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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

Regents President Mike Richards listens during the state Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, November 15, 2018.

Iowa regents consider policy change to give president emergency-authorization authority

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor March 13, 2020

The state Board of Regents announced Thursday that it will hold a telephonic meeting at 11 a.m March 17, to discuss emergency preparedness according to Iowa Code, as well as consider changes to the...

UI researchers take precautions with study subjects amid COVID-19 concerns

UI researchers take precautions with study subjects amid COVID-19 concerns

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor March 13, 2020

While the University of Iowa has not yet restricted research activities, the UI Human Subjects Office and Institutional Review Board put out guidelines to ensure researchers and vulnerable participants...

Editorial: All Hawkeyes need to prepare for coronavirus

Editorial: All Hawkeyes need to prepare for coronavirus

DI Editorial Board March 13, 2020

Certainty is in short supply for students as spring break approaches for the University of Iowa. Classes have been moved online, trips have been canceled, and thousands of students face countless decisions...

Graphic by Katina Zentz

Opinion: The dream of commencement hangs in the balance for first-generation Hawkeyes amid COVID-19 concerns

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief March 12, 2020

Commencement may not carry on as I had envisioned since I was a little girl. I had always wanted to attend a large public university such as the University of Iowa, where campus was my world. My...

Hills Bank and Trust Company is seen on April 17, 2019.

Johnson County coronavirus patients all participated in the same Hills Bank and Trust Friends Club cruise in Egypt

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter March 12, 2020

Johnson County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 – 14 as of Thursday – were each part of a cruise to Egypt sponsored by Hills Bank and Trust, as the Cedar-Rapids Gazette initially...

Kaylen Luttenegger poses for a portrait on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in the Becker Communication Studies Building. Luttenegger canceled her spring break trip to Spain, but her family plans to fly her brother back, cutting his abroad trip short. “There’s just a lot of unknowns. It’s scary and weird.”

As coronavirus spreads, University of Iowa students shift spring break plans

Rin Swann, News Reporter March 12, 2020

Spring-break plans are shifting unexpectedly for many Hawkeyes leaving this weekend as coronavirus cases mount and the University of Iowa transitions to online instruction for at least a two-week period...

Photo Illustration by Raquele Decker

Iowa’s K-12 schools prepare for potential move to online learning

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter March 12, 2020

As Iowa’s public universities announce they will move to online-only instruction through April 3 because of the COVID-19 outbreak, most K-12 schools remain open — though districts are bracing for...

The University of Iowa Study abroad office is seen on Monday, October 21st, 2019.

“I was absolutely devastated.” Students return home and cancel trips amid COVID-19 outbreaks

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor March 12, 2020

Anna Hull, a sophomore at the University of Iowa, had just arrived in Austria when she found out she had a week to pack up and return to the U.S. Hull was studying abroad in Italy through CIMBA,...

Mammitas Coffee Owner Jacquie Milian poses for a portrait outside of her shop in Iowa City on Thursday, January 30, 2020. Mammitas Coffee will have a grand opening event on January 31 from 5-8 p.m. Attendees can purchase a flight of five different beverages for five dollars.

Iowa City businesses prepare for economic impact of COVID-19, students leaving campus

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter March 12, 2020

From open to close a steady stream of people stopped in to buy drinks and pastries at Iowa City's Mammitas Coffee on Thursday, emptying the pastry case by midday. Owner Jacqueline Milian was on...

Melrose Meadows Retirement Community is seen on Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

Iowa City area nursing homes take precautions

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor March 12, 2020

Nursing homes and retirement facilities in the Iowa City area are taking preventative measures to protect patients and residents, amid 14 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Johnson County. Jason...

Fans react to Closet Witch during their at Gabes during Mission Creeks Underground Showcase on Saturday, April 7, 2018.

Mission Creek Festival canceled, dates for new event to be announced next week

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Reporter March 12, 2020

Mission Creek Festival has been canceled because of growing concern about the coronavirus, according to an email statement made by Mission Creek’s Executive Director Andre Perry. The Iowa City festival...

Coralville man charged with bringing a gun into a school

Rin Swann, News Reporter March 12, 2020

A Coralville man has been charged with bringing a weapon onto school grounds and possessing a weapon as a felon.  Jeremiah Neal, 20, was charged March 11 with carrying weapons on school grounds...

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