UI Students share the mental implications that come with receiving positive test results
Mary Hartel, News Reporter
September 2, 2020
As cases continue to rise at the University of Iowa, students who’ve tested positive for the virus told The Daily Iowan perceptions of the virus changed after receiving a positive test result, though this eventual fate seemed inevitable. The UI reported 326 new self-reported COVID-19 cases among st...
UI Faculty Council discusses utilizing P3 allocations to accommodate financial pressure
Alexandra Skores, Managing Editor
September 1, 2020
University of Iowa faculty discussed the possibility of allowing the public/private partnership grant to open up in order to accommodate for fiscal pressure on the institution in a virtual Faculty Council meeting on Tuesday. Upon the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UI suspended the strategic plann...
UI researchers using virtual reality to study ways children cross streets
Morgan Ungs, News Reporter
September 1, 2020
Psychology and Computer Science researchers at the University of Iowa are collaborating to use virtual reality to study how children can safely cross the road. UI postdoctoral scholar Elizabeth O’Neal, who is studying Psychological Research, said the study is what brought her to the UI campu...
Student-led initiative promotes health during pandemic
Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter
September 1, 2020
A group of students on campus are spearheading a Peer Leader Initiative to encourage students to practice healthy habits to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Senior Behavioral Health Consultant for Student Wellness Steph Beecher and Director for Student Wellbeing and Harm Reduction Initi...
UI biology lab classes adapt to promote student safety
John Reasoner, News Reporter
September 1, 2020
Despite classes at the University of Iowa looking different than in past years, the UI Department of Biology has modified laboratory work to allow for proper social distancing and sanitation, while still allowing students to perform hands-on activities and gain experience in their coursework. UI Direc...
White House coronavirus task force encourages Iowa universities to increase testing
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
August 31, 2020
In the most recent report from the White House coronavirus task force, Iowa has been shown to be in the red zone, meaning that there have been more than 100 new cases per 100,000 people, holding the distinction of the highest rate in the country. According to the report, Polk County, Story County...
Loss of Black professors in UI English department prompts petition
Natalie Dunlap, News Reporter
August 31, 2020
University of Iowa senior and Earthwords nonfiction editor Shalini Jasti said when she entered the English department, she had a lot of hopes and believed she would find her home in the department. While in class, however, Jasti said she discovered that many white professors didn’t know how t...
Derecho leaves Hawks Ridge rooms in disrepair, tenants experience dirty rooms
AJ McEnany, News Reporter
August 31, 2020
More than 350 students moved into the Hawks Ridge apartments on Aug. 16, and many claimed to find their rooms in a state of disrepair after the derecho that occurred on Aug. 10 halted cleaning. Hawks Ridge tenant Grace Elser said she found dirty underwear in the closet, food still in the fridg...
UI Housing & Dining will not notify residents when COVID-19 positive students are moved to quarantine
Rachel Steil, News Reporter
August 30, 2020
Multiple students living in residence halls said they’ve felt unsafe since arriving on campus, citing what they see as a lack of communication from University Housing and Dining when a resident tests positive. The UI administration is not notifying residents when their neighbors have moved to qu...
UI changes dorm recycling program to help mitigate COVID-19 spread
Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter
August 30, 2020
When University of Iowa students moved into the dorms in mid-August, one thing was notably missing from their rooms — a recycling bin. Formerly provided by the UI, recycling bins were placed in every dorm alongside trash bins before students moved in. The change is one of many the school is ta...
CLAS announces Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Launch for 2020-21
Alexandra Skores, Managing Editor
August 29, 2020
The University of Iowa's largest college — the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will begin to offer new diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, including requiring all college departments and units to develop annual work plans and audits. According to an email to the liberal-arts school...
Four-night Iowa City protest streak begins with call for city action, justice for Makeda Scott and Jacob Blake
Natalie Dunlap and Caleb McCullough
August 29, 2020
Iowa City protesters kicked off the first night of a weekend of protests meant to put pressure on local government officials and in solidarity with Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot in the back by police in Wisconsin. At around 8 p.m., a car reversed in the direction of the crowd at the ...