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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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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...

The Public Policy Research Building is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The Public Policy Center and the Iowa Social Science Research Center will combine to become the Center for Social Science Innovation.

New UI Center for Social Science Innovation

Madison Schuler, News Reporter October 2, 2024

The University of Iowa recently announced the new Center for Social Science Innovation after receiving approval from the Iowa Board of Regents in September. In December of 2023, a team from the...

Iowa Writer Workshop graduate, m.s. RedCherries answers questions about her poetry collection, "mother," during a reading at Prairie Lights bookstore in Iowa City on Sept. 26. RedCherries explained the inspiration and creative process that went into writing her book.

UI Writer’s Workshop graduates, professors announced as National Book Award finalists

Miranda Davis, News Reporter October 1, 2024

For decades the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop has catapulted writers into successful, fulfilling careers. Based in the Dey House, at 507 N Clinton St., the program has helped five new writers...

The Phi Gamma Delta, also known as FIJI, house is seen in Iowa City on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023.

Former UI student drops FIJI, one fraternity brother from sexual assault lawsuit

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Managing Print Editor October 1, 2024

After three years, a former University of Iowa student has dismissed all claims in an upcoming trial except those against former Phi Gamma Delta member Carson Steffen. The student, Makéna Solberg,...

The University of Iowa Power Plant as seen on Oct. 19, 2021. The UI is aiming to go coal-free
by 2025.

UI makes progress towards coal-free goal

Miranda Davis, News Reporter October 1, 2024

The University of Iowa’s former president Bruce Harreld announced in the beginning of 2017 that the university would be coal-free by 2025. But, with an active power plant on campus, this initiative...

University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson looks at fidget toys that are available to students during the Student Disability Services Lounge Open House on Sept. 24, 2024. The lounge is in room 1101 of the University Capitol Center and is open to all students. It was created to provide an inclusive and low sensitivity environment for students on campus.

UI President Barbara Wilson dedicates lounge to Student Disability Services

Bri Brands, News Reporter October 1, 2024

Located in Room 1101 of the Old Capitol Town Center, a new lounge dedicated to Student Disability Services is open to any student at the University of Iowa. UI President Barbara Wilson spoke to...