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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

A police car sits inside the a parking garage on May 4, 2015.  (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Vehicles, persons of interest identified in June 13 shooting

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor June 14, 2019

Iowa City police have reportedly found the vehicles involved in the June 13 shooting on the 1200 block of Baker Street, along with people associated with them, according to a statement released by the...

Iowa City police respond to shots fired near Mercer Park

Iowa City police respond to shots fired near Mercer Park

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor June 13, 2019

The Iowa City police responded to numerous reports of shots fired from a car toward another occupied car at the 1200 block of Baker Street on the evening of June 13, according to a press release. Police...

UI interim provost Sue Curry speaks during the state Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, Nov. 15, 2018.

Curry to move to Office of the President

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor June 13, 2019

University of Iowa interim Executive Vice President and Provost Sue Curry has been appointed to the position of administrative fellow in the Office of the President by UI President Bruce Harreld. According...

New bike lanes improve commute to University of Iowa campus

New bike lanes improve commute to University of Iowa campus

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter June 12, 2019

Bicycling downtown can be intimidating — while cyclists can be ticketed for riding on sidewalks, heavy traffic can make it difficult to ride on the streets. New bike lanes will now run the length...

Dunkin’ to brew up downtown Iowa City

Dunkin’ to brew up downtown Iowa City

Tian Liu, News Reporter June 12, 2019

As different construction projects progress around downtown, Iowa Book prepares to welcome a new neighbor. A new Dunkin’ location will open in the downtown bookstore this fall, said Chris Benge, the...

FilmScene and Iowa City Pride promote pride all year with LGBTQ films

FilmScene and Iowa City Pride promote pride all year with LGBTQ films

Lauren Arzbaecher, Arts Reporter June 12, 2019

FilmScene is promoting acceptance and positive visibility of the LGBTQ community with films showcasing queer stories and queer creators year-round, not just during Pride Month. FilmScene programming...

President Donald Trump pauses during a speech at the Iowa GOPs America First Dinner at the Ron Pearson Center in West Des Moines on June 11, 2019.

Jimmy Fallon compares President Trump’s appearance to TigerHawk logo

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor June 12, 2019

TV show host Jimmy Fallon compared President Trump to a familiar mascot during a bit on the June 11 episode of NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” While talking about Trump’s Tuesday...

Graphic by Emily Wangen

Iowa City Tenants Union to change tenant representation in Iowa City, Johnson County

Sabrina Shearer, Arts Reporter June 12, 2019

A new organization has formed in Iowa City to combat renters’ discrepancies with their landlords. The Iowa City Tenants Union has collected signatures from Iowa City and Johnson County renters since...

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to an audience at Clinton Community College in Clinton, Iowa on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan)

Biden highlights progressive issues in Clinton campaign stop

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter June 12, 2019

Joe Biden, former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential-nomination candidate, made a campaign stop in Clinton on June 12 during a two-day Iowa visit, during which he rallied around working class...

Defying the odds, UI Fulbright scholar Nicholas Grandstaff heads to Europe

Defying the odds, UI Fulbright scholar Nicholas Grandstaff heads to Europe

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter June 11, 2019

In the early morning hours of April 19, University of Iowa student Nicholas Grandstaff received an unlikely, life-changing phone call. Earlier that week, he had accepted an offer from a Ph.D. program...

The shovels used for the at the Stanley Museum of Art ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony are seen on Friday, June 7, 2019. (Emily Wangen/The Daily Iowan)

New Stanley Art Museum breaks ground, ‘beginning of the end’ in flood recovery

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter June 11, 2019

For 11 years, the Stanley Museum of Art’s 15,000 works of art — including works by Picasso and Jackson Pollock — have been without a permanent home. Soon, the works will return to the University...

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