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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The College of Nursing Building is seen on Thursday, March 3, 2022.

UI looks for students to apply for accelerated nursing program

Alliyah Lipsit, News Reporter March 3, 2022

The University of Iowa is looking for students with different degrees to apply for the new accelerated nursing program for Spring of 2023 during a nationwide nurse shortage. Julie Zerwic, dean of...

Bread Garden is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.

Johnson County Public Health finds several health code violations at Iowa City’s Bread Garden, Cactus 3

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Editor March 3, 2022

Johnson County Public Health found 84 health code violations in 45 conducted health inspections in February, revealing several businesses with issues with employees washing their hands adequately. Iowa...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds delivers the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

Reynolds signs bills barring transgender girls and women from teams matching their gender

Rylee Wilson, Managing Editor March 3, 2022

Transgender women and girls are unable to compete in women’s and girls’ college and high school sports in Iowa under a new law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday. The bill, HF 2416, passed...

UI General Counsel Carroll Reasoner answers questions from members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee during a panel on the sale of the university's Jackson Pollock painting the Iowa State Capitol on Wednesday morning, Feb. 16, 2011. After reviewing letters from Guggenheim, Reasoner stated that if lawmakers force the university to sell the painting, the Guggenheim foundation or the family could bring litigation potentially causing the UI to lose the painting before sale. She also stated that Guggenheim had originally given the painting to Yale but retracted the gift after Yale refused to display the painting for students.

UI Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel Carroll Reasoner to retire

Kate Perez, News Reporter March 3, 2022

The University of Iowa Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel Carroll Reasoner has announced her retirement. Reasoner will retire upon the hiring of her successor. The search committee...

University of Iowa changes phrasing regarding masking on campus

University of Iowa changes phrasing regarding masking on campus

Kate Perez, News Reporter March 3, 2022

On the University of Iowa website for the Best Practices for Staying Healthy, the university now advises that “face masks are not required, but welcome.” That is a change in language from masks...

Fact Check | Southern Border encounters up partially due to COVID-19 expulsions

Fact Check | Southern Border encounters up partially due to COVID-19 expulsions

Lauren White, Politics Reporter March 3, 2022

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. If your time is short:  U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley...

Johnson County Courthouse.

Johnson County ends face covering policy for staff and visitors

Sabine Martin, News Editor March 3, 2022

Johnson County dropped its requirement, effective immediately, for visitors and staff to wear a face-covering in county buildings on Thursday. The resolution comes after the Center for Disease Control...

Iowa head coach Rick Heller jogs out of the dugout during a baseball game between Iowa and Loras College at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Heller’s Hawkeyes entered the game on a two game losing skid. The Duhawks defeated the Hawkeyes, 3-1.

Iowa baseball bounces back, rolls past Cornell College

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter March 3, 2022

The Iowa baseball team got back into the win column Wednesday with an 8-0 win over Cornell College at Duane Banks Field. The Hawkeyes’ shutout victory came on the heels of a 3-1 loss Tuesday against...

The Iowa City Community School District is seen on Wednesday, March 3, 2022.

Iowa City Community School District leaders say funding increase for K-12 schools isn’t enough

Kate Perez, News Reporter March 2, 2022

Iowa City Community School District leaders say the 2.5 percent increase to public schools signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds this year is not the amount they were hoping for. The funding increase...

Iowa guard Connor McCaffery shoots a 3-pointer during a men's basketball game between No. 24 Iowa and Northwestern in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wildcats, 82-61.

Iowa men’s basketball team ‘clicking at the right time’ entering March

Robert Read, Pregame Editor March 2, 2022

Every senior seemed to make a lasting memory during the Iowa men’s basketball team’s final home game of the season. Connor McCaffery scored a season-high 17 points and drained a career-best...

University of Iowa director of track and field Joey Woody watches a race during the 2022 Hawkeye Invitational track and field meet at the University of Iowa Recreation Building on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. The Hawkeye Invitational hosted Arkansas State, Bradley, Hawkeye Community College, Indian Hills Community College, Iowa Central Community College, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Iowa, South Dakota, UW-Milwaukee, and Western Illinois.

Joey Woody named Big Ten Men’s Track and Field Coach of the Year

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor March 2, 2022

Iowa track and field director Joey Woody received the Big Ten Men's Coach of the Year award Wednesday, per the league office. Woody won his second consecutive conference indoor coach of the year...

Oct 1, 2005; Iowa City, IA, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes defender (52) Abdul Hodge, (15) Miguel Merrick and Edmond Miles bring down Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Tim Brasic in the third quarter at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Byron Hetzler-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2005 Byron Hetzler

Iowa football program hires Abdul Hodge as tight ends coach, moves Brian Ferentz to quarterbacks role

Robert Read, Pregame Editor March 2, 2022

The Iowa football program has hired former Hawkeye and three-time All-Big Ten linebacker Abdul Hodge as its tight ends coach, head coach Kirk Ferentz announced on Wednesday. In a corresponding move,...