 12...

The Old Capitol is shown on Monday, July 25, 2016.

Lecture retells story of creating Iowa’s Constitution in Old Capitol

Paige Schlichte, [email protected] October 5, 2017

The Old Capitol has served as a hallmark of the University of Iowa’s campus since the university was founded in 1847, yet every day, thousands of Hawkeyes walk past the building without knowing its...

Homecoming letters are seen on the Pentacrest on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. (Ashley Morris/The Daily Iowan)

Dear World project encourages Hawkeyes to share stories deeper than skin

Paige Schlichte, [email protected] October 3, 2017

Today, University of Iowa students will be given the chance to highlight diversity and build community by sharing their individual stories in a social experiment known as Dear World, which heads to the...

UI senior Analisa Iole leans for a portrait on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. Iole is the Hawkeye Marching Band's first female drum major. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeye Marching Band introduced its first ever female drum major

October 2, 2017

Analisa Iole was introduced to Kinnick as the first female drum major in modern history of the Hawkeye Marching Band. By Sarah Watson [email protected] Dating back to the late 1880s, all of the...

Director of University of Iowa Counseling Services Barry Schreier poses for a photo in a counseling room in the new East Side counseling facility in the Old Capitol Mall on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. The University Counseling Service celebrated the opening of the new location Thursday. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

UI celebrates progress on mental health, opening of East Side counseling location

Marissa Payne, [email protected] September 29, 2017

Accessing resources for mental-health treatment on the University of Iowa campus has now become easier for students — the UI has extended its University Counseling Service offerings across campus to...