Iowa men’s wrestling coach Tom Brands has a number of trinkets, posters, and art pieces that adorn the walls of his office at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Among the items is a framed picture of Alex Marinelli.
The...
This is the third and final part of a project series on the Pedestrian Mall. The first part appeared in The Daily Iowan on March 20 and the second part appeared on April 12.
A new tapas and martini...
Last year when writing a column about the need for Iowa to invest in sexual and reproductive health, I stumbled upon alarming statistics about Iowa’s racial disparities in infant mortality.
I...
Hannah Pinski, Amplify and Opinions Editor
• April 17, 2022
Pareen Mhatre and Kartik Sivakumar have spent the majority of their lives in America. They went to high school in America, applied for college in America — but on those applications, they had to apply...
This is the second part of a project series on the Pedestrian Mall. The first part appeared in The Daily Iowan on March 20.
In the daytime, the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall greets its guests with art.
To...
The first puck drop of the Iowa Heartlanders’ inaugural season was observed by thousands of spectators — 4,017 to be precise, not counting the players, the staff, or the folks who keep the Xtream...
It’s a Sunday spring morning and the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall is waking from hibernation.
Children play on the playground next to the Iowa City Public Library, bouncing on the spongy material,...
The noises emanating from the basement are what Kenyon Murray remembers most. Constant sounds of his twin sons in action: The muffled thud of a miniature foam basketball being dribbled against the...
The bar basement at a business fraternity social was the last place Dale Wirtjes expected to meet his future wife.
Dale attended the University of Iowa chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi’s “smoker”...
When entering the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, the building’s age is not immediately apparent. Compared with the cluster of 19th-century cottages and shops surrounding the museum,...
Hannah Pinski, Opinions and Amplify Editor
• November 28, 2021
Editor’s Note: This article makes brief mention of several instances of sexual misconduct and harassment. Because several sources feared retribution, The Daily Iowan granted anonymity to sources...
Those who were in Iowa City during summer 2020 remember nights of chanting and marching.
Crowds that reached a peak of nearly 2,000 walked through the streets, bearing “Black Lives Matter” and...
