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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

Corbin Scholz and her dog Nina hang out in the greenhouse on Scholz's organic farm near Solon, Iowa, on May 4, 2019.

2 years ago, she was pre-med at the UI. Now, she’s running her own organic farm.

Katelyn Weisbrod, Projects Editor November 10, 2019
Only 1 in 500 Iowa farmers are women under the age of 25. This first-generation organic farmer is one of them.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder leads a team huddle during an Iowa women's basketball practice at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Oct. 24.

Lisa Bluder: 20 years of making leaders for Iowa women’s basketball

Shivansh Ahuja, Photo Editor November 6, 2019

Iowa women’s basketball head coach Lisa Bluder’s mark on the University of Iowa Athletics Department is unquestionable; the wins, trophies, and accolades that have come to the Hawkeyes are to be expected...

Madison Lotenschtein poses for a portrait in the Adler Journalism Building on Wednesday.

Tracing the origins and present-day resurgence of anti-Semitism

Madison Lotenschtein, Arts Reporter September 26, 2019

My father, Daniel, was having dinner at his friend Oscar’s house when Oscar’s father said, “I get along with everyone, except the Jews.”  “But Dad,” Oscar explained, “Dan is Jewish.”  “Oh...

Cathryn and her husband Dylan walk through the University of Iowa campus on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Cathryn is a senior graduate student and her husband is an artist.

Plate of insecurity: A student’s struggle to access food

Alexandra Skores, News Editor September 18, 2019

Carrying several pounds of peanut butter, milk,  and minimal produce in their oversized backpacks, a young couple walks heavily from the Food Pantry at Iowa in the Iowa Memorial Union to their home one-and-a-half...

Laura Calderwood looks through a scrapbook during an interview in her home in Brooklyn, Iowa on Aug. 30, 2019.

Mollie Tibbetts’ family shares the UI student’s legacy one year after her death

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor September 2, 2019

Hanging on the wall in Laura Calderwood’s bedroom is a self-portrait her daughter, Mollie Tibbetts, drew when she was 5. The picture is large, and Mollie’s crayon-drawn face dominates the tan paper....

A cornfield on the right side of the picture is affected by standing water from rainfall on May 20, 2019. To the left side of the picture, the rocky bank of the cornfield meets the Iowa River.

Troubled waters: A DI journalist’s expedition on the Iowa River

Ryan Adams, Photojournalist July 16, 2019

* Editors' note: The nitrate levels in the below article do not fully reflect the actual nitrate levels in the Iowa river at the time. Test strips utilized for testing were intended for laboratory setting,...

AirCare Lead Pilot Tim Whaylen flies the AirCare helicopter on March 20, 2019 over Iowa City, Iowa.

An inside look into the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics’ AirCare team

Gage Miskimen, Editor In Chief April 10, 2019

The rotor starts up as Tim Whaylen sits at the controls in the cockpit, pushing buttons and flipping switches. The blades start to turn. Whoosh … whoosh … whoosh … Whaylen, the lead pilot on...

DI Staffer Aadit Tambe poses for a portrait on Monday, April 8, 2019.

Making America home: My 8,000-mile journey from India to the Heartland

Aadit Tambe, Assistant Digital Editor April 9, 2019

Last month as I walked into Prairie Lights, I instinctively held the door open for an older woman I didn’t know. Beaming at me, she asked how my day was going, and what I studied. Following the brief...