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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa City Mayor Pro Tem and City Councilor Mazahir Salih ask a clarifying question about the Burlington bridge project during a city council meeting at the Iowa City City Hall in Iowa City on Sept. 17. Salih believes the civil war in Sudan has had a significant impact on the Iowa City Sudanese community.

Lost in the noise: The struggle of Iowa City’s Sudanese community amid a neglected crisis

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter December 3, 2024

In December 2023 in Cairo, Mazahir Salih saw suffering. There to find her mother who had just fled Sudan, Salih witnessed the lines of tired and hungry Sudanese refugees outside of the U.N. location...

The Old Capitol is seen in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

UI campus Democrats disappointed, Republicans ecstatic about Trump’s win

Liam Halawith, Elections Editor November 14, 2024

With former President Donald Trump on his way back to the White House after beating out Vice President Kamala Harris, University of Iowa campus political organizations are mixed about the results of...

Voters cast their ballots at the Visual Arts Building on Election Day in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

UI students work at the polls for class

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter November 10, 2024

A handful of University of Iowa students were among hundreds of poll workers who helped run dozens of election precincts in Johnson County on Election Day. The students, however, were getting class credit. The...

Former President Donald Trump is interviewed by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 at Macomb Community College in Warren.

Uncertainty reigns among Iowa’s immigration nonprofits

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Managing Print Editor November 7, 2024

Former President Donald Trump is expected to be the next president of the U.S. — which comes with drastic implications for immigration. One claim Trump touted on the campaign trail was the idea...

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks speaks at a Wilton Back The Blue Rally at Axe & Oak Whiskey House on Oct. 9. Alongside Miller-Meeks, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird spoke on the upcoming election.

Miller-Meeks declares victory in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District before official calls

Isabelle Foland and Mia O'Connor-Walker November 6, 2024

In Iowa House District 1, incumbent U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, leads her Democrat opponent Christina Bohannan by less than one percentage point.  As of 1:50 a.m., the Associated Press...

Attendees watch the televised news during an electoral map watch party in the Iowa Memorial Union on Election Day in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. The watch party was organized by community organization Hawk The Vote, and had a turnout of over 300 students.

Election night brings anxiety and unity among UI students

Evan Watson and Emma Jane November 5, 2024

As election results rolled in, so did University of Iowa students and community members, joining Hawk The Vote’s watch party to celebrate civic engagement. UI organization Hawk The Vote — the...

A communtiy member votes at the North Liberty Recreation Center building in North Liberty, IA, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Polls opened at 7:00 a.m. and will close in Iowa at 8:00 p.m.

Photos: 2024 Election Day in Johnson County

DI Staff, Photojournalist November 5, 2024

Voters made their way to the 64 local precincts within Johnson County on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Following the polls closing at 8:00 p.m. central standard time, former President Donald Trump won Iowa for the...

Stickers are laid out on a table for voters during early voting at the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors, sheriff elected to office

Brianna Brands, News Reporter November 5, 2024

In Johnson County, all three candidates running for the board of supervisors were elected. Democrat Rod Sullivan received 51,220 votes, maintaining the seat he has held on the board since 2004....

Early voters line up to cast their ballots during early voting at the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Hundreds of students showed up at the IMU for the final day of early voting.

Johnson County passes $30 million conservation bond

Brianna Brands, News Reporter November 5, 2024

A $30 million conservation bond for Johnson County was passed by a supermajority of voters in the general election Tuesday. The bond passed with a total of 58,992 votes, or just over 77 percent. The...

Early voters line up to cast their ballots during early voting at the Iowa Memorial Union on Oct. 23. Hundreds of students showed up at the IMU for the final day for early voting at the satellite early voting site.

What time do the Iowa polls close?

Kate Perez, Senior Reporter November 5, 2024

With voting well underway, nearly 88,000 people have registered to vote in the 2024 general election in Johnson County. Of those almost 88,000, 1,138 people registered on Election Day to vote for the...

How to vote in the Nov. 5 general election

How to vote in the Nov. 5 general election

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter October 22, 2024

The 2024 general election will take place on Nov. 5. In order to vote in Johnson County in this election, a voter must be at least 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, and an Iowa resident. Election day polls...

Feb 17, 2016; Ciudad Juarez, MEXICO; Pope Francis speaks to Juarez business leaders and laborers at Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Chihuahua.

Iowa City Catholics respond to Pope Francis’s call to vote for “the lesser of two evils”

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter October 15, 2024

Iowa City Catholics are divided on who they will vote for in the presidential election after Pope Francis told U.S. Catholics to vote for “the lesser of two evils.” He condemned both presidential...