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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

Students roam the halls of the Pappajohn Buisiness Building, home of the Tippie College of Business, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018.

Firms in religious counties have lower debt costs, higher credit ratings

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] March 29, 2018

Companies in more religious counties have cultures that can help cut down costs and drum up business, according to a new study. A recent study from the Tippie College of Business found that businesses...

A Casey's employee washes dishes in the kitchen during a night shift in Iowa City on Monday. Casey's General Stores, a popular gas station chain, is well known for their pizza. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Board of Supervisors approves $10.27 minimum wage

March 29, 2018

Starting on July 1, the recommended minimum wage in Johnson County will be $10.27 an hour. According to a press release from the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, the 17 cent increase was surmised...

UI Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Lucie Laurian, gives a presentation on protecting farms and supporting local food production at the Iowa City Senior Center on Monday, March 26, 2018. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

SILT land trust adviser focuses on protecting land to grow food

A representative from a new statewide land trust presented her organization’s continuing efforts to help Iowan farmers.
Southeast Junior High School 8th grader Casper Ferreria and Iowa City High School junior Illeana Knaap protest on the Ped Mall on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. The protest was sparked after news of another school shooting, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, FL on, Feb. 14. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Lyft offers free rides for March for Our Lives attendees

Jordan Prochnow, [email protected] March 22, 2018
Lyft is offering free rides to people attending March for Our Lives rallies around the nation.
Anne Leonard, who is from Department of Art History at University of Chicago,  hosts a lecture on Voxman Building on Wednesday, Mar 21, 2018. (The Daily Iowan/ Gaoyuan Pan)

University of Chicago’s own Anne Leonard visits the UI to discuss the turned canvas

The UI School of Music hosts Anne Leonard and her lecture on the turned canvas and German romanticism.
The Oakdale Community Choir rehearses at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center on Tuesday, March, 20, 2018. The choir consists of both inmates and outside volunteers. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Oakdale Community Choir, “hope in the face of justice”

Charles Peckman, [email protected] March 20, 2018
Oakdale Community Choir gives prison inmates a voice in song.
The University of Iowa Office of Sustainability is pictured in the Old Capitol Mall on Clinton St. UISG voted on a bill to allocate $1,738 this year for a Renewable Energy Educational Development trip, each semester. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

Interactive exhibit informs Iowa City community on the dangers of marine pollution

Jordan Prochnow, [email protected] March 19, 2018
An exhibit for RecycleMania will be held this weekend to cover pollution in the ocean as part of the theme semester “Climate for Change.”
Iowa City apartments begin to offer recycling as rental permits are renewed

Iowa City apartments begin to offer recycling as rental permits are renewed

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] March 19, 2018
Since the City Council passed a regulation requiring multifamily units and condominiums to provide recycling, the response has been fairly positive.
Newly presented cardboard dumpsters are seated behind the Three Towers apartment complex at 313 S. Gilbert St. on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. The Iowa City City Council passed a mandate in Nov. 2016 requiring all rental units of four tenants or more to provide recycling services. This resolution will be enforced by the end of 2018. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

DITV: UI Adjusts to Cardboard Ban

March 19, 2018

Throwing out cardboard has been banned in Iowa City ever since Jan. 2. If cardboard is found in landfills, taxpayers will have to pay for haulers being charged double the regular tipping fee. It’s a...

People walk the streets outside The Englert Theatre on Thursday, April 6, 2017. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

DITV: The Miracle Season comes to Iowa City

March 19, 2018

Sunday afternoon, Hollywood came to Iowa City. The Englert Theater hosted an advanced screening for The Miracle Season, a movie based on the true story of the Iowa City West High School volleyball...

With the help of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors and the Crisis Center of Johnson County, Elizabeth Tate Alternative high school opens their in school food pantry on October 17, 2016.  Since the school has an above average free and reduced lunch rate the pantry will be available for students Monday and Friday. (The Daily Iowan, Simone Banks-Mackey)

Work begins on Crisis Center warehouse expansion

Andy Mitchell, [email protected] March 19, 2018
Crisis Center begins expansion of its food warehouse to meet needs of the Johnson County community.
FILE - A customer shops for books at Prairie Lights Bookstore on Thursday, April 27, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

Iowa City named must-see literary destination

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] March 19, 2018
Iowa City has been named a must-see literary destination by Expedia.