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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa guard Lucy Olsen dribbles the ball during a NCAA Tournament Second Round game between the No. 6 Iowa Hawkeyes and the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., on Monday, March 24, 2025. The Sooners defeated the Hawkeyes 96-62. Olsen had 20 points, five rebounds, and two assists.

Iowa women’s basketball’s Lucy Olsen invited to Women’s College Basketball All-Star Game

Jack Birmingham, Sports Reporter March 31, 2025

Lucy Olsen has reached yet another milestone as an Iowa women’s basketball player, receiving an invite to the 2025 Lilly Women’s College All-Star Game on April 5. The fourth-year rocketed past several...

Fran McCaffery calls to the team during a men’s basketball game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the seventh ranked Purdue Boilermakers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Feb. 4, 2025 in Iowa City, Iowa. The Boilermakers defeated the Hawkeyes, 90-81.

Former Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery named head coach at Penn

Brad Schultz, Assistant Sports Editor March 27, 2025

Former Iowa men's basketball head coach Fran McCaffery has been named the new head coach at Penn, the school announced on Thursday. "I am excited and honored to return to my alma mater and the city...

The Iowa State Capitol building is seen during the first day of the 2025 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.

Iowa House passes bills restricting SNAP food eligibility, Medicaid work requirements

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Editor March 26, 2025

Iowa House lawmakers passed bills restricting SNAP food eligibility and enforcing Medicaid work requirements Wednesday.  Senate File 615, which the Senate passed on Tuesday, would require Medicaid...

The Iowa State Capitol as seen following the Condition of the State address in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Iowa House, Senate lawmakers advance property tax relief bill Wednesday

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 26, 2025

Iowa House and Senate lawmakers advanced two identical bills levying the state’s most comprehensive property tax reform since the 1970s. The bill aims to provide property tax relief to Iowans, a...

Iowa coaching staff Levar Woods, Tim Lester, and Kirk Ferentz, watch during an Iowa football practice at Ensworth High School in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. The Iowa Hawkeyes and Missouri Tigers will face off in the 2024 TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Monday, Dec. 30, at Nissan Stadium.

Iowa football notebook | Kirk Ferentz discusses opening of spring practice

Brad Schultz, Assistant Sports Editor March 26, 2025

Kirk Ferentz has been through many spring practices in his long tenure as Iowa football coach - 26 to be exact. The world has changed drastically in those 26 years, something Ferentz admits he's a little...

Iowa head coach Jan Jensen hugs iowa guard Sydney Affolter following a NCAA Tournament Second Round game between the No. 6 Iowa Hawkeyes and the No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., on Monday, March 24, 2025. The Sooners defeated the Hawkeyes 96-62. (Cody Blissett / The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeyes prove they are still on the map after successful 2024-25 campaign

Chris Meglio and Jack Birmingham March 25, 2025

With the departure of Iowa women’s basketball legend Caitlin Clark and former head coach Lisa Bluder, very few expected the Hawkeyes to go as far as they did this season. The Hawkeyes always had...

The inner dome of the Iowa State Capitol building is seen during the second day of the 2025 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Iowa Senate passes bill banning all forms of DEI in city, county offices

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Editor March 25, 2025

The Iowa Senate passed legislation to ban all forms of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in local governments not required by anti-discrimination laws Tuesday. Senate File 507, which passed...

Fran McCaffery looks up and smiles during a basketball game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Nebraska Cornhuskers at Pinnacle Bank Arena on March 9, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 83-68.

Inside Iowa men’s basketball’s wild coaching search

Brad Schultz, Assistant Sports Editor March 25, 2025

As Fran McCaffery stepped up to the podium following Iowa’s 106-94 loss in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on March 13, he had to be prepared for some tough questions. Immediately after...

Cathy Ketton poses for a portrait after the cancer policy panel at the College of Public Health on Feb. 25, 2025. Ketton was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022.

Lawmakers, governor eye solutions for Iowa’s soaring cancer rates

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 25, 2025

Cathy Ketton, of Waterloo, Iowa, found a lump in her breast in February 2022. She had just been released from the hospital after complications from contracting COVID-19 and had read the virus can cause...

Review | ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ is a sad and incredible prequel

Review | ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ is a sad and incredible prequel

Kyrsten White, Arts Reporter March 25, 2025

 “May the odds be ever in your favor.” This infamous phrase from “The Hunger Games” follows and taunts a tribute throughout the Games. But are the odds ever truly in their favor? For Haymitch...

Monica Berry poses for a portrait during an interview with The Daily Iowan at Cielo in Iowa City on March 17, 2025. Berry is the CEO of the woman-owned business that sells clothing, jewelry, and self-care goods.

‘Girl math’ adds up to create the bond between women

Kyrsten White, Arts Reporter March 25, 2025

The most noticeable features of Cielo, an Iowa City store owned by Monica Berry, are the bright fairy lights and clothes decorated with fun phrases. Shirts and sweaters reading “Literally just a...

The inner dome of the Iowa State Capitol building is seen during the second day of the 2025 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Politics Notebook | Iowa Senate approves school cellphone ban, sends back to House with amendment

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor March 24, 2025

Iowa Senate lawmakers unanimously approved Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' bill to ban cellphones during instructional time in the state’s public school districts on Monday. The bill would require Iowa...