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Iowa’s Michelle Bacalla serves the ball into play during a singles match at the Iowa Women's Tennis meet in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Bacalla won the match, 2-1. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Eagles, 6-1.

Iowa women’s tennis drops fourth consecutive match

Chase Szewc, Sports Reporter March 4, 2022

The Iowa women’s tennis team dropped its fourth consecutive match of the spring season Friday. The Hawkeyes were defeated by the Kansas State Wildcats in Manhattan,  4-3. Iowa opened the evening...

Iowa center Monika Czinano and Northwestern forward Courtney Shaw tip off at the beginning of a basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 7 Northwestern during the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN, on Friday, March 4, 2022. The Hawkeyes beat the Wildcats, 72-59.

Monika Czinano key in Iowa women’s basketball’s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal victory over Northwestern

Dawson Moore, Sports Reporter March 4, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS —The second-seeded Iowa women’s basketball team defeated No. 7 Northwestern on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The...

Iowa guard Kate Martin celebrates after a basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 7 Northwestern during the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN, on Friday, March 4, 2022. The Hawkeyes beat the Wildcats 72-59.

Iowa women’s basketball scrapes past Northwestern, advances to Big Ten Tournament semifinals

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor March 4, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS – Iowa women’s basketball gutted out a victory over Northwestern on Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. In a game that featured six ties and seven lead changes...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark takes back the ball during a basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 7 Northwestern during the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis,  on Friday, March 4, 2022.

Iowa women’s basketball leads close game against Northwestern at halftime of Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor March 4, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS — In a game that has featured five ties and three lead changes, Iowa women’s basketball holds the lead over Northwestern, 32-31, at halftime of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. The...

A vehicle in the People's Convoy passes by on I-70 in West Jefferson, Ohio Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch)

Officials unconcerned as Freedom Convoy plans to roll through IC

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor March 4, 2022

Iowans on the road should be more concerned about the strong winds on Saturday than the Freedom Convoy scheduled to roll through Johnson County at 10 a.m., said Iowa City Public Safety Information...

Iowa forward Kris Murray goes up for a layup during a men’s basketball game between Iowa and Indiana at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers, 83-74. Murray shot 12-18 in field goals.

Iowa men’s basketball picks up fifth straight victory, beats Michigan on the road

Ben Palya, Sports Reporter March 4, 2022

Iowa men’s basketball led for the entirety of its 82-71 win over Michigan on Thursday night at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. The Hawkeyes’ largest lead of the contest was 19, and they hit that...

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...