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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

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UISG members listen during the UISG meeting in the Blackbox theater in the IMU on March 26, 2019. UISG discussed funding for Walk It Out, one of the biggest multicultural student organizations on campus, as it relates to the remaining funds UISG has.

UISG adds new student-athlete liaison

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter March 26, 2019

The University of Iowa Student Government voted unanimously to create a permanent student-athlete liaison position on March 26. The position is designed to increase collaboration between UISG and student-athletes...

Graduate students (from left) Anna Williams, Laura Hayes and Lydia Maunz sit down for a drink in Brix Cheese Shop and Wine Bar on March 25, 2019. All three began as a reading group and have since continued to lean on each other for support through writing their dissertations. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Graduate women develop emotional support group over a glass of wine

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter March 26, 2019

“A carafe of the red and three glasses” were the key elements to this graduate-student women’s support group. Five women writing their dissertations in the UI English Department use the three essentials...

Student Elizabeth Strey writes on a whiteboard during Hawks Dont Hate outside the Catlett Dining Hall on Monday, March 25, 2019. Hawks Dont Hate aims to address stereotypes on campus by giving students a chance to share their stories. This comes weeks after the popular hashtag #doesuiowaloveme, which looked at discrimination on campus.

Students confront stereotypes at Hawks Don’t Hate events

Rachel Steil, News Reporter March 26, 2019

Hawks Don’t Hate encouraged students to break down barriers and deconstruct the stereotypes that they have faced on campus through events this week. The Hawks Don’t Hate events, held Monday at Catlett...

Naomi Marroquin, the Latin America leader for Walk It Out, addresses budget concerns during the UISG meeting in the Blackbox theater in the IMU on March 26, 2019. UISG discussed funding for Walk It Out, one of the biggest multicultural student organizations on campus, as it relates to the remaining funds UISG has.

UISG votes to fund annual Walk it Out multicultural fashion show

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter March 26, 2019

The University of Iowa Student Government on March 26 voted to allocate $17,390 from its contingency fund to the Walk it Out multicultural fashion show. Walk it Out is the largest multicultural student...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with The Daily Iowan in the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Iowa congressional leaders urge additional relief after flooding

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter March 26, 2019

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee expanded aid eligibility on Tuesday for Iowans affected by major flooding with a $13.45 billion federal-relief package moving forward in the Senate...

Assistant Professor Siyanda Mohutsiwa poses for a portrait at Dey House on Monday, March 25, 2019. Now verified with almost 40K Twitter followers, Mohutsiwa spoke in a 2016 TED Talk about how African American youth are finding their voices on Twitter.

Speaker, writer, mathematician: Multifaceted Mohutsiwa calls Iowa City home

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter March 26, 2019

Siyanda Mohutsiwa was in her home country of Botswana studying mathematics when she met the writer J.C. Hallman at a Catholic orphanage. He told her about a place in the U.S. called Iowa City, where the...

Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa City, speaks with The Daily Iowan inside the Longworth House Office Building in Washington on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

Green New Deal not ideal for Iowa’s congressional delegation

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor March 26, 2019

WASHINGTON — As the U.S. Senate rejected a resolution Tuesday commonly known as the Green New Deal, in interviews at the Capitol, Democratic members of Iowa’s congressional delegation hesitated to...

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Trial for man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts will be moved out of Poweshiek County

Kayli Reese, News Editor March 26, 2019

The trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the 24-year-old man accused of slaying Mollie Tibbetts, will be moved out of Poweshiek County. Tibbetts was found dead on Aug. 21, 2018, in the county after a...

Doctor Mona Hanna-Attisha speaks during an event for the University of Iowa College of Public Healths Book Club at the College of Public Health on Monday, March 25, 2019. Doctor Mona spoke about her experiences exposing the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. The New York Times named Doctor Monas book What the Eyes Dont See one of the 100 most notable books of the year in 2018.

Activist, pediatrician visited the UI to address the Flint public health disaster

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter March 25, 2019

In April 2014, after changes in the city’s water source, Flint, Michigan, became the subject of what is now known as a public-health disaster. An increase in water corrosiveness resulted in pipes releasing...

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New postpartum depression medication approved by the FDA

Josie Fischels, News Reporter March 25, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new medication used to treat postpartum depression on March 19. However, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, along with other health-care facilities,...

TaJuan Wilson speaks during the forum for the associate vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion on March 25, 2019. He was later selected to fill the role and on Aug. 15, 2019 the UI announced his resignation from the position.

TaJuan Wilson named third candidate for associate VP for diversity, equity, and inclusion

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter March 25, 2019

The final candidate for University of Iowa associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion, TaJuan Wilson, visited campus on Monday, presenting his model for a “paradigm shift” in diversity...

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