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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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Iowa forward Patrick McCaffery dunks during a men’s basketball game between Iowa and Slippery Rock at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. The Hawkeyes beat The Pride of the Rock 99-47.(Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

New-look Iowa men’s basketball team dominates Slippery Rock in exhibition

Robert Read, Pregame Editor November 5, 2021

The Iowa men’s basketball team took the lead 13 seconds into its 99-47 exhibition game win over Slippery Rock on Friday night and never relinquished it. In the first men’s basketball game at...

Iowa City Police Dept. 410 E. Washington St. As seen on Monday June 8, 2020.

Iowa City TRC Chair Mohamed Traore arrested Thursday in connection with 2019 OWI offense

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor November 5, 2021

Iowa City's Ad Hoc Truth and Reconciliation Commission Chair Mohamed Traore was arrested Thursday after a meeting of the commission in connection with an operating while intoxicated conviction from...

Iowa City Police Department vehicles are seen on July 9, 2019.

Oct. 17 accidental shooting caused by man aiming at squirrel

Meg Doster, News Reporter November 5, 2021

The Iowa City Police Department said a man shooting at a squirrel from an air rifle left Marine Lance Cpl. Gabe Heefner, 20, with a gunshot wound in the head. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Oct....

Iowa punter Tory Taylor kicks the ball during a football game between No. 19 Iowa and Kent State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.

Australian ‘Punter From Down Under’ Tory Taylor continues to excel with Hawkeye football

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor November 4, 2021

The south end zone erupts in cheers as Hawkeye punter Tory Taylor and his special teams unit takes the field on fourth down at Kinnick Stadium during a mid-October game against Purdue. The Hawkeye...

Head coach Vicki Brown is seen smiling during the volleyball match between Iowa and Ball State on Friday, Sept 10, 2021. The Cardinals defeated the Hawkeyes 3-2.

Vicki Brown dismissed as head coach of Iowa volleyball

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor November 4, 2021

The Vicki Brown era of Iowa volleyball has come to a close. Per a Thursday Iowa Athletics release, Hawkeye head volleyball coach Vicki Brown has been terminated, without cause. “We appreciate...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is seen at a groundbreaking ceremony at the North Liberty University of Iowa hospitals and clinics construction site on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.

Reynolds planning legal action against federal vaccine mandates

Rylee Wilson, Managing Editor November 4, 2021

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said the state plans to take “immediate legal action” against new federal vaccine requirements enacted Thursday.  Under new regulations from the Biden administration,...

University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson answers Regent David Barker's questions about First Gen Hawks at a Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. (

UI plans to hire three care coordinators to improve mental health and well-being for students

Emily Delgado, News Reporter November 4, 2021

The University of Iowa is in the process of hiring three mental health coordinators to aid in its efforts to provide holistic support for students.  President Barbara Wilson said during her report...

Regent Jim Lindenmayer clasps his hands at a Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.

State Board of Regents to allow religious exemption to vaccine mandates, still undecided on federal mandate’s impact

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 4, 2021

The state Board of Regents voted to allow employees to obtain religious exemptions from federal vaccine mandates, but they said they were still working through how President Joe Biden's impending vaccine...

Regent Milt Dakovich looks at his computer at a Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.

Iowa state Board of Regent-governed universities report five-year enrollment drop

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 4, 2021

Overall enrollment numbers are down across all three state Board of Regents institutions, continuing a declining student population for the past five years. But, the number of first-year students is...

Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City answers a question during the Eastern Iowa Legislative Forum hosted by The Daily Iowan at the Iowa City Public Library on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. The forum surrounded topics including education, state budget, medicare, and environmental issues. (Jenna Galligan/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa Sen. Joe Bolkcom will not seek reelection in 2022

Lauren White, Politics Reporter November 4, 2021

Iowa Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, will not seek reelection to his seat in 2022. "I am deeply grateful for the trust, guidance, and strong support I have received from the people of Iowa City and...

Dean Candidate and Professor Christopher Cheatum presents his ideas to utilize financial budgets to address mow morale during a zoom meeting to find the new associate dean of natural, mathematical, and social sciences on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021.

Associate Dean for the Natural, Mathematical and Social Sciences search: Chris Cheatum to increase transparency, boost morale among faculty, staff

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter November 3, 2021

University of Iowa professor of chemistry Chris Cheatum said if chosen for the Associate Dean for the Natural, Mathematical and Social Sciences position, transparency among faculty and staff will be...

The UIHC is seen on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.

UI Hospitals and Clinics see improvements in COVID-19 cases while still struggling with capacity

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 3, 2021

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seeing an overall improvement in COVID-19 numbers as it gets ready for the cold and flu season but remains cautious as it still faces capacity issues. “Both...