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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Johnson County Public Health building sign is seen Iowa City on Aug. 27, 2023. CredibleMind and Johnson County Public Health recently partnered starting a mental health website.

Johnson County launches new mental health website

Shaely Odean, News Reporter October 6, 2024

Johnson County Public Health has partnered with the platform CredibleMind to curate a website to promote the mental well-being of those searching for resources. This free website launched on Tuesday,...

An Iowa women’s rugby player warms up with teammates before a practice at the Hawkeye Recreation Fields on Sept. 26, 2024. Despite a lack of athletics funding, the team self-funds to
travel around the Midwest for matches.

Press Box Banter | ‘We were kind of left behind:’ How the Iowa women’s club rugby team became a forgotten contact sport

Madeleine Willis, Senior Audio Producer October 4, 2024

In order to compete in an All-Star competition this past summer in Austin, Texas, Alia Springer had to ask for outside funding and donations. As a member of a club sport, Springer and her teammates do...

Iowa forwards Owen Freeman (second from right), Payton Sandfort (right), and head coach Fran McCaffery are asked a question in a live broadcast interview during the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Media Days at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on Oct. 3. Podium interviews alternated between the coaches and two players from each team, lasting throughout the afternoon.

Column | Iowa men’s basketball needs its returning stars to take the next step

Chris Meglio, Pregame Reporter October 3, 2024

After qualifying for the NCAA tournament for the fourth straight season in 2023, the Iowa men’s basketball team had realistic hopes of returning to the Big Dance in 2023-24. But after a rollercoaster...

Iowa Head Coach Fran McCaffery listens to a question during breakout podium interviews at the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Media Days in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on Oct. 3. Podium interviews alternated between the coaches and two players from each team, lasting throughout the afternoon.

Iowa men’s basketball looks to regroup after disappointing season

Jack Birmingham, Sports Reporter October 3, 2024

After missing the NCAA tournament last season, the Iowa men’s basketball team looks to flip the script in the 2024-25 season. The Hawkeyes will have a stiff challenge ahead of them as the Big Ten...

The Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism recipient, Gene Andrew Jarrett, speaks with peers during the Truman Capote Award Ceremony and Reception in the Senate Chambers at The Old Capitol on Oct. 2. Jarrett won the award for his biography of Paul Laurence Dunbar; the $30,000 annual award is the largest cash prize for English-language literary criticism.

Iowa Writers’ Workshop presents $30,000 Truman Capote Award

Miranda Davis, News Reporter October 3, 2024

On an ordinary day, between messages from colleagues on campus and strangers from beyond the hallowed walls of Princeton University, Dean of Faculty and William S. Tod Professor of English Gene Jarrett...

The One University Place building is seen in University Heights on October 3. The businesses in the building would be impacted by a sales tax increase that was proposed in September.

University Heights prepares for raised sales tax

Zoe Smith, News Reporter October 3, 2024

University Heights, a small suburb on the west side of Iowa City, is implementing a new sales tax to make up for lost traffic camera revenue. The state legislature recently passed a law that forced...

Photo contributed by Ikram Basra

Ask the Author | Lost in translation with Ikram Basra

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter October 3, 2024

In Pakistan, Ikram Basra was known as a poet and journalist, and graduated from the University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop in 2021. Being a multidisciplinary writer and a witness to international justices...

(Left) Democratic candidate for U.S. House Christina Bohannan speaks at a rally hosted by University Democrats at Iowa at the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. (Right), Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, speaks at a University of Iowa College Republicans’ hosted event in the Iowa Memorial Union’s North Room on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. Miller-Meeks discussed abortion rights, college affordability, and energy production.

Iowa 1st Congressional District candidates to debate Oct. 21

Liam Halawith, Elections Editor October 3, 2024

Iowa 1st Congressional District candidates Christina Bohannan and Mariannette Miller-Meeks are set to square off in a televised debate on Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. The debate hosted by Iowa PBS will take...

Forward Lauren Geczik crosses the ball during an Iowa Soccer match on Thursday Sept, 26, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated the Nittany Lions 2-1.

Iowa women’s soccer notebook | No. 11 Iowa defeats unranked Northwestern, looks to Indiana

Trey Benson, Sports Reporter October 2, 2024

Fueled by two timely clutch goals late in the second half, the No. 11 Hawkeyes pushed past unranked Northwestern 2-1 on Sunday, keeping their no-loss Big Ten record alive as they look to Indiana. The...

Chairperson Rod Sullivan speaks during a Johnson County Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The board denied the North Liberty Food Pantry a tax abatement.

Johnson County Board considers new property tax exemption policy

Jacob Calvin, News Reporter October 2, 2024

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors denied the North Liberty Community Pantry a tax abatement, discussed updates to the Health and Human Service Building, and considered a project to expand the...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark looks across the court during a NCAA Championship game between No. 1 Iowa and No. 1 South Carolina at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. The Gamecocks defeated the Hawkeyes, 87-75.

Caitlin Clark’s impact remains with Big Ten women’s basketball

Chris Meglio, Pregame Reporter October 2, 2024

The 2024 Big Ten basketball media day marks the start of a new chapter for women’s basketball.  Among the several key departures across the conference, Caitlin Clark sits at the top of that list...

The Public Policy Research Building is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The Public Policy Center and the Iowa Social Science Research Center will combine to become the Center for Social Science Innovation.

New UI Center for Social Science Innovation

Madison Schuler, News Reporter October 2, 2024

The University of Iowa recently announced the new Center for Social Science Innovation after receiving approval from the Iowa Board of Regents in September. In December of 2023, a team from the...