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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa and Iowa state fans wear Home Depot helmets during ESPN College GameDay in Ames on Sept. 11, 2021. (Jerod Ringwald/Freelance)

Highlights from College GameDay’s pregame show from Ames

Robert Read, Pregame Editor September 11, 2021

AMES — ESPN’s College GameDay made its way back to Ames to cover the Iowa-Iowa State Cy-Hawk football game for the second consecutive meeting between the in-state rivals. The popular pregame...

Iowa outside hitter Audrey Black and Iowa setter Bailey Ortega high five one another during the Iowa Volleyball season opener game against Illinois on Jan. 22, 2021 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Illinois defeated Iowa 3-1.

Iowa volleyball falls in five sets to Ball State

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter September 10, 2021

Iowa volleyball dropped the first two sets of its match against Ball State at Xtream Arena in Coralville Friday night, and the Hawkeyes couldn’t claw their way out of the early hole they found themselves...

Iowa midfielder/forward Ellie Holley runs after the ball to gain possession during the Iowa Field Hockey Big Ten/ACC Challenge game against Wake Forest on Aug. 27, 2021 at Grant Field. Iowa defeated Wake Forest 5-3.

Quick start helps No. 2 Iowa field hockey down Ohio

Ben Palya, Sports Reporter September 10, 2021

No. 2 Iowa field hockey continued its winning ways Friday, taking down the Ohio Bobcats, 8-0, at Grant Field in Iowa City to move to 5-0 on the season. Iowa’s offense was relentless early in the...

Regent President Mike Richards listens during the state Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, November 15, 2018.

Regents to evaluate federal vaccine mandate effect on Iowa’s public universities

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor September 10, 2021

Following an announcement from President Joe Biden of a vaccine mandate for large employers, the state Board of Regents will evaluate the implications for Iowa's public universities, spokesperson Josh...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers a speech during The Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, July 16, 2021.  Members of the crowd cheered when Gov. Reynolds brought up legislation that banned mask mandates in public schools.

Iowa Republicans blast Biden’s vaccine mandate

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor September 10, 2021

Iowa Republicans criticized President Joe Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandate on Thursday, calling the move an overreach of the federal government.  Biden will require all employees of businesses...

Iowa players hoist the Cy-Hawk trophy during a football game between Iowa and Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Saturday, September 14, 2019. The Hawkeyes retained the Cy-Hawk Trophy for the fifth consecutive year, downing the Cyclones, 18-17.

Iowa, Iowa State in national spotlight with top-10 Cy-Hawk football matchup

Robert Read, Pregame Editor September 9, 2021

Four trophy cases are positioned near the entryway to the Iowa football team’s performance center, a building adjacent to Kinnick Stadium. Each of them is meant to hold one of the team’s rivalry...

Protesters stood outside the Johnson County Attorney office on Thursday Sept. 9th 2021. The small group of protesters gathered to show support for Makéna after sexual assault allegations against the University of Iowa's chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. (Grace Kreber/The Daily Iowan)

Protesters call on Johnson County attorney to revisit 2020 sexual assault case

Kate Perez, News Reporter September 9, 2021

Over a dozen people sat across from the Johnson County Attorney’s Office calling for the Johnson County attorney to revisit the case of an alleged sexual assault from September 2020. The demonstration...

The Old Capitol building is seen on March, 6, 2021.

UI fall enrollment slips, continuing four-year decline

Christine Valora, News Reporter September 9, 2021

The University of Iowa reported another year of decreasing enrollment rates — making four years of falling enrollment since fall 2017. Total student enrollment decreased by 394 since fall 2020,...

Protesters hold their kids close outside the Iowa City Senior Center while pushing for pandemic relief Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. (Gabby Drees/The Daily Iowan)

Fund Excluded Workers Coalition rallies over American Rescue Plan funds

Meg Doster and Rachel Schilke September 7, 2021

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Iowa City Senior Center on Tuesday night to call on the city to allocate funds from the American Rescue Plan to excluded workers — individuals who were not...

USG resolution addresses sexual misconduct, calls for members of Greek life to release statement in support of survivors

USG resolution addresses sexual misconduct, calls for members of Greek life to release statement in support of survivors

Ryan Hansen, New Reporter September 7, 2021

The University of Iowa’s Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution with the goal of addressing issues of sexual misconduct at the UI and “any location where sexual misconduct has taken...

Iowa defensive back Riley Moss returns an interception for a touchdown during a football game between No. 18 Iowa and No. 17 Indiana at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers 34-6. Moss had two interception on the day.

Iowa football’s Riley Moss named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor September 6, 2021

Iowa football’s Riley Moss has been named Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week, per a Monday release. The award is the second Moss has earned in as many days, as he claimed the Walter...

Iowa defender, Sara Wheaton, and Penn State midfielder, Payton Lineman, fight for the ball during the Iowa women’s soccer match v. Penn State at the Iowa Soccer Complex on Thursday, March 25, 2021. The Nittany Lions defeated the Hawkeyes 1-0.

Iowa soccer draws against Mississippi State

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter September 5, 2021

Iowa soccer battled to a 1-1 draw against Mississippi State Sunday at the Iowa Soccer Complex. Though the Hawkeyes had 19 shots compared to the Bulldogs’ three, each team got the ball into the...