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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

The new Pride Alliance Center is seen on Melrose Avenue in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 12, 2023.

Pride Alliance Center to open a new location this fall

Archie Wagner, News Reporter April 23, 2023

The University of Iowa Pride Alliance Center will open its new location at 601 Melrose Ave. this fall after having its initial location closed. Originally, the Pride Alliance Center operated out...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark takes a photo with Coralville Community food Pantry workers during a charity event at the Coralville food pantry on Friday, April 21, 2023.

Caitlin Clark partners with a local food pantry to raise over $66,000

Iowa women’s basketball guard and National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark is teaming up with a Johnson County food pantry to raise money for residents facing food insecurity. When the Iowa women’s...

Michael Martin, lead barista at Coffee Emporium in Iowa City, makes coffee on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Coffee Emporium, formerly High ground Coffee, recently underwent a name change due to new ownership.

New coffee franchise opens in place of High Ground Cafe

Hannah Lipski, News Reporter April 23, 2023

Almost a month after opening, the Coffee Emporium on Iowa City’s Northside is seeing an influx of customers. The new shop opened April 4 in what was once High Ground Cafe at 301 E. Market St.,...

A missing persons poster is seen on the corner of South Gilbert and South Linn streets in Iowa City on Sunday, April 16, 2023. 20-year-old Cris Martinez was last seen around 1 a.m. on Saturday.

Body believed to be Cristian Martinez found in Iowa River

Sabine Martin, Managing Editor April 22, 2023

Iowa City police recovered a body from the Iowa River Saturday afternoon believed to be Cristian Martinez, 20, of Muscatine, who went missing last week. Martinez was last seen on April 15 at around...

Burge Residence hall in Iowa City Iowa on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.

Regents approve 4 percent increase for 2023-24 UI housing and dining plans

Natalie Miller, News Reporter April 20, 2023

The state Board of Regents approved a proposed 4.2 percent rate increase on the most popular residence halls and meal plans for all regent universities beginning this summer and into the 2023-2024...

A damaged house is seen at the corner of Old Oak Ridge and Highway F62 in Hills, Iowa on Saturday, April 1, 2023 after a tornado went through parts of the town on Friday. The tornado impacted a new development in the city of 902 people.

UI receives approval for tornado damage repair emergency contract

Kate Perez, News Editor April 20, 2023

RELATED: UI to request to terminate two degrees  The University of Iowa received the state Board of Regents’s approval to start renovating a university building in Coralville that was damaged...

Board of Regents president Mike Richards is seen during the board of regents meeting on April 6, 2021 at the Alumni Center at Iowa State University. The Board of Regents looked over requests and plans from the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, the Iowa school for the deaf, and the University of Iowa.

UI to pursue seven projects capital across campus

Kate Perez, News Editor April 20, 2023

RELATED: UI requests approval to raze Pride Alliance Center, South Quadrangle building The University of Iowa received approval from the state Board of Regents to move ahead with plans for seven...

Regent Jim Lindenmayer clasps his hands at a Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.

UI Health Care to take over Siouxland residency program

Kate Perez, News Editor April 20, 2023

RELATED: UI Health Care to request to take over Siouxland residency program  University of Iowa Health Care will take over a family residency practice in Sioux City following approval from the...

The University Of Iowa Pride Alliance Center, or the Pride House, is seen on Monday, March 29, 2021. The center is located at 125 Grand Ave Ct.

UI to raze Pride Alliance Center, South Quadrangle building

Kate Perez, News Editor April 20, 2023

RELATED: UI to request to terminate two degrees  The University of Iowa will raze the Pride Alliance Center and the South Quadrangle buildings to make way for a new academic building on the west...

The Boyd Law Building is seen in Iowa City on Sunday Nov. 6, 2022.

UI to terminate two degrees

Kate Perez, News Editor April 20, 2023

The University of Iowa will terminate two bachelors of science degrees because of less demand for the programs.  The two programs approved for termination by the state Board of Regents Thursday...

Protesters shout while blocking traffic on North Madison Street after a lecture organized by the University of Iowa Chapter of the Young Americans for Freedom for anti-trans conservative commentator Matt Walsh’s “What Is a Woman?” documentary at the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Prior to the lecture, progressive students called for the lecture to be suspended because of Walsh’s transphobic remarks.

Hundreds protest, attend lecture of conservative commentator Matt Walsh at UI

Liam Halawith and Emily Delgado April 20, 2023

Over 200 Iowa City community members protested conservative commentator Matt Walsh during his visit to the University of Iowa campus inside and outside the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday.  Walsh...

Chairperson Lisa Green-Douglass and Vice-chairperson Rod Sullivan laughing during the Johnson County Board of Supervisors meeting in the Johnson County Administration Building on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors discuss proposed budget for fiscal 2024

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter April 20, 2023

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors were presented with the budget for fiscal 2024, which will be approved at a later date pending a formal vote from the supervisors. According to the document...