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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Students sled and snowboard on the Pentacrest on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Several classes were canceled because of the weather. Snow totals in Iowa City were as high as 10.5 inches.

UI’s first day of spring classes moved online or canceled due to extreme winter weather

Alejandro Rojas, News Editor January 12, 2024

The University of Iowa announced Friday that the first day of spring classes on Tuesday will be held on Zoom or canceled due to extreme winter weather. UI instructors were directed via email on...

Iowa City High School senior Reyna Roach looks over at other students during a walkout for Iowa gun reform in Iowa City on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Following the first mass shooting of 2024 at Perry High School on Jan. 4, high school students across Iowa walked out of school in solidarity with the community of Perry. Over a hundred students from various Iowa City schools started outside of Iowa City High School and walked downtown to the Old Capitol on the Pentacrest.

Photos: Iowa City students walk out for gun reform

Grace Smith and Kathy Le January 8, 2024

Following the first mass shooting of 2024 at Perry High School on Jan. 4, high school students across Iowa walked out of school in solidarity with the community of Perry. Over a hundred students from...

Photo illustration by Avi Lapchick.

Iowa City schools pauses removal of 68 books

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor January 5, 2024

Iowa City schools paused the removal of 68 books from school libraries after a federal judge temporarily blocked a new Iowa law last week. A federal judge in Des Moines ruled that the majority of...

Iowa City candidate Mandi Remington poses for a portrait during a City Council candidate meet in greet at Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City on Monday, Oct, 23, 2023.

Mandi Remington announces run for Johnson County Board of Supervisors

Isabelle Foland, News Reporter January 3, 2024

Mandi Remington, an Iowa City local who recently completed an unsuccessful city council run, announced she will now run for a seat on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors in the June 2024 primary...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark laughs while receiving the AP Player of the Year award during a 2023 NCAA Final Four press conferences and open practices at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

Photos: 2023 – Year in Photos

DI Visuals Staff December 31, 2023

The Daily Iowan reflects on the year 2023 with powerful photos and stories. These frames range from the moments that divide us and unite us in news, politics, sports, and everyday life. The images...

Iowa City Police Department vehicles are seen on July 9, 2019.

UI police investigate shots fired on South Van Buren Street

Sabine Martin, Executive Editor December 25, 2023

The University of Iowa Police Department reported shots fired on the 200 block of S. Van Buren St. in Iowa City on early Monday morning. Law enforcement officers are on scene investigating the shooting...

Mercy Hospital Iowa City is seen on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.

UIHC to rename Mercy Iowa City, rebrand in 2024

Alejandro Rojas, News Editor December 14, 2023

Mercy Iowa City, the hospital recently acquired by the University of Iowa, will be renamed University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown once it merges with UIHC next year. The rebrand...

Community members hold up a Palestinian flag in solidarity during public comment at an Iowa City City Council Meeting on Tuesday Dec. 12, 2023.

Iowa City residents request city council issue statement on supporting Palestine

Isabelle Foland, News Reporter December 12, 2023

The Iowa City City Council chambers were packed with community members on Tuesday who are advocating the council to pass a resolution in support of Palestine and a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The...

Dogs wait to be walked at Pack AMO, a home-environment kennel service, in Iowa City on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2023.

Cases of unidentified dog disease in Iowa, experts say not to panic

Roxy Ekberg, News Reporter December 12, 2023

Despite national concerns over an unidentified respiratory illness spreading through dogs, Iowa experts say dog owners should take precautions, but the virus is rarely fatal. In a statement on Dec....

Iowa City City Councilors Pauline Taylor and John Thomas pose for a portrait outside of Iowa City City Hall in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.

Longtime Iowa City city councilors attend their last meeting

Isabelle Foland, News Reporter December 12, 2023

In 2015, Pauline Taylor and John Thomas celebrated their election to the Iowa City City Council along with councilor Rockne Cole and former mayor Jim Throgmorton. All four of them made up the informal...

As fall and winter weather brings colder days to Iowa City, individuals living outside can be put at risk. Iowa City’s homeless population must navigate a set of difficulties which includes food insecurity, exposure to the elements and often personal traumas and or addiction. Despite the hardship, individuals have become increasingly resourceful and have built community-like networks as well as intricate encampments.

IC Municipal Airport working with Shelter House to help people from October encampment fire

Jack Moore, News Reporter December 12, 2023

After a fire erupted at an encampment where people experiencing homelessness lived on Iowa City Municipal Airport grounds in October, the airport is evicting the individuals and enlisting the help...

A University of Iowa Police Department vehicle is pictured.

Nine pro-Palestine protesters arrested at Kinnick Stadium

Parker Jones, Managing Editor December 11, 2023

The University of Iowa Police Department arrested nine protesters on Saturday who chained themselves to the doors outside of a UI fundraising event at Kinnick Stadium. The demonstration was live-streamed...