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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

Senior Column | The Daily Iowan was the best decision I’ve made

Senior Column | The Daily Iowan was the best decision I’ve made

Brady Behrend, DITV Sports Producer May 13, 2025

I joined The Daily Iowan TV as a third-year college student, and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. DITV gave me a place on campus to call home, and friends that I’d been in search of for...

Senior Column | Just know everything works out in the end

Senior Column | Just know everything works out in the end

Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter May 13, 2025

Upon receiving the news that The Daily Iowan would take me as an arts reporter, I felt both excited and confused. This was because I had originally gone ham on my cover letter, name-dropping graphic...

Senior Column | Just say yes

Senior Column | Just say yes

Johnny Valtman, DITV News Director May 13, 2025

DITV is a place that will always hold a special place in my heart. As a freshman living on my own without many friends and with aspirations of becoming the next Al Michaels, there were a lot of things...

Senior Column | Ready up the real world

Senior Column | Ready up the real world

Madison Johnson, DITV Tech Director May 13, 2025

I was never supposed to take this job. After two years of working at a local journalism organization in Omaha, I put the industry behind me. At most, it was supposed to be something I did short-term...

Senior Column | Looking back (and forward)

Senior Column | Looking back (and forward)

Mark Fortunado, DITV Reporter May 13, 2025

When I first heard of my fellow staffers writing these so-called senior columns, my only thought was “Wow, these guys are ancient!” Now, as I sit down, thinking that in just a few weeks from now...

Senior Column | The party is over

Senior Column | The party is over

Caden Bell, Opinions columnist May 13, 2025

One of the first writers to make me fall in love with writing and journalism was Hunter S. Thompson. His raw, fictional, and grotesque way of telling stories was eye-opening to me in the way a narrative...

Senior Column | I wouldn’t change a thing.

Senior Column | I wouldn’t change a thing.

Stella Shipman, Managing Editor May 13, 2025

It’s hard to believe that three years ago I wrote my first story for the arts and culture section of The Daily Iowan: a cover of the Stanley Museum of Art’s grand opening. When I look back, there’s...

Senior Column | It took me a while to find my footing

Senior Column | It took me a while to find my footing

Madeleine Willis, Senior Audio Producer May 13, 2025

In 2021, during the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, my parents and I were doing a self-guided tour of the University of Iowa. We entered the Becker Communication Studies Building and took the skywalk to...

Senior Column | The DI is a learning lab like no other

Senior Column | The DI is a learning lab like no other

Kate Perez, Senior Reporter May 13, 2025

I can vividly remember my first pitch meeting as a news reporter for The Daily Iowan the Sunday before my first day of college. I remember being told that the DI is a learning lab, a place where you’re...

The Daily Iowan Sports Editor fall 2024.

Senior Column | College journalism is what you make of it

Colin Votzmeyer, Sports Editor May 13, 2025

Reclining on the downstairs couch of my home, ‘The Sopranos’ rolling across my screen, the stream of thoughts in my head landed on a decision to abandon journalism and pursue law school. Two years...

Senior Column | Goodbye to all that

Senior Column | Goodbye to all that

Jami Martin-Trainor, Executive Editor May 13, 2025

Over my past four years working at The Daily Iowan, I have learned that more than anything, people want to be understood. As journalists, that’s our entire goal. Through interviews and observations...

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Senior Column | More than the pages

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Managing Print Editor May 13, 2025

I’ve been behind nearly 200 front pages for The Daily Iowan. I’ve designed hundreds of inside pages and page elements. I’ve written several daily and long-form stories, a lot of them relating to...