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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

The Daily Iowan

UI Student Dawson Davenport speaks during a rally for the #DoesUIowaLoveMe movement  in the T. Anne Cleary Walkway on Thursday, February 28, 2019. Students, university faculty, and community members gathered to tell their stories about belonging to marginalized cultural groups. Does UIowa Love Me is a collective of students that aims to give underrepresented students an outlet to share their experiences as people of color at a predominantly white institution.

Students share #DoesUIowaLoveMe stories at rally

Charles Peckman, News Reporter February 28, 2019

The social-media movement #DoesUIowaLoveMe has traveled from the internet to the University of Iowa campus. More than 100 students, staff, and faculty gathered on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway Thursday...

Regents listen to a presentation during a state Board of Regents meeting in the IMU main lounge on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.

Iowa university students ask regents to reconsider multiyear tuition model

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter February 28, 2019

AMES — Members of the organization Iowa Student Action called for the state Board of Regents to reconsider the multiyear tuition model the nine-member governing board discussed in November 2018 to make...

Crowd members move out of the meeting room to walk to President Bruce Harrelds office during the Labor Center Statewide Summit in the Old Capitol Senate Chambers on Monday Dec. 3, 2018. Members of the university and the community addressed concerns over the Labor Center closure before taking their petition to Harrelds office.

UI Labor Center to remain open after regents’ vote

Katie Ann McCarver and Marissa Payne February 28, 2019

AMES — The University of Iowa Labor Center has been saved after the state Board of Regents approved the UI’s latest request to reconsider the closing on Feb. 28 with no discussion. The regents approved...

Dina Bishara, cofounder of the Iowa City Autism Community, displays the contents of a Calm Kit on Tuesday, February 26 2019 at Bread Garden Market. She plans to donate Calm Kits to local schools to help students with autism.

Iowa City Autism Community distributing ‘Calm Kits’ to high-need elementary schools

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter February 28, 2019

Dina Bishara and Jessie Witherell have experienced the adage that no one knows a child’s needs better than a mother. Knowing this, the two founded the Iowa City Autism Community more than four years...

The Capitol building in Des Moines is pictured on Saturday, April 29, 2018.

Iowa employers would be required to check employee immigration status with E-Verify under bill

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter February 28, 2019

A bill providing for additional steps to prohibit employers from hiring undocumented immigrants is gaining momentum in the Iowa Legislature, passing a subcommittee Feb. 20. The measures could mandate...

An ambulance takes away a intoxicated drinker at east Washington St. on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. (File Photo/The Daily Iowan)

UISG-backed medical-amnesty bill advances in Iowa Legislature

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter February 28, 2019

Students and state legislators are moving to protect people experiencing an alcohol-related medical emergency from prosecution with bills in both chambers of the state Legislature. Such legislation would...

The Old Capitol is seen on Nov. 25, 2018.

Grad students continue through programs with little academic advising

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter February 28, 2019

From the moment students step on campus as undergraduates, resources, advising, and other programs are available for them, whether they arrive as an open major or in a specific field of study. For graduate...

The houses at 120/124 N. Clinton St. are seen on Wednesday. The city is razing the houses because they need maintenance for not meeting the city building code.

Board of Regents discusses razing two houses across from UI campus

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter February 28, 2019

The University of Iowa is requesting permission to raze Iowa City houses — one of which is believed to have been home to famous UI alum and American playwright — to turn the locations into green space. The...

North Liberty man charged with possession of drugs

February 27, 2019

Authorities have accused a North Liberty man of possessing meth. Matthew Ellyson, 35, was charged Feb. 27 with third-offense possession of methamphetamine, third-offense possession of marijuana, driving...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UI requests regents’ approval for academic program changes

Kelsey Harrell & Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporters February 27, 2019

State Board of Regents recommends closing online business-administration program: The University of Iowa on Feb. 27 requested the state Board of Regents’ approval to close the online bachelor of business...

In this composite photo, businesses line Clinton St. in Iowa City on a summer evening. Tuesday, September 12, 2017.

Alcoholic Beverages Division creates new tool to verify IDs

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter February 27, 2019

The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division has rolled out a new smartphone app to use as a tool to verify the age of customers seeking to purchase alcohol or tobacco products. Division spokesman Jake Holmes...

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