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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

Iowa City man arrested for stabbing

Iowa City man arrested for stabbing

Evan Watson, News Reporter March 18, 2024

As of Monday afternoon, the Iowa City Police Department identified a possible witness to a stabbing that occurred Saturday afternoon under the Benton Street Bridge south of Kinnick Stadium. According...

The Free Medical and Dental Clinic is seen in Iowa City on Sunday, March 17, 2024.

Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic bounces back from volunteer shortage

Theron Luett, News Reporter March 17, 2024

With only 11 part-time and full-time staff members, the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic almost exclusively depends on help from volunteers, which they have slowly been able to regain since...

Activists engage with local law enforcement after a Young Americans for Freedom hosted event in the Iowa Memorial Union’s Blackbox Theater in Iowa City featuring Chloe Cole, a person who detransitioned, on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Pro-Transgender activists protested outside the IMU and later blocked the N Madison St. and W Jefferson St. intersection. The protest concluded in front of University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson’s residence on Church St.

Seven arrested campus protesters voice demands for UIPD, state government

Jack Moore, News Editor March 14, 2024

Seven people who were charged after protesting on the University of Iowa’s campus, including recently acquitted musician Tara McGovern, called for action on Thursday from the UI, City of Iowa City,...

Activists walk toward Barbara Wilson’s residence after a Young Americans for Freedom event in the Iowa Memorial Union’s Blackbox Theater in Iowa City featuring speaker Chloe Cole, a person who detransitioned, on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

Iowa Memorial Union protester acquitted on all charges

Jack Moore, News Editor March 13, 2024

A jury moved Wednesday to drop the charges against protester Tara McGovern after hearing from University of Iowa police officers and reviewing body and street camera evidence for two days in a packed...

Activists engage in a protest after a Young Americans for Freedom hosted an event in the Iowa Memorial Union’s Blackbox Theater in Iowa City featuring conservative speaker Chloe Cole on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

UI police testify, bodycam footage shown on first day of Iowa Memorial Union protester trial

Jack Moore, News Editor March 12, 2024

University of Iowa police officers testified Tuesday that Tara McGovern was not mentioned in initial police reports following a protest of speaker Chloe Cole at the Iowa Memorial Union in October. McGovern,...

Johnson County Public Health building sign is seen Iowa City on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023.

JoCo Public Health finds restaurant health code violations in February

Sanya Sami, News Reporter March 7, 2024

Johnson County Public Health completed its routine monthly inspection of local restaurants and other food establishments, compiling 80 inspections in February. Officials recorded 210 violations among...

An employee works on renovations to Blank Honors Center on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

UI Blank Honors Center to include Scanlan Center for School Mental Health clinic in renovation

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter March 7, 2024

The University of Iowa’s Belin-Blank Center is undergoing renovations to its fifth and sixth floors to include the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health’s clinic. The renovation, costing just...

Photos to illustrate a story on the Unit Partner program. Pictured are current Unit Partner participant Alana Gratton (blue scrubs), former Unit Partner participant Sachin Fong (red scrubs), Staff Nurse Brenna Schwenker (blonde hair), and Nurse Manager Jessica McDaniel (dark scrubs)
A Unit Partner is a student position, under direct supervision and instruction, performing routine tasks on the unit.

UI nursing students get clinical experience, support staff workload in ‘unit partner’ program

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter March 7, 2024

Sachin Fong, a University of Iowa nursing student and patient care technician, came to college knowing he wanted to be a nurse and gain insight into the medical field. The UI’s unit partner program...

A Water Tower overlooking Kinnick Stadium is seen in Iowa city on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

Iconic Hawkeye water tower near Kinnick to be torn down, relocated

Theron Luett, News Reporter March 7, 2024

Displaying the iconic Tigerhawk logo, the University of Iowa water tower next to Kinnick Stadium is going to be relocated to make way for a new adult inpatient tower on the UI Hospitals and Clinics main...

Carter Fitzgerald, a winner of the Spring IdeaStorm competition, poses for a portrait in front of the laundry that he seeks to make more efficient, on Monday, March 13, 2024. Fitzgerald is a first-year Finance student at the University of Iowa, and won $500 in February for his proposal to use laundry data to create a laundry tracking app.

UI students win money in IdeaStorm contest

Grace Olson, News Reporter March 7, 2024

Nearly a dozen University of Iowa students walked away with cash after participating in this year’s IdeaStorm contest hosted by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. A group of 38 students gathered...

The Supper Club restaurant is seen on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The Supper club recently collaborated with the owner of The Iowa River Power Restaurant to bring aspects of the menu to a new location.

Highlander Hotel revives supper club with help of Iowa River Power Restaurant

Sanya Sami, News Reporter March 6, 2024

The reservation books are filling up for the revived 1960s supper club at the Highlander Hotel in Iowa City with the help of the recently closed Iowa River Power Restaurant. The Iowa River Power Restaurant,...

Dr. Danielle Rios performs a follow-up scan on an infant born prematurely in the NICU at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. A recent study from neonatologists at SFCH has shown that a hemodynamics screen for premature infants has halved the rate of death or severe brain bleed. Patient consent on file.

UI leads in neonatal hemodynamics for continued precision care of premature infants

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter March 6, 2024

As a neonatology trainee Adrianne Bischoff, a University of Iowa clinical assistant professor of pediatrics in neonatology, encountered numerous sick infants at a hospital who required precision care...