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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

Union President Cary Stough gives a thumbs up to the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students after delivering a written statement and messages on postcards to University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson at Jessup Hall in Iowa City on Jan. 29, 2025. Protesters held signs, chanted, and listened to speakers to rally for pay raises on the side of N. Clinton St. before marching to Jessup Hall.

COGS demands 25 percent wage increases from Iowa Board of Regents

Jacob Calvin, News Reporter February 6, 2025

Protest chants rang through the halls of the University of Iowa Iowa Memorial Union Thursday as the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students, or COGS, met with representatives of the Iowa Board of Regents.  “The...

Power lines lead away from the former Duane Arnold Energy Center nuclear power plant off of Palo Marsh Road, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Linn County, Iowa.

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Iowa’s only nuclear power plant could reopen late 2028

Jacob Calvin, News Reporter February 6, 2025

NextEra Energy has taken the first steps to open the Duane Arnold power plant, Iowa’s only nuclear power plant, by late 2028. Duane Arnold operated in Palo, Iowa, from 1974 until 2020, when a...

The Coralville Youth Sports Park is seen on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.

Coralville Youth Sports Park to undergo almost $2 million in renovations

Madison Schuler, New Reporter February 6, 2025

The Coralville Youth Sports Park will undergo major renovations beginning this year.  At the Jan. 28, 2025, meeting, the Coralville City Council approved the upcoming project for the park. According...

Pedestrians walk across the Iowa Ave pedestrian bridge in Iowa City on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Due to cracks and deterioration, the pedestrian bridge will be closed for repairs in the summer of 2025.

Iowa Ave pedestrian bridge remains a concern for students after scrapped renovation

Emma Jane, News Reporter February 6, 2025

After receiving no contractor bids, Iowa City canceled plans to renovate the Riverside Drive pedestrian bridge in December, but students who use it daily say the problems haven’t disappeared. Sam...

Sheriff Brad Kunkel and Axiom’s Rob Decker talk to the board of supervisors about the declining building quality of the jail and Sheriff’s office during the Johnson County work session in Iowa City on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Johnson County Supervisors clash over proposed manufactured home resolution

Emma Jane, News Reporter February 5, 2025

Johnson County supervisors clashed at their Wednesday work session over a proposed resolution to improve conditions in manufactured home communities and ensure a consistent, safe water supply after...

Lucy Olsen shoots the ball during a women’s basketball game between Iowa and No. 4 Southern California at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. The Hawkeyes defeated the Trojans, 76-69. The sold-out game marked Iowa’s first Big Ten game against the Trojans and the retirement of the No. 22 for former Iowa guard Caitlin Clark.

Iowa women’s basketball notebook | Hawkeyes look to keep streak alive against Minnesota

Jack Birmingham, Sports Reporter February 5, 2025

The Iowa women’s basketball program in recent games has seemingly regained its footing, emerging from a dismal five-game conference losing streak to net three victories in a row — and it looks...

Outside Iowa's Supreme Court and the Iowa Judicial Branch Building on Monday, April 22, 2019, in Des Moines.

Iowa eliminates 30-day eviction notice policy

Jack Moore, Managing News Editor February 5, 2025

Thousands of Iowa’s renters could see less notice for evictions following an Iowa Supreme Court ruling. The decision ends a federal COVID-19-era requirement that landlords give tenants who have not...

UI to hold first-ever ‘Cinemixer’ event for film students

UI to hold first-ever ‘Cinemixer’ event for film students

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter February 5, 2025

Cinema is, by nature, a collaborative field. Whether an artist is a writer, director, or actor, it is challenging for a single person to make a film on their own. This is what professor of practice...

Former President Donald Trump points at the camera after a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Johnson Hall at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on Saturday Dec. 2, 2023.

LGBTQ+ Iowans maintain hope in the face of Trump’s executive orders

Bri Brands, Politics Reporter February 5, 2025

Since the 47th president took office on Jan. 20, his slew of executive orders has caused mixed emotions across the country, including members of and advocates for the LGBTQ+ community in Iowa. Within...

Herky and the Iowa Spirit Squad enters the arena before a mens wrestling dual between the No.2 Iowa Hawkeyes and the No.4 Ohio State Buckeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. The Hawkeyes defeated the Buckeyes 24-13.

Top-ranked 2026 recruit Bo Bassett chooses Iowa men’s wrestling

Colin Votzmeyer, Sports Editor February 4, 2025

Just when you thought the Iowa men’s wrestling program was out, the top-ranked 2026 recruit pulls it back in. Bo Bassett — one of the most highly anticipated wrestling prospects in recent memory...

A poll worker proffers an “I Voted” sticker to a voter during the District C Primaries in Iowa City on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025. Ross Nusser and Oliver Weilein are the two candidates running for Iowa City City Council.

Oliver Weilein and Ross Nusser advance to special election to fill vacant city council seat

Madison Schuler, News Reporter February 4, 2025

Both Oliver Weilein and Ross Nusser are one step closer to an Iowa City City Council seat following a primary election on Tuesday. The primary election intended to narrow the three candidates to...

Khushi Patel poses for a portrait in Adler Journalism Building on Sunday, Feb 2. Patel is one of many TikTok content creators on campus, and her account, theonlykhushi, has 12.4K followers.

TikTok ban presses pause on students’ scrolling social lives

Kyrsten White and Haya Hussain February 4, 2025

“I didn’t believe it at first, because every year around this time, people say TikTok will get banned. Usually, it doesn’t,” Khushi Patel, a first-year student at the University of Iowa, said....