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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

Kelsey Turnis touches up a Keith Haring tattoo on Matt McLaughlin during a tattoo fundraiser for Iowa Trans Mutual Aid at Gray Goat Tattoo in West Branch on Saturday, March 22, 2025. The fundraiser kicked off a series of events for the Trans Day of Visibility across Southeast Iowa that lasts until the 31st.

Local tattoo artists come together to support nonprofit organization

Isobel Perez, News Reporter March 25, 2025

In a hot pink room with hair to match, Kelsey Turnis prepared for the day’s flash fundraiser tattoo event. Setting up a tray with her tattoo machine and the necessary materials she’d need for the...

Edith Bouvier Beale perches on a cat tree at Kitty Corner Social Club in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. The club has seen cats get quickly adopted after a few days in the building.

Kitty Corner Social Club purrs to life in downtown Iowa City

Sam Peterson, News Reporter March 25, 2025

Kitty Corner Social Club has rapidly gained popularity among cat lovers and socialites in the short time since it opened its doors in Iowa City. Visitors seeking to unwind while interacting with...

Letters are seen during a letter writing event hosted by the Sacred Collective to write letters regarding recent Iowa legislature on Sunday, March 9, 2025.

Sacred Collective fosters activism, inclusivity, and faith amid political turmoil

Emma Jane, News Reporter March 25, 2025

After leaving the United Methodist Church over its restrictive policies on the LGBTQ+ community, Rev. Anna Blaedel co-founded Sacred Collective, a multi-denominational spiritual community in Iowa City....

Executive Director Frederick Newell showcases the commercial kitchen at Dream City on Southgate Avenue in Iowa City on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Dream City wrapping up renovations for grand opening

Jacob Calvin, News Reporter March 24, 2025

In late 2023, Iowa City decided to allocate $4 million in funding, provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, toward local businesses struggling to launch. Dream City, a nonprofit that supports entrepreneurs...

Dr. Lina-Maria Murillo poses for a portrait in her office at the Jefferson Building with her new book, “Fighting for Control: Reproductive Care, Race, and Power in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands” on Friday, March 7th, 2025. Dr. Murillo is an assistant professor of Gender, Women’s and Sexualities Studies as well as History at the University of Iowa.

Five UI gender studies professors publish books during year of potential department closure

Emma Jane, News Reporter March 24, 2025

In the same year the Iowa Board of Regents considered closing the University of Iowa's Department of Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies, five of its professors published books. For Brady G'sell,...

The University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offices on Thursday, Feb 3, 2022.

UI students react to closure of Division of Access, Opportunity, and Diversity

Isobel Perez, News Reporter March 24, 2025

Days before University of Iowa students left campus for spring break, a blue banner was added over the Division of Access, Opportunity, and Diversity, or AOD, webpage, announcing the department's closure...

The interior of the Iowa City Senior Center is seen on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. The windows and doors of the Senior Center are set to be renovated in late spring.

The Iowa City Senior Center heads into phase two of renovation project

Madison Schuler, News Reporter March 23, 2025

The Iowa City Senior Center is beginning to tackle the second phase of its renovation process, which will add all new exterior windows and doors. The discussion to begin renovating the center came...

Wrestlers pose for portraits before an underground pro-wrestling event at Gabe's in Iowa City on Friday, March 14, 2025. The event featured four matchups between pro-wrestlers from the Black and Brave Wrestling Academy based out of Davenport, Iowa.

Iowa’s Underground returns for another night of wrestling with no ring, no rules

Isobel Perez, News Reporter March 23, 2025

Taped up across Iowa City, blue fliers printed with a large skull ominously greeted those who walked by, stirring curiosity as to what it could be advertising. But those familiar with the design knew...

Contributed by Emma Jane

Hundreds attend union-led town hall Saturday; Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks absent

Emma Jane, News Reporter March 23, 2025

Chants of “Where’s Miller-Meeks?” “Tax the rich, fund the people,” and “Stand up, fight back” rang through the Pedestrian Mall Saturday afternoon as hundreds of Iowa City community members...

President Donald Trump watches during finals of the NCAA Men's Wrestling Championship at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, March. 22, 2025.

Trump administration NPS layoffs spark concerns over conservation efforts

Jacob Calvin, News Reporter March 23, 2025

In February, the Trump administration fired approximately 1,000 National Park Service, or NPS, employees with support from Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. The layoffs aimed to downsize...

The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

COGS plans protest as UI cuts funding guarantee for graduate students

Emma Jane, News Reporter March 18, 2025

Around 20 members of the University of Iowa’s graduate student union gathered at Kindred Coffee on Friday to touch base on recent developments impacting graduate students and plan for upcoming actions. The...

The Iowa Judicial Branch courthouse is seen before a session in Des Moines on Feb. 11. The oral arguments for Bert Miller and Nancy Duffner vs. State of Iowa were held later Tuesday evening.

Iowa Supreme Court dismisses alleged UIHC illicit insemination case

Jami Martin-Trainor, Executive Editor March 14, 2025

The Iowa Supreme Court released their decision for Miller v. State of Iowa — a case alleging a former University of Iowa OB-GYN chair non-consensually inseminated patients with his own sperm —...