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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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People walk in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Iowa City has released plans for renovations and updates to the area. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Local businesses confident in Ped Mall construction

Maria Kuiper, [email protected] April 27, 2018
With upcoming reconstruction to the Pedestrian Mall, local businesses seem hopeful about the outcome with help from RAGBRAI and the Downtown Block Party.
Kinnick Stadium before a football game against Purdue University on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

First Run CRANDIC, a marathon from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City

Paul Elwell, [email protected] April 26, 2018
The first Run CRANDIC will be held this weekend, a marathon from Cedar Rapids to Kinnick.
Joan Kjaer (left) interviews professors Greg Carmichael (center) and Gabriele Villarini (right) at MERGE in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

WorldCanvass hosts discussion on environmental policies and the future

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] April 25, 2018
WorldCanvass hosted experts in climate science and the environment to discuss policies in the U.S. and around the world to help the environment.
Eli Gottlieb addresses the audience during A Voice for Autism at the Englert Theatre on April 24, 2018.  Gottlieb talked about what it was like growing up with an autistic brother. (Fengzhao Xu/The Daily Iowan)

A voice for autism

Michael Shea, [email protected] April 25, 2018

Locals and members of the university community gathered at the Englert Theater on Tuesday to hear about a man’s experience growing up with an older brother who has autism. The event was sponsored by...

Students march through the Ped Mall during the Take Back the Night Rally on the Pentacrest on Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2018. Various sexual assault support organizations, including WRAC and Monsoon, came together to protest the prevalence of sexual assault in colleges. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Take Back the Night raises up voices of survivors

Julia DiGiacomo, [email protected] April 25, 2018
Survivors and advocates against sexual violence marched through downtown and shared their stories on the Pentacrest on Tuesday evening during the annual Take Back The Night march.
From left: Freshman Emma Rotz and Freshman Abby Thornton pick up trash by the Iowa River during IIHR's river clean up on Saturday Apr. 21, 2018. THe IIHR hosted an Earth Day event during which community members were invited to come pick up trash along the Iowa River. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa River cleanup draws large crowds to beautify riverbanks

Cleanup volunteers helped pick up trash from the banks of the Iowa River as part of an annual environmental awareness activity.
The Iowa City Ped Mall as seen on Friday, July 28, 2017. Plans are currently underway to update existing infrastructure to provide better accommodations for concerts and other events. (James Year/Daily Iowan)

Ped Mall seeks to beautify reconstruction area

April 18, 2018
During construction of the Ped Mall, the Iowa City Downtown District has come up with ways to keep Ped Mall beautiful and lively.
Former NASA Chief Scientist, Dr. Ellen Stofan, poses for a portrait while overlooking the Ped Mall on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Dr. Stofan will be speaking on Tuesday night at the Englert Theater about space exploration and climate change. She has also been named as the director of the Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. (James Year/ The Daily Iowan)

Former NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan lectures on climate change

Charles Peckman, [email protected] April 18, 2018
Although Ellen Stofan, the former chief scientist of NASA, has spent most of her career looking at the stars, she says it is time to look at the effect climate change has on Earth.
People walk on the Ped Mall on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. City Council voted Tuesday to allow for an open container ordnance allowing people to take a drink from a bar into the street to accommodate for community events. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Ped Mall updates soon to come

Michael Shea, [email protected] April 12, 2018
A meeting discussing renovations to the Ped Mall assures no interference with summer festivities. Construction will begin later this month.
Bookmobile celebrates one year in service

Bookmobile celebrates one year in service

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] April 12, 2018
The Iowa City Public Library Bookmobile celebrates one year of service.
UI Environmental Coalition's logo is shown on a table during the UI Environmental Coalition's Treasure Trade on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UIEC puts on events for Earth Month

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] April 11, 2018
The UI Environmental Coalition gets students involved in saving the environment.