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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

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UI rhetoric department is using old fashion communication to solve a novel problem

Natalie Dunlap, News Reporter September 10, 2020

Under normal circumstances, rhetoric should serve as an opportunity for first-year students to create connections, said University of Iowa rhetoric lecturers Colin Kostelecky and Brittany Borghi. This...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks during virtual commencement on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19, the University of Iowa moved fall commencement online.

UI plans to hold fall commencement ceremonies virtually

Claire Benson, News Reporter September 10, 2020

The University of Iowa announced that in-person fall 2020 commencement ceremonies will be canceled, leaving fall graduates — and students who already graduated in the spring — disappointed to not...

Epidemiologist at the Carver College of Medicine, Jorge Salinas, MD, speaks during a special session of the UI Faculty Senate meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Senate members and UIHC health experts met to discuss current updates of data for the COVID-19 pandemic and comment on public health.

UI health officials address decline in COVID-19 cases in Iowa City

Josie Fischels and Sabine Martin September 9, 2020

At a University of Iowa Faculty Senate special Zoom meeting called Wednesday night to address the current COVID-19 situation on campus, UI health officials said that residence halls should stay open...

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University of Iowa Latino and Native American Cultural Center names new interim coordinator

Mary Hartel, News Reporter September 9, 2020

University of Iowa graduate Isabela Flores was recently named temporary interim coordinator for the Latino and Native American Cultural Center. After working for the center as a program assistant and...

A moving box pictured in front of a house on Wednesday Sep. 2nd 2020.

UHD extends deadline to cancel housing contracts as students leave dorms

Rachel Steil, News Reporter September 9, 2020

Students have until Thursday to receive a guaranteed refund on a housing contract cancellation, a push back from August as students opt to move out of the residence halls due to safety concerns during...

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UI Student Government to launch campaign providing safe sex materials during COVID-19

Sabine Martin, News Reporter September 9, 2020

Having sex in the age of COVID-19 means the potential to catch more than just a sexually transmitted infection. University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Government plans to release a campaign next...

Textbooks for the 2020 school year are stacked.

Backordered textbooks cause students issues to stay on top of school work

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter September 8, 2020

As students returned to a virtual campus this fall from all over the U.S. and out of the country, ordering textbooks for classes became more complicated in Iowa City and beyond. For the fall semester,...

A vehicle streaks by in a long exposure as Fresno County Sheriff Deputy Jeffery Shipman stands along CA-168 as the Creek Fire creeps closer to town on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020 in Shaver Lake, California. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

University of Iowa faculty and students from California reflect on past and present wildfires

Claire Benson, News Reporter September 8, 2020

University of Iowa faculty and students from California are remembering their personal experiences with wildfires, as fires continue to blaze in Northern and Southern California. As of Sept. 8,...

A pair of University of Iowa students leave the nearly deserted Chemistry Building on the first day of the new semester on Monday, August 24th, 2020. Despite the pandemic, campus remains open and some classes are still being held in person.

Students advocate for in-person education amidst calls for all-remote learning

Clinton Garlock, News Reporter September 7, 2020

With under a quarter of University of Iowa courses in-person this semester, many UI students are balancing a hybrid course load, regardless of preference or internet accessibility, causing some students...

University of Iowa Muslim Student Association meet on Zoom for a Halaqa about racism and Islam on Sept. 3. Contributed sceenshot.

University of Iowa student organizations find different ways to practice their faith, build community

Mary Hartel, News Reporter September 7, 2020

With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise across campus, faith-based student groups and organizations at the University of Iowa are adapting to new university guidelines for the fall semester. As a...

Taylor Ford poses for a portrait on Thursday, Sept. 3 in front of Burge Residence Hall in Iowa City. Ford was released from a quarantine floor in Burge that morning and was taking advantage of her release by reading outside in the afternoon.

One University of Iowa student’s day in quarantine

Caitlin Crome, News Reporter September 7, 2020

Life in quarantine spaces in the University of Iowa residence halls are making some students feel afraid and frustrated as the UI grapples with how to handle the campus-wide COVID-19 outbreak. The...

University of Iowas student Disability Services Office is seen on September 3, 2020.

Deaf, hard of hearing students with new communication challenges due to COVID-19

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter September 3, 2020

When returning to campus this fall, University of Iowa students with hearing disabilities are facing a separate set of challenges as they continue their education — a struggle that other students...

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