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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

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Pedestrians walk across the Iowa Ave pedestrian bridge in Iowa City on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Due to cracks and deterioration, the pedestrian bridge will be closed for repairs in the summer of 2025.

Pedestrian bridge to medical campus receiving repairs in summer 2025

Isabelle Foland, News Reporter October 13, 2024

The pedestrian bridge that leads to the University of Iowa medical campus will receive a facelift next summer. According to Iowa City City Council meeting documents, a 2019 inspection found deterioration...

The Burlington Street bridge is seen on Sept. 26. The renovation is expected to cost $30 million.

Burlington Street Bridge to cost $30 million

Madelyn Ambroz, News Reporter October 8, 2024

The Burlington Street Bridge has sparked discussion for a much-needed replacement that could cost the city and Iowa Department of Transportation up to $30 million. Built in 1915, the concrete bridge...

Protesters hold up signs displaying past protests in Iowa City for International Day of Action for Palestine by Iowans for Palestine at the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Oct. 5. During the protest, speakers led chants, and told personal stories.

Year-long war has affected UI

Jack Moore, Managing News Editor October 8, 2024

Oct. 7 marked a year since Hamas militants invaded Israel, leaving almost 1,200 dead and taking 250 people hostage in an unprecedented attack. Now, a year later, the ripple effects of the ensuing war,...

(Left) Elinor Levin, Iowa House of Representative candidate for District 89, speaks at an event in the Iowa Memorial Union Leadership Room on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2022. (Middle) Adam Zabner, democratic candidate running for Iowa House District 90, speaks during the University of Iowa Faculty Staff Legislative Forum at the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday, April 18, 2022. (Right) House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst speaks during the opening of the 2022 Legislative Session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. University Democrats at Iowa hosted the three local representatives at the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Local representatives speak to University Democrats at Iowa

Brianna Brands, News Reporter October 7, 2024

Iowa House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrst as well as local representatives Adam Zabner and Elinor Levin spoke to a crowd of students at the Iowa Memorial Union Monday night. The event was hosted...

Ian Haworth speaks during the Young Americans for Freedom sponsored event in the Iowa Memorial Union’s North Room on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Haworth is a conservative writer and podcast host.

Campus conservative group hosts pro-Israel speaker one year after Hamas attack

Liam Halawith and Roxy Ekberg October 7, 2024

A small crowd of supporters gathered in the Iowa Memorial Union’s North Room on Monday to hear from Ian Haworth, a Jewish and conservative media personality, exactly one year since the Oct. 7 attack...

Board of regents president Sherry Bates listens to a finance presentation during a board meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Building in Ames on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. The University of Iowa’s new School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability plans to bring together students, faculty, and researchers interested in sustainability, sciences and the environment.

A look at the UI’s plan for a new School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability

Kate Perez, News Reporter October 7, 2024

For the last four years, the University of Iowa has declared its intention to integrate sustainability into its teaching, research, and public engagement missions. It’s following through on that promise...

Dr. Beth Livingston poses for a portrait in her office on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. Livingston’s online program ‘Abuse is not Love’ provides education on domestic abuse.

Tippie researcher assists global domestic abuse prevention program

Evan Watson, News Reporter October 7, 2024

Four years ago, a professor and researcher at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business began working with a nonprofit program spawned from Yves Saint Laurent, a French fashion and beauty...

The outside of the University of Iowa Police Station is seen in Iowa City on Monday, April 11, 2022. According to the UI's 2024 Clery Report, there was a significant increase in reports of sexual assault from 2023.

New report shows spike in sexual assault reports on UI campus in 2023

Emma Jane, News Reporter October 7, 2024

According to the University of Iowa’s 2024 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy, Crime Statistics and Fire Safety Annual Report, reports of rape on campus more than doubled in 2023 compared...

The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. Recently, the University of Iowa dropped its overall ranking among U.S. universities according to the annual U.S. News and World Report college rankings.

UI faces internet and system outage Sunday

Emma Jane, News Reporter October 6, 2024

This is a developing story, check back for updates.  A widespread IT outage Sunday has taken down internet access, uiowa.edu, and multiple campus IT systems, particularly impacting off-campus users....

Pro-Palestine protesters interact with pro-Israel protesters during an International day of action protest by Iowans for Palestine at the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. During the protest, speakers led chants, told personal stories, and held up signs.

One hundred pro-Palestine protesters gather nearly one year after Oct. 7 attack

Jack Moore, Managing News Editor October 5, 2024

About 100 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on the University of Iowa’s Pentacrest Saturday, recognizing International Day of Action for Palestine as the one-year mark of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel...

The Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism recipient, Gene Andrew Jarrett, speaks with peers during the Truman Capote Award Ceremony and Reception in the Senate Chambers at The Old Capitol on Oct. 2. Jarrett won the award for his biography of Paul Laurence Dunbar; the $30,000 annual award is the largest cash prize for English-language literary criticism.

Iowa Writers’ Workshop presents $30,000 Truman Capote Award

Miranda Davis, News Reporter October 3, 2024

On an ordinary day, between messages from colleagues on campus and strangers from beyond the hallowed walls of Princeton University, Dean of Faculty and William S. Tod Professor of English Gene Jarrett...

The Knutson Construction Headquarters is seen in Iowa City on Oct. 1, 2024. The company is set to close its Iowa City location at the end of this year and will lay off 40 employees on Oct. 3.

Knutson Construction Company lays off 40 workers

Madison Schuler, News Reporter October 2, 2024

Forty workers at Knutson Construction Company’s Iowa City office were laid off Thursday. The entire office will close at the end of the year. The announcement came on Sept. 5 from the company’s...