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The Daily Iowan

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

The Daily Iowan

Participants dance during Dance Marathon at the Iowa Memorial Union at in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. Last years event was held virtually with limited in-person participants.

2022 Dance Marathon works to increase accessibility through organizational changes

Archie Wagner, News Reporter November 14, 2022

Sitting opposite the rush of students at Catlett Market Place at 1 p.m. on Oct. 31, representatives of the University of Iowa 2022 Dance Marathon organization held a booth to promote its first-ever...

The RVAP Building is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. The RVAP Building hosts the new support group Healing Through Art.

Iowa City Rape Victim Advocacy Program support group heals through art

Archie Wagner, News Reporter November 13, 2022

The University of Iowa Rape Victim Advocacy Program launched a new support group earlier this month to help people grow and heal through art. Titled “Healing Through Art,” the support group...

Chair of UI Carver College of Medicine’s department of radiation oncology steps down

Chair of UI Carver College of Medicine’s department of radiation oncology steps down

Sofia Mamakos, News Reporter November 13, 2022

John Buatti, chair and departmental executive officer of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine’s department of radiation oncology, announced that he will step down from his long-standing...

Two teams face off during a Special Olympics qualified flag football event at the Hawkeye Recreation Facility fields on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017.

Regents approve $5.8 million renovations to UI west campus recreation fields

Grace Katzer, News Reporter November 10, 2022

The state Board of Regents approved a $5.8 million request on Thursday for renovations to the University of Iowa’s west recreation fields.  The request was initially presented to the regents...

Mayflower Residence Hall is shown in Iowa City on Sunday, May 1, 2022.

UI student error with gas stoves in Mayflower cause fire evacuations

Colin Votzmeyer, News Reporter November 9, 2022

Residents at the University of Iowa Mayflower Residence Hall have shuffled out of their dorm for multiple fire alarms evacuations this semester — sometimes early in the morning­ — to cross North...

Mayflower Residence Hall is seen Friday, Sept. 15, 2017.

Window that UI student fell through operates normally, university inspection finds

Kate Perez, News Editor November 8, 2022

An inspection by the University of Iowa found that the Mayflower Residence Hall window a university student fell through last week is properly working.  The student, who is a resident of Mayflower...

Bestselling author James Patterson signs copies of his newly released memoir, \James Patterson by James Patterson\ inside W.K. Kellogg Auditorium in Battle Creek, Mich. on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

James Patterson gifts fellowships to UI Writers’ Workshop

Sydney Libert, News Reporter November 8, 2022

  A recent donation from bestselling author James Patterson will grant 14 fellowships to students in the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop and support fellowships for the next five years. The...

A new ParkMobile meter stand by the road, on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, nearby the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center.

UI, Iowa City’s parking system changed. Here’s what you need to know

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter November 8, 2022

Iowa City community members now have a new way to pay for parking after the University of Iowa and the City of Iowa City switched to a new app last month. Both the city and the university changed...

Burge Residence hall in Iowa City Iowa on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.

UI proposes $4.7 million Burge Residence Hall renovations

Grace Katzer, News Reporter November 8, 2022

The University of Iowa plans to renovate student rooms, corridors, and stairwells in Burge Residence Hall, pending approval from the state Board of Regents, according to the capital improvement business...

Contributed by Guillermo Romano Ibarra.

UI medical student seriously injured in bike accident advocates for change

Isabelle Foland, News Reporter November 8, 2022

After experiencing a life-changing biking accident in 2019, University of Iowa medical student Guillermo Romano Ibarra is advocating for safer biking conditions on Iowa highways and for insurance companies...

The outside of Burge Dining Hall is seen on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022.

UI work grant incentivizes dining hall employment

Archie Wagner, News Reporter November 7, 2022

University of Iowa Housing and Dining launched a pilot program to award new dining hall associates a $1,000 grant to increase the number of student workers on campus. The UI sent out emails for...

Contributed photo from Jason Radley.

UI researchers find link between a brain circuit and reaction to stress

Sofia Mamakos, News Reporter November 6, 2022

Researchers at the University of Iowa recently discovered a new function for a pathway in the brain that decides whether people respond to a threat passively or actively. In a series of experiments...

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