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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

Jackson trial: Former UI student to serve three life sentences for murder of parents, sister

Jackson trial: Former UI student to serve three life sentences for murder of parents, sister

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter March 3, 2023

Former University of Iowa student Alexander Jackson, 22, will serve three consecutive life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole for the fatal shootings of his parents and sister in...

No. 2 nationally ranked 141-pound Iowa’s Real Woods wrestles No. 26 nationally ranked 141-pound Wisconsin’s Joe Zargo during a wrestling dual between No. 2 Iowa and No. 16 Wisconsin at the Wisconsin Field House in Madison, Wis. on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Woods defeated Zargo by decision, 9-2. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers 19-18. After the dual, one point was awarded to Iowa for criteria for most match points to break the tie.

Iowa men’s wrestling heads to Ann Arbor for Big Ten Championships

Kenna Roering, Sports Reporter March 2, 2023

The No. 2 Iowa men’s wrestling team will compete in the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday and Sunday in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the Crisler Center. The Hawkeyes are heading into the...

Iowa center Monika Czinano goes in for a layup during a women’s basketball game between No. 7 Iowa and Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Czinano scored 19 points. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers, 91-61.

Monika Czinano returns to home state for Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament

Chloe Peterson, Sports Editor March 2, 2023

In her final Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, fifth-year senior center Monika Czinano will be playing in her backyard. Czinano hails from Watertown, Minnesota, just an hour away from Minneapolis. “What...

A University of Iowa police truck is seen in Iowa City on Monday, April 11, 2022.

UI to combine all safety services into one organization

Natalie Miller, News Reporter March 2, 2023

The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety is rebranding the department to pull all safety services into one organization called the Office of Campus Safety. The Office of Campus Safety will...

Hamburg Inn No. 2 is seen on April 6, 2022.

Iowa City’s Hamburg Inn No. 2 has reopened after being closed for one month

Natalie Miller, News Reporter March 2, 2023

Well-known Iowa City diner Hamburg Inn No. 2 reopened Feb. 22 with new management following a two-month closure. The restaurant, located at 214 N. Linn St., closed in January to reportedly make repairs...

Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara speaks with reporters, Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Hansen Football Performance Center in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa football quarterback Cade McNamara cites relationship with Jon Budmayr, culture as reasons for picking Hawkeyes

Chris Werner, Assistant Sports Editor March 2, 2023

A select number of Iowa football players met with media members for the first time this spring inside the Hansen Football Performance Center in Iowa City on Thursday. Among them: new quarterback Cade...

Iowa City Community School District board members react during a meeting at the Professional Development Center at the Educational Services Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

Iowa City Community School District introduces reform after Indigenous communities accuse the school of racism

Jack Moore, News Reporter February 28, 2023

The Iowa City Community School District will be changing some of its methods of teaching following recent accusations of racism toward Indigenous people. Iowa City Community School District Superintendent...

American civil rights activist Jim Obergefell delivers a speech at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Feb. 28th.

Jim Obergefell, from landmark Supreme Court case, speaks at UI IMU

Jami Martin-Trainor, Assistant Digital Editor February 28, 2023

For Jim Obergefell and John Arthur, it was love at third sight.  Obergefell, the plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the United States, spoke at...

Iowa guard Tony Perkins takes a shot during a men’s basketball game between Iowa and Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Perkins scored 32 points. The Hawkeyes defeated the Illini, 81-79.

Iowa men’s basketball defeats No. 15 Indiana for second time this season

Chris Werner, Assistant Sports Editor February 28, 2023

The Iowa men’s basketball team scored 12 of the first 14 points Tuesday night against the 15th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall in Bloomington and never looked back.  Although Indiana...

Jerad Nylin crosses the street with his white cane by the Main Library on Feb. 23, 2023. Nylin is a blind student attending the University of Iowa. Nylin wears a navy blue coat with a yellow jacket underneath and a black Hawkeye baseball cap.

From 37 to 16: Bill realigning Iowa state government would reduce number of cabinet agencies

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor February 28, 2023

Jerad Nylin, a third-year nontraditional student who studies criminology at the University of Iowa, first learned how to use a table saw at Iowa’s Blindness Empowerment and Independence center...

A student from teacher Jihan Adam’s classroom plays with a green car at the Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2022.

UI assistant professor leads lab with Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County, analyzes speech development of bilingual preschoolers

Archie Wagner, News Reporter February 28, 2023

A University of Iowa professor is collaborating with the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County to track bilingual children’s speech development. Philip Combiths, UI Department of Communication...

Conservative Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

Conservative Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s student loan forgiveness program

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor February 28, 2023

The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical of the legal standing of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program on Tuesday morning during oral arguments.  In...