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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

Up after contact

Up after contact

January 23, 2017

By Hannah Crooks [email protected] When Charles Monroe-Kane began writing his memoir, Lithium Jesus, he asked himself, “How do you tell the story of yourself?” He realized that he didn’t...

Teacher shortage may loom

Teacher shortage may loom

January 23, 2017

By Sarah Stortz [email protected] The Learning Policy Institute released a study in September 2016 reporting a 35 percent decline in enrollment for teacher-preparation programs nationwide, with...

Students walk down the T. Anne Cleary Walkway in-between classes on December 2, 2015 at the university of Iowa. (File photo/The Daily Iowan)

Dorm sexual assault reported

January 23, 2017

On Sunday, the UI police received a report of a sexual assault that occurred between midnight and 3 a.m. that day at a West Side residence hall. According to an email, the assault was perpetrated by...

A woman cries while reading a speech during a protest in Des Moines on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. According to organizers an estimated 26,000 people attended the march and rally at the state capitol building. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Iowans march for rights

Marissa Payne, [email protected] January 22, 2017

DES MOINES — On the steps below the shining golden dome of the Iowa State Capitol, 26,000 people donning pink hats and toting posters gathered in support of the notion that “women’s rights are human...

Metro Brief: Woman charged with pot possession

January 20, 2017

Authorities have accused a Marion woman of possessing marijuana. Shelby Westhues, 23, was charged Jan. 18 with third and subsequent possession of a controlled substance. According to an arrest affidavit,...

Voices, and feet, of freedom

Voices, and feet, of freedom

January 20, 2017

Groups of Iowa women will travel to the nation's capital as part of the Women's March on Washington. By Lily Abromeit [email protected] Hundreds of eastern Iowa women will arrive in Washington,...

Hope for Unity

Hope for Unity

January 20, 2017

By Maria Curi [email protected] Despite their political differences, members of the Iowa congressional delegation agree President-elect Donald Trump's tone should be one of hope. On the day of President-elect...