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 independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Benders Flexible Training Studio is seen on Monday, December 9, 2019.

Benders Studio aims to empower Iowa City through yoga, fitness

Riley Davis, News Reporter December 17, 2019

Benders Studio has taken a new approach to yoga fitness in their first year of business, with an emphasis on promoting body empowerment and fostering a sense of community in Iowa City. The studio opened...

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UI student dedicates time to counsel and advocate for international student population

Mitchell Griffin, News Reporter December 16, 2019

The University of Iowa honored Yu Chak “Sunny” Ho with the first-ever Global Student Award in November. Ho has dedicated his education at the UI toward supporting the international student population. Ho...

University of Iowa Assistant Professor, Jacob Priest poses for a portrait in the Lindquist Center on  Wednesday, December 11th, 2019. Priest’s research examines specific interactions that lead to increased stress and how it results in chronic and acute illness.

UI researcher links strain of relationship with family to illness

Jacob Shafer, News Reporter December 16, 2019

A University of Iowa professor is proving that people who claim to become sick or experience stress due to strained relationships within the family — their parents, siblings, or grandparents — may...

Tom Steyer in Iowa: The candidate who’s best on the economy will beat Trump

Tom Steyer in Iowa: The candidate who’s best on the economy will beat Trump

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor December 16, 2019

At a campaign stop Monday, billionaire and Democratic candidate Tom Steyer portrayed his experience running a multibillion-dollar business as the key to defeating President Trump in a general election. Steyer,...

Then-Regent President Bruce Rastetter announced the newly appointed UI President Bruce Harreld during a meeting in the IMU on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Harreld is the 21st president of the University of Iowa.

The decade as it was

December 15, 2019

How will the Hawkeye State play its role in determining the next major parties’ presidential nominees as the first-in-the-nation caucus state? What will come of the University of Iowa’s recently approved...

Public Space One is seen at the new location on North Gilbert Street on Thursday, October 3, 2019. PS1 previously resided in the bottom floor of the Wesley Student Center.

Public Space One works on accessibility compliance in new location

Hannah Rovner, News Reporter December 15, 2019

With an aim to provide more accessibility to the contemporary art center, Public Space One is in the process of providing ADA accommodations to its recently purchased early 20th Century homes on Iowa City’s...

Department of Psychiatry Chair and DEO Dr. Peggy Nopoulos poses for a photo in her office in the Pappajohn Pavilion on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Dr. Nopoulos is conducting research on the neurological disease Huntington’s.

UI researchers expand study of brain development among kids at risk for Huntington’s

Mitchell Griffin, News Reporter December 15, 2019

A decade-long investigation at the University of Iowa into the brain development of children at risk for Huntington’s disease — a fatal and incurable neurodegenerative disease — will soon expand...

UI President Bruce Harreld answers questions during an interview with The Daily Iowan in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.

Q&A: UI President Bruce Harreld talks public/private partnership, climate crisis, sustainability goals

DI staff December 15, 2019

DI: In regards to the P3, state lawmakers said in a forum hosted by the DI yesterday on Sunday that they fear the potential p3 is a gamble that seems to rely on some uncertain factors like unforeseeable,...

Iowa City man accused of first-degree theft

Iowa City man accused of first-degree theft

Rachel Steil, News Reporter December 15, 2019

An Iowa City man has been accused of stealing a vehicle from Taco Bell. Trell Grant, 33, was charged on Dec. 14 with first-degree theft and fifth-degree theft. According to the arrest affidavit,...

Iowa City man accused of second-degree robbery

Iowa City man accused of second-degree robbery

Rachel Steil, News Reporter December 15, 2019

An Iowa City man has been accused of trying to steal money from a store and threatening the cashier with a gun. Paris Alexander, 44, was charged on Dec. 14 with second-degree robbery, third-degree theft,...

Cedar Rapids woman has been accused of second-degree theft and first-degree theft

Cedar Rapids woman has been accused of second-degree theft and first-degree theft

Rachel Steil, News Reporter December 15, 2019

A Cedar Rapids woman has been accused of stealing one vehicle and trying to steal another. Wendie Beard, 23, was charged on Dec. 13 with first-degree theft, second-degree theft, and interference with...

UI alum, a Cedar Rapids teacher, named Iowa 2020 Teacher of the Year

UI alum, a Cedar Rapids teacher, named Iowa 2020 Teacher of the Year

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter December 15, 2019

Before becoming a teacher, Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy High School Social Studies instructor and University of Iowa alum George Anderson served as a member of the Marine Corps and a boxer — two experiences...

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