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

Little Angels Learning Center and Preschool is seen on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. The University of Iowa is offering free childcare to parents during finals week so that parents may study.

UI Family Services strives to relieve stress of parenting on busy lives

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter December 12, 2018

The University of Iowa offers free childcare for student-parents the two weekends before to finals to allow the parents to prepare for the end of the semester, helping them cope with the stress of finals...

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

Iowa City residents to get larger curbside recycling containers this month

Aadit Tambe, News Reporter December 12, 2018

In an attempt to encourage residents to recycle, the city of Iowa City has begun distributing new recycling containers to residents to replace the old ones. The new 65-gallon containers will have blue...

A sign outside of the Library parking lot reads that after Jan. 2nd, 2019, the lot will no longer be free after 12:00 pm each night. Photographed on Dec. 10th, 2018.

New UI parking policy elicits negative response

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter December 12, 2018

A new parking policy at the University of Iowa will require constant payment in parking lots, angering some UI students. Four years ago, UI Parking & Transportation embarked on an initiative to universalize...

Kid Captain Gabe Graber takes a photo with his family and Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz during Iowa Football Kids Day at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, August 11, 2018. The 2018 Kid Captains met the Iowa football team and participated in a behind-the-scenes tour of Kinnick Stadium. Gwens story will be featured during Iowas first home game on Saturday. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Kid Captain may bring good luck to Hawkeyes in Outback Bowl

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor December 12, 2018

Gabe Graber, 14, became a lifelong Hawkeye fan when he took his first breath in the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. It was Jan. 1, 2005, the same day the Hawkeyes stunned the LSU Tigers to...

Planet 3 Extreme Air Park is seen on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. The extreme air park is the first trampoline park in Iowa City and recently replaced Kmart.

New indoor trampoline park opens in Iowa City

Josie Fischels, News Reporter December 11, 2018

Zip lines, dodge ball, and 15,000 square feet of trampoline space are just some of the fun items that await those looking for the ideal group experience in Iowa City. Planet 3 Extreme Air Park, an indoor...

UI Hospitals and Clinics holds an emergency response exercise at the UIHC Ambulance Bay on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. The goal of the response exercise was to prepare for use of the biocontainment unit.

UIHC exercise simulates hazardous disease response

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter December 11, 2018

At a preliminary drill on Tuesday, the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics tested its ability to respond to a “suspected emerging bio-infection,” receiving a patient at the Iowa City Municipal...

Women, politics, and change

Women, politics, and change

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter December 11, 2018

As more Iowa women than ever move toward legislating and governing in the coming weeks, analysts say the “pink wave” that swept the state and nation in November may mean a shift in focus toward women-...

DITV News: Living Learning Communities

December 11, 2018

The University of Iowa Living Learning Communities are undergoing changes for next year.

Pure methamphetamine in rock form, known as ice, was photographed at the DEAs North Central Laboratory in Chicago.

Methamphetamine: Iowa’s most resilient crop

Jordan Prochnow, News Reporter December 11, 2018

"It’s crazy, the toll it takes on people,” University of Iowa junior Ally Lowe said. “My stepbrother was the most spontaneous, funny, and giving person I knew. Then he started using meth.” Lowe’s...

Customer service, quality contribute to business longevity, owners say

Customer service, quality contribute to business longevity, owners say

Charles Peckman, News Reporter December 11, 2018

While walking around Iowa City, it is hard not to notice its landmarks — the Englert, Herteen & Stocker Jewelers, and the ever-present (and open) Mesa and Pancheros. But why do some businesses, such...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UI’s 2020 initiative to bring in ‘big ideas’ met barriers, report says

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor December 11, 2018

A committee tasked with brainstorming “big ideas” for the university’s long-term future concluded several barriers get in the way of imaginative thinking: State funding for Iowa’s universities...

UIHC focuses on treating cancer with Vitamin C

UIHC focuses on treating cancer with Vitamin C

Jordan Prochnow, News Reporter December 11, 2018

Researchers at the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center received a $9.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to see if high-dose vitamin C can be used to treat cancer. Existing...

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