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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, speaks to a group of students during her visit to the University of Iowa at the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Mariannette spoke to students about sustainability and the environment. Iowa Young Americans for Freedom organized the event.

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks highlights conservation efforts at Young Americans for Freedom event

Lauren White April 13, 2022

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, highlighted Iowa’s role in environmental solutions and encouraged lawmakers to strive for bipartisan strategies in energy at the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday. Miller-Meeks...

Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague speaks at a City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

Iowa City City Council to vote on $1.5 million transfer to Johnson County’s Direct Assistance Fund

Cooper Worth, News Reporter April 13, 2022

The Iowa City City Council will vote on a transfer of $1.5 million from its American Rescue Plan Act funding to Johnson County’s Direct Assistance Program next week. The Direct Assistance Program...

U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer, sitting next to her husband, Daniel Wasta, listens to oral arguments before the Iowa Supreme Court in Des Moines on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in her appeal of a judge's ruling that says she cannot appear on the June 7 Democratic primary ballot. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register)

Iowa Supreme Court to decide on allowing Abby Finkenauer back on the ballot in the coming days

Emily Delgado, Politics Reporter April 13, 2022

The Iowa Supreme Court will decide in the coming days whether U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer can be on the ballot as the June 7 Democratic primary approaches. The court heard oral arguments...

Iowa head coach Rick Heller smiles during a baseball game between Iowa and Central Michigan at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Friday, March 25, 2022. The Hawkeyes defeated the Chippewas, 7-4.

Iowa baseball mauls Milwaukee, picks up 16-2 victory

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor April 13, 2022

The Iowa baseball team registered a season-high 18 hits on its way to a 16-2 win over Milwaukee Tuesday evening. The 16 runs the Hawkeyes scored against the Panthers at Franklin Stadium in Wisconsin...

President Joe Biden waves during his visit at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Fact Check | Checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Joe Biden’s April 12 appearance in the small western...

Hannah Zadeh, COGS president, poses for a portrait outside Van Allen at the University of Iowa on Monday, April 11, 2022.

COGS sends petition urging TIAA to divest funds from fossil fuels

Anthony Neri, News Reporter April 12, 2022

The University of Iowa Campaign to Organize Graduate Students joined the campaign “TIAA Divest,” and sent a petition on April 6 asking the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association to pull billions...

The “Is This Heaven? No, It’s the Ped Mall” mural is seen in the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City on Friday, April 8, 2022.

Past, Present, Future: What’s unchanged and new to the Pedestrian Mall

Kate Perez, News Reporter April 12, 2022

This is the second part of a project series on the Pedestrian Mall. The first part appeared in The Daily Iowan on March 20. In the daytime, the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall greets its guests with art. To...

Iowa forward Ryan Kuffner takes the ice during a hockey match between Iowa and Wheeling at Xtream Arena in Coralville on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The Nailers defeated the Heartlanders, 6-4.

Iowa Heartlanders growing hockey in Johnson County

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter April 12, 2022

The first puck drop of the Iowa Heartlanders’ inaugural season was observed by thousands of spectators — 4,017 to be precise, not counting the players, the staff, or the folks who keep the Xtream...

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Joe Biden says waiving E15 summer restrictions will lower price at the gas pump

Lauren White and Emily Delgado April 12, 2022

MENLO, Iowa – President Joe Biden announced the Environment Protection Agency will issue a waiver to make E15 — gasoline with 15 percent ethanol blended in — available through the summer months.  Currently,...

A lab mouse is seen in a lab in the Bowen Science Building at the University of Iowa on Monday. April 11, 2022.

UI researchers identify drug to cure mice of COVID-19 symptoms, may treat older adults

Anthony Neri, News Reporter April 11, 2022

Researchers at the University of Iowa found a drug to prevent older mice, who suffer from COVID-19 in a similar way to older people, from dying of the virus. The older mice that had COVID-19, which...

An Iowa City Police car is seen near the Iowa City Police Department in Iowa City Monday, Nov. 1, 2021.

ICPD identifies two persons of interest in assault, robbery investigation

Lillian Poulsen, Senior Reporter April 11, 2022

The Iowa City Police Department identified two persons of interest in an assault and robbery that occurred near the intersection of Burlington and Gilbert Streets on April 3. Iowa City Public Safety...

An Iowa City firetruck is seen in downtown Iowa City on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022.

Iowa City Fire Department responds to structure fire

Lillian Poulsen, Senior Reporter April 11, 2022

The Iowa City Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Sunday and discovered a fire in the end unit of a two-story multi-unit condominium complex. The fire occurred at 4462 Preston Lane...