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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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Iowa City wins Amazon award

June 15, 2017

Iowa City will soon have resources to improve its criminal-justice system. On Wednesday, Iowa City won the Dream Big Award as part of Amazon’s City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge, earning the city...

A community member addresses the Iowa City School Board on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The board discussed the use of seclusion rooms in Iowa City schools. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

District focuses on seclusion rooms

June 14, 2017

A task force advises the Iowa City School District to decrease seclusion room use and to have quarterly meetings to re-evaluate progress. Seclusion rooms are 6-by-6-foot rooms in classrooms used to isolate...

University of Iowa student John "Jake" Dibel died Friday, June 9, of cancer. Dibel had completed his sophomore year of college. Photo taken from a GoFundMe page set up to alleviate medical costs for the family.

Cancer takes UI student over the weekend

June 13, 2017

  University of Iowa student John “Jake” Dibel died of cancer on Friday, June 9, according to a campus notification from Dean of Students Lyn Redington sent Tuesday. Dibel was a 20-year-old...

Brewlab's former location as seen from the outside on July 12, 2017. Brewlab closed it's doors unexpectedly on Thursday, June 8.  (The Daily Iowan/James Year)

Bye bye Brewlab

June 13, 2017

by Hannah Webster [email protected] It has only been a few days since Iowa City Brewlab, 505 E. Washington St., closed its doors for good June 8. A post on the Brewlab’s Facebook page May...

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University lab fire causes $500,000 in damages

June 13, 2017

A laboratory on the second floor of the Bowen Science Building caught on fire on Sunday around 5:50 p.m. A team of firefighters and other first responders answered the alarm, according to a public press...