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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

Luis Aispuro holds a sign during a workers strike in Iowa City on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.

Starbucks, Iowa union engage in court battle Wednesday over pro-Palestinian social media post

Roxy Ekberg, News Reporter October 19, 2023

Starbucks and the union that represents Starbucks workers, Starbucks Workers United, sued each other in federal court in Iowa and Pennsylvania Wednesday. The legal battle rooted from a pro-Palestinian...

University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital is seen in Iowa City Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022.

Jerre Stead talks life story, giving back to UI in talk at Iowa Memorial Union

Julia Rhodes, News Reporter October 19, 2023

Distinguished University of Iowa alum Jerre Stead talked to the Iowa City community on Thursday about his contributions to the univeristy at the “Hawkeyes Give Back: Children’s Medicine Event.” Jerre...

Dr. David Miles inspects an instrument while engineers run capability tests at Van Allen Hall in Iowa City on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Dr. Miles directs operations for Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites, a project which is dedicated to studying how solar material interacts with Earths Magnetic Field.

UI professors build instruments for space mission set to launch with SpaceX in 2025

Grace Olson, News Reporter October 19, 2023

David Miles, a University of Iowa associate professor of physics and astronomy, recently took over as the principal investigator on a satellite mission that will study the near-Earth orbit. Miles is...

An electric vehicle charging station is seen in the Dubuque Street Ramp in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.

Iowa City begins charging users for electric vehicle charging stations

Isabelle Foland, News Reporter October 19, 2023

Iowa City electric vehicle users will now have to start paying a fee to charge their vehicles at the city’s public charging stations. According to a release on the city’s website, the city began...

The Iowa City Council holds a meeting in Iowa City on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.

IC City Council denounces hate speech and antisemitism in public comments

Grace Olson, News Reporter October 19, 2023

During the public comment period at this week’s Iowa City City Council meeting, several Iowa City residents called in to make comments about the Israel-Hamas war, which gave way to racially charged...

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Iowa City Police arrest man for Oct. 7 sexual assault

Alejandro Rojas, News Editor October 18, 2023

The Iowa City Police Department arrested Anthony Cotner, Jr., 25, of Cedar Rapids after an investigation into a sexual assault that occurred on Oct. 7. The announcement comes in a press release...

United States Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks answers questions at West High School in Iowa City on Monday, August 14, 2023. (Cody Blissett/The Daily Iowan)

Mariannette Miller-Meeks receives death threats following speaker vote

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor October 18, 2023

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, reports she received credible death threats and “a barrage of threatening phone calls” following her vote for U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, the chairwomen...

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Retired UI professor Miriam Gilbert shares expertise of Shakespeare to all generations

Julia Rhodes, News Reporter October 18, 2023

Former University of Iowa professor Miriam Gilbert, who retired in 2013, is still sharing her expertise of Shakespeare to all generations right from her retirement residence. Gilbert’s interest...

Iowa head coach Clarissa Chun speaks to media members during the inaugural Iowa women’s wrestling media day in the Feller Club Room and the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2023. Chun said she is excited that Iowa women’s wrestling gets to represent female athletes on the mat. “Our program and our team are very excited to be able to represent the Hawkeyes and the black and gold,” Chun said. “It's a moment that thousands and millions of girls across the world have waited for, a moment like this.”

Iowa women’s wrestling notebook | Head coach Clarissa Chun talks expectations for inaugural season

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor October 18, 2023

Iowa announced on Sept. 23, 2021, that it would become the first Division I Power Five school to add women’s wrestling. Now, the Hawkeyes are just over two weeks away from kicking off their inaugural...

United States Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks answers questions at West High School in Iowa City on Monday, August 14, 2023. (Cody Blissett/The Daily Iowan)

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks votes Kay Granger for speaker

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor October 18, 2023

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, flipped her vote in the second round of votes for the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Miller-Meeks instead voted for House Appropriations...

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Teens involved in fatal drag racing collision charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter

Alejandro Rojas, News Editor October 18, 2023

The two teenage boys whose drag racing in Iowa City led to the car accident that killed Jennifer Russell, 22, on May 27 are being charged with two counts of homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. The...

Chloe Cole, an activist, speaks at an event hosted by Young Americans for Freedom in the Iowa Memorial Union’s Blackbox Theather in lowa City on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Pro-transgender activists protested outside the IMU and later blocked the Madison and Jefferson Streets intersection. The protest concluded in front of University of lowa President’s Residence on Church Street.

UI political student groups navigate tension on campus

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor October 17, 2023

Chants of “trans lives matter,” “trans rights are human rights,” and “f*** all fascists” rang out on Oct.16 as protesters walked circles in the crosswalks of the intersection of Madison...