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

The University of Iowa Office of Strategic Communication meets in the Iowa Memorial Union on Thursday, April 4th, 2019. The group meets to discuss the Campus Climate Survey results and to unveil their new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan.

Data show marginalized UI community members report lower satisfaction with campus climate

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor April 7, 2019

While members of the University of Iowa community report being satisfied overall with the campus climate, recently released UI data show community members who identify as part of a marginalized population...

Dave Gould speaks to a group of students about civility during a dinner salon at Old Brick on Sunday, April 7, 2019.

UI program supports gifted students in early college transition

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter April 7, 2019

In collaboration with the University of Iowa College of Education, the Bucksbaum Early Entrance Academy has integrated gifted high-school students to transition to college after their first two years of...

Beto ORourke addresses supporters during his event in the Second Floor Ballroom of the IMU on April 7, 2019. ORourke will be running for the democratic nomination for president.

Beto O’Rourke calls for unity at UI in string of Iowa college stops

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter April 7, 2019

Standing atop a platform in the IMU ballroom, former U.S. representative and 2020 Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke called for unity in a campaign stop at the University of Iowa campus. During his...

Police investigators are on the scene of a suspicious death on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at 114 Green Mountain Drive in Iowa City.

‘Suspicious death’ of UI Health Care employee being investigated as homicide

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief April 7, 2019

JoEllen Browning, the University of Iowa Health Care employee whose death over the weekend Iowa City police are investigating as a homicide, was described as “the nicest person you could ever know”...

Litter is photographed on a hillside off of Riverside Drive near the theater building on Monday, March 25, 2019.

Iowa City partners with UI, Johnson County to keep county clean inside and outside

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter April 7, 2019

The newest partnership between the city and university moved more than 1,000 tons of salt and sand off the sidewalks and streets after a long winter. Shawn Fitzpatrick, assistant manager for landscape...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UISG election results to be announced Monday

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter April 7, 2019

The results of the University of Iowa Student Government elections will be announced at 5 p.m. Monday in the Hubbard commons of the IMU, according to UISG elections commissioner Sidney Martinez. Voting...

A University of Iowa student represents East Asia during the Walk It Out Fashion Show at the IMU Main Lounge on Saturday, April 6, 2019.

Photos: Walk It Out (4/6/2019)

Jenna Galligan, Photojournalist April 7, 2019

Police find woman dead in Iowa City home

Kate Pixley, News Reporter April 5, 2019

A woman was found dead at an Iowa City home on Friday morning, according to a release from the Iowa City Police Department. Officers were called to 114 Green Mountain Drive on Iowa City’s east side...

Members of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan Development Group and shared governance meet in the IMU on Thursday, April 4, 2019. The group discussed the campus-climate survey results and unveiled the UIs new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan.

UI unveils Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion action plan

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor April 5, 2019

An institutional paradigm shift from being a university that embraces diversity to one that achieves excellence through diversity, equity, and inclusion has manifested in the University of Iowa’s creation...

UI alumna and artist Luisa Caldwell hangs her art instillation for Whipped Cream in Hancher auditorium on April 3, 2019.

A sweet homecoming for artist alum who makes sculptures out of candy wrappers

Josie Fischels, News Reporter April 5, 2019

With splashes of white paint speckling her jeans and a floral bandana holding back her short brown hair, artist Luisa Caldwell looked like artwork herself as she posed for pictures with her two art installations...

Iowa City City Hall is seen on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

City targets energy efficiency in climate implementation

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter April 4, 2019

The city of Iowa City has made strides to make the city more environmentally friendly in the six months since the adoption of its Climate Action Plan, an initiative to aggressively combat climate change...

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