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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

President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. (Oliver Contreras/Sipa USA/TNS)

President Trump declares major disaster in 56 Iowa counties after flooding

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor March 23, 2019

President Trump declared a major disaster Saturday for 56 counties in Iowa due to flooding that began March 12 near the Missouri river and in other parts of the state. The declaration, which allows...

Then-U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst delivers a speech at the Johnson County Republican headquarters in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014.

Iowa’s congressional delegation reacts to Hawkeye hoops success in NCAAs

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor March 22, 2019

Iowa men's and women's basketball both came out on top of their first-round NCAA matches on Friday, and several members of Iowa's congressional delegation took to Twitter to congratulate the Hawkeye State's...

Then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks to reporters at the Eight Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018.

No ‘evidence of collusion,’ Grassley says after Mueller investigation ends

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor March 22, 2019

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the former Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, said Friday that despite knowledge of Russian election meddling, evidence of collusion between President Trump associates and Russia...

Firefighters respond to a report of a fire at a residence on Davenport Street in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

Fire causes estimated $20,000 in damage to Iowa City residence

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor March 19, 2019

The Iowa City Fire Department responded to a second-story structure fire at a two-story residence on East Davenport Street Tuesday night. Sixteen fire personnel responded to a report of a fire at 954...

Vice President Mike Pence listens to a briefing by acting Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost at the El Centro Border Patrol station in San Diego on April 30, 2018. (Alejandro Tamayo/Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

VP Mike Pence joins Gov. Kim Reynolds as flooding in the midwest continues

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter March 19, 2019

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds joined Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday to visit those affected by major flooding in Nebraska. Western Iowa counties were also hit hard by the flooding. Reynolds issued a...

Person found dead in Iowa City car fire

Person found dead in Iowa City car fire

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief March 19, 2019

Iowa City police sent out a news release Tuesday morning regarding a vehicle that was reported on fire on Monday. According to the release, police and fire personnel responded to a report of a vehicle...

Rachael Johnson resigns from the Iowa Board of Regents

Rachael Johnson resigns from the Iowa Board of Regents

Aadit Tambe, Assistant Digital Editor March 18, 2019

The state Board of Regents announced Monday that the sole student regent, Rachael Johnson, will resign, effective April 30 — two years before the end of her six-year term in 2021. Johnson was appointed...

UI Ph.D. student fell 500 feet to his death in Utah, authorities say

UI Ph.D. student fell 500 feet to his death in Utah, authorities say

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor March 16, 2019

University of Iowa Ph.D. student Jonathon Hogue, who was reported missing in Utah's Canyonlands National Park earlier this week, fell approximately 500 feet to his death, according to the San Juan County...

UI Ph.D. student found dead in Utahs Canyonlands National Park

UI Ph.D. student found dead in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor March 15, 2019

UPDATE 3/16/19: Authorities revealed Hogue fell approximately 500 feet to his death. Read more here. National park officials reported Friday that University of Iowa Ph.D. student Jonathon Hogue has...

UI Ph.D. student reported missing in Utahs Canyonlands National Park

UI Ph.D. student reported missing in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor March 15, 2019

UPDATE: Hogue has since been found dead. Read more here. Authorities are searching for a University of Iowa Ph.D. student who went missing in Canyonlands National Park in Utah earlier this week. According...

Students roam the halls of the Pappajohn Buisiness Building on Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. The Tippie College of Business which is housed in Pappajohn is instituting a new Masters of Business Analytics Program in fall of 2018.

UI finance students receive a new financial collaboration lab

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter March 14, 2019

The Tippie College of Business recently announced it will open a new finance lab for students pursuing an undergraduate finance major or master’s of finance. The funding for the project stems from a...

UISG, GPSG oppose new bill to end on-campus voting

UISG, GPSG oppose new bill to end on-campus voting

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter March 14, 2019

A bill introduced in the Iowa Senate could end satellite voting on campus, potentially making access to the polls more difficult for University of Iowa students. The UI Student Government and Graduate...

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