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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

The Daily Iowan

First responder remembers Nov. 1, 1991 UI Shooting

First responder remembers Nov. 1, 1991 UI Shooting

Gage Miskimen, [email protected] March 1, 2018
Michael Weinstock was a UI sophomore when he volunteered as an EMT in response to the 1991 shooting. Years later, he was a responder on 9/11.
Harold Arkoff (left) and other Daily Iowan advertising students hang out at the University of Iowa’s carnival in 1949. Arkoff served as the DI’s business manager nearly 70 years ago and now lives in California. (Contributed)

WWII vet, DI alum reflects on 70 years in the journalism industry

Katelyn Weisbrod, [email protected] February 28, 2018

The field of journalism has transformed wildly since Harold Arkoff graduated from college in 1950. The World War II veteran attended the University of Iowa’s School of Journalism in the late-1940s...

Once a DI editor, now a journalism influencer

Once a DI editor, now a journalism influencer

Gage Miskimen, [email protected] February 19, 2018
Neil Brown, the editor of the DI 1979-80, reflects on his time at the DI, an April Fool’s newspaper, and missing deadlines.
A writers remembrance

A writer’s remembrance

December 11, 2017

Writers Tennessee Williams, Flannery O'Connor, and Kurt Vonnegut all have ties to the University of Iowa. By Joshua Balicki [email protected] When the Iowa Writers’ Workshop began in 1936,...

Iowa fans cheer for the team as they prepare to run out of the tunnel before the Rose Bowl Game in Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. Stanford defeated Iowa, 45-16. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock)

A look back: The Hawkeyes and The Rose Bowl

December 7, 2017

Iowa’s long relationship with the Rose Bowl can be summarized with hope and heartbreak. By Anna Kayser [email protected] In light of Sunday’s bowl game announcements, and Iowa’s invitation...

Seung Min Kim poses for a portrait on Thursday, June 14th, 2012 in Washington.

At the front row of history with Politico’s Seung Min Kim

November 16, 2017

We talked with Politico writer and former DI reporter Seung Min Kim on college highlights, lessons learned, and six years spent covering Congress. By Tessa Solomon [email protected] Politics...

The Daily Iowan Sports front pages from 1987, 1991, and 2004. (Daily Iowan archives)

Three in 30: Iowa’s wins over Ohio State since 1987

Courtney Baumann, [email protected] November 3, 2017

It is no secret Ohio State is one of the best teams in the college-football landscape. Ranked No. 3 in the nation (AP; No. 6 college playoff rankings), the Buckeyes have proven to be a force, not just...

Photo illustration by Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan

Covering a tragedy: the UI’s 1991 shooting

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief November 1, 2017

Οn any average day in Iowa City, hundreds of students stroll along the T. Anne Cleary Walkway, which connects East Side residence halls with the Pentacrest. Yet many of these students would struggle to...

Publisher eremites William Bill Casey and Amy Kanellis listen to Roy Justis speak during a screening for a Dottie Ray documentary in the Adler Journalism Building on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Ray was the Editor-in-chief for the Daily Iowan in 1942 and hosted her own radio show on KXIC 800 AM for over 50 years. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Dottie Ray honored with discussion, nonprofit work

October 19, 2017

Dottie Ray was honored this week with a panel discussion about her life and nonprofit work geared towards helping the community she loved.  By Brooklyn Draisey [email protected]  Dottie...

Contributed photo

Iowa alum Nathan Hill’s The Nix being hailed as ‘next great American novel’

Joshua Balicki, [email protected] August 31, 2017

The Nix, by Nathan Hill, follows the life of a failed writer, Samuel, who was abandoned by his mother, Faye, when he is 11. Decades later — when his publishing contract is terminated, an English professorship...

DI Publisher Casey to retire

DI Publisher Casey to retire

April 25, 2016

By DI Staff William Casey, the longtime publisher of The Daily Iowan, will retire after the 2016-17 academic year, more than 40 years after he started delivering the paper in 1972. Casey began his...

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