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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

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Clicker software changes again, coming this summer

Josie Fischels, News Reporter February 11, 2019

Lecture halls will see a significant change in how professors engage with their students and measure attendance in the upcoming semester. Starting in the summer, the University of Iowa will fully transition...

Co-chairs of the Iowa City Tennants Union have a bite to eat during their Fundraiser Concert at Public Space One on Sunday February 10, 2019.

Democratic Socialists of America works to create tenants’ union

Kate Pixley, News Reporter February 11, 2019

Iowa City locals gathered on Sunday night at Public Space One to raise funds for the creation of a tenants’ union. Tenant unions seek to find agreements between landlords and tenants to determine the...

UI law student Jason Smathers poses for a portrait on Monday, February 4, 2019. Smathers was a participant is Professor Shelly Kurtzs seminar that showed how legal issues intersect with the delivery of health care.

UI law students learn the ropes of medicine at winter seminar

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter February 10, 2019

Students explored the intersections of law and medicine in the annual University of Iowa College of Law winter seminar, which joins the study of law with the medical efforts of the UI Hospitals & Clinics....

Citizens Police Academy draws increased enrollment

Citizens Police Academy draws increased enrollment

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter February 10, 2019

The Johnson County Citizens Police Academy has reached maximum enrollment capacity for the first time in recent memory. The academy, now in its 22nd year, combines the Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty,...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks during a campaign rally in the IMU on Sunday, February 10, 2019.

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren visits eastern Iowa

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter February 10, 2019

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren condemned President Trump’s economic policies as catering to wealthy Americans and putting the working class at a disadvantage in her Eastern Iowa...

The Iowa State Capitol is shown on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015.

Free-speech bill moving through Iowa Senate following court ruling against UI

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter February 10, 2019

First Amendment rights are up for debate in the Iowa Statehouse amid a controversial court case around religious liberty. Senate Study Bill 1099, a bill addressing First Amendment rights and regulations...

UI orchestra director, Dr. William LaRue Jones, poses for a portrait in his office at Voxman Music Building in Iowa City on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Dr. Jones is retiring after teaching at the University for over two decades.

UI’s orchestra and opera director will retire at semester’s end

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter February 10, 2019

Every day, there are rehearsals. The symphony practices on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The opera meets Tuesday evenings and through the end of the week. The chamber orchestra meets Tuesdays and Thursdays,...

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker speaks to his audience following a community forum at the Hawkeye Community College Van G. Miller Adult Learning Center in Waterloo, Iowa on Friday, February 8, {yr4.} Senator Booker announced his campaign for President of the United States on February 1, 2019.

Booker highlights message of unity throughout Iowa tour

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter February 9, 2019

2020 Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Cory Booker spread a message of unity and hope throughout his tour of Iowa Friday. In his first visit to Iowa since the announcement of his presidential...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

UI exploring public-private partnership for utility system

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor February 8, 2019

The University of Iowa is considering a public-private partnership with its utility system per Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ request that the state’s three public universities explore such partnerships —...

Debby Bell, 59, of West Liberty, stands for a portrait outside the Burge Hall Marketplace on Friday, February 1, 2019. Bell works for UI Housing and Dining in order to cover the cost of her husbands medical bills.

Working for a living — and health insurance

Nichole Shaw, Opinions Columnist February 8, 2019

This story was co-published with IowaWatch. A 58-year-old Iowa City man has Stage 4 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an intense respiratory failure that requires him to rely on an oxygen machine...

The LGBTQ Resource Center is seen on Januahry 16, 2019. The center is the future home of the newest branch of the UI Food Pantry.

LGBTQ Resource Center changes name to Pride Alliance Center to promote inclusion

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter February 8, 2019

The UI LGBTQ Resource Center has renamed itself the Pride Alliance Center in order to be more inclusive of diverse sexual and gender identities, as well as to clarify the purpose of the center. Alex...

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