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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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The University of Iowa's College of Dentistry and Dental Clinic building is seen on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022.

UI researchers look into genetic causes, solutions for cleft palate and lip patients

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter February 28, 2022

Researchers at the University of Iowa are studying the genetics of cleft lips and palates to alleviate the financial and mental stressors of the condition on patients and their families. Clefts...

Fact Check | Jeff Shipley says teachers should not get raises if pushing topics the Legislature banned in law

Fact Check | Jeff Shipley says teachers should not get raises if pushing topics the Legislature banned in law

Meg Doster, News Reporter February 28, 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: State Rep. Jeff Shipley,...

Mayor Bruce Teague speaks at an Iowa City City Council meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Teauge gave his State of the City address, the city council heard concerns from the Center of Worker Justice, and the city council discussed meeting protocols.

Mayor Bruce Teague lifts Iowa City mask mandate

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor February 28, 2022

Iowa City residents will no longer be required to wear masks inside public and city buildings starting Tuesday, after Mayor Bruce Teague lifted the city mask mandate on Monday.  Iowa City reintroduced...

Coach Rick Heller takes the field during the game against Bradley on March 26, 2019 at Duane Banks Field. The Hawks took the victory, 4-2.

Iowa baseball goes 1-2 at Kleberg Classic

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor February 27, 2022

Iowa baseball dropped two of the three games it played in Corpus Christi, Texas, over the weekend. The Hawkeyes beat the Pepperdine Waves, 3-1, on Friday and lost to the Texas A&M Corpus Christi...

Iowa celebrates its regular season Big Ten Champion title after a women’s basketball game between No. 21 Iowa and No. 6 Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. The Hawkeyes became Big Ten Champions after defeating the Wolverines, 104-80.

Iowa women’s basketball clinches share of Big Ten regular season title, No. 2 seed in conference tournament

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor February 27, 2022

Iowa women’s basketball seniors Logan Cook and Tomi Taiwo checked out of the game for the final time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday to raucous cheers from a sold out crowd. After giving out...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark goes up for a shot during a women’s basketball game between No. 21 Iowa and No. 6 Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Clark played for a total of 37 minutes. The Hawkeyes became regular season Big Ten co-Champions after defeating the Wolverines, 104-80.

No. 21 Iowa women’s basketball takes down No. 6 Michigan, becomes Big Ten regular season co-champions

Dawson Moore, Sports Reporter February 27, 2022

No. 21 Iowa women’s basketball defeated No. 6 Michigan, 104-80, in front of a sellout crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday to become Big Ten regular season co-champions.  The Hawkeyes share...

Demonstrators gather during a rally for peace in Ukraine on the Pentacrest at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Around 60 people attended the demonstration.

Demonstration for Peace gathers on Pentacrest as invasion in Ukraine continues

Rachel Schilke, Senior Print Editor February 27, 2022

The sky was clear and the sun was shining on the Ukrainian flag as over 60 people gathered on the Pentacrest, holding signs and waving blue-and-yellow flags, to stand in solidarity with the people...

A map of Iowa City is shown on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022.

Discriminatory housing practices, racial wealth gap continues to affect Black Iowans

Arabia Parkey, News Reporter February 27, 2022

Discriminatory housing practices like redlining, zoning, and restrictive deed covenants have contributed to racial disparities in homeownership rates in Iowa City, continuing to this day. Iowa had...

Iowa head coach Renee Gillispie talks with her players during a softball game between Iowa and Indiana at Pearl Field on Saturday, April 3, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers 1-0.

Iowa softball head coach Renee Gillispie picks up 900th career win at Spring Games

Dawson Moore, Sports Reporter February 27, 2022

Iowa softball played in its third tournament of the season this past weekend, finishing 3-1 at the Spring Games in Leesburg, Florida. The Hawkeyes opened the weekend on Friday, and Iowa took down...

Heartlander defensive man Rise Zmolek carries the puck up the ice during a hockey game between the Iowa Heartlanders and the Tulsa Oilers at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The Heartlanders defeated the Oilers in a shootout, 4-3.

Iowa Heartlanders win sixth consecutive game, sit at fifth in division standings

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter February 27, 2022

Saturday’s contest between the Iowa Heartlanders and the Fort Wayne Komets may be remembered for its 168 combined penalty minutes — the most in an ECHL game during the 2021-22 season. But what...

Iowa's Jenoah McKiver celebrates after placing first in the men's 600-meter premiere run with a time of 1:16.08 at the 2022 Larry Wieczorek Invitational track and field meet at the University of Iowa Recreation building on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022.. McKiver's time set a meet, facility, and school record. The Larry Wieczorek Invitational hosted Baylor, Gonzaga, Mount Mercy, the University of Northern Iowa, Purdue, Wartburg and the University of Wisconsin.

Iowa men’s track and field repeats as Big Ten Indoor Champions, women finish sixth

Grant Hall, Sports Reporter February 27, 2022

The Iowa men’s track and field program captured its second consecutive Big Ten Indoor Championship title this weekend in Geneva. Ohio. The Iowa men outlasted runner-up Ohio State, 117-102. “We...

Iowa guard Tomi Taiwo drives to the basket for a layup. Taiwo went 6-7 from the field while scoring 14 points during a women’s basketball game between No. 25 Iowa and Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. The Hawkeyes defeated the Fighting Illini, 82-56.

No. 21 Iowa women’s basketball vying for Big Ten regular season title against No. 6 Michigan

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor February 26, 2022

Both No. 21 Iowa and No. 6 Michigan women’s basketball will be playing for a conference regular season championship when they match up at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday. The Hawkeyes and Wolverines...