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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 head coach Kirk Ferentz speaks at a press conference on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at the Pacha Family Club Room in Kinnick Stadium. Ferentz discussed the upcoming football season and the continuing actions that the team is working on toward strengthening inclusivity in the program. (Hannah Kinson/ The Daily Iowan)

Kirk Ferentz responds to demand letter from former players

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 18, 2020

Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz released a statement on Sunday in response to the demand letter sent to the University of Iowa on Oct. 5, which called for, among other things, his dismissal,...

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz watches his players swarm the field before a football game between Iowa and Middle Tennessee State University on Saturday, September 28, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Blue Raiders 48-3.

Eight former Iowa football players demand removal of Kirk and Brian Ferentz, Gary Barta

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 18, 2020

Eight Black former University of Iowa football players are demanding monetary compensation and the removal of head coach Kirk Ferentz, offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, and Athletics Director Gary...

City High quarterback Raph Hamilton runs the ball in for a touchdown during the first varsity football playoff game between City High and Ottumwa on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. The Little Hawks defeated the Bulldogs with a score 41-16. At the beginning of the game, announcers told the crowd to wear masks and practice social distancing. (Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan)

Bacon, Hamilton lead Iowa City High to first round playoff win

Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor October 16, 2020

A narrow defeat to rival Iowa City Liberty last week could have carried over into the playoffs for Iowa City High, but it didn't In their first-round Class 4A playoff game against the winless Ottumwa...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

University of Iowa revises its face covering policy, reports new COVID-19 cases

Rachel Schilke, News Editor October 16, 2020

The University of Iowa will no longer allow face shields and gaiters to be worn without masks as appropriate face coverings, effective Oct. 23. In a campus-wide update on Friday, the UI said the...

Iowa's 165-pound Alex Marinelli celebrates after defeating Northwestern's  Shayne Oster during session two of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament in Piscataway, NJ on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Marinelli won by fall in 2:41.

Hawkeye Wrestling Club to allow fans at Showdown Open

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor October 16, 2020

The Hawkeye Wrestling Club announced Friday morning that a limited number of tickets to its Showdown Open event at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, will be made available for purchase on Oct. 21....

The crowd is seen during a Trump campaign rally on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 at the Des Moines International Airport. Thousands of people showed up to hear President Donald Trump speak about his campaign and support Iowa republicans for the upcoming election.

Iowa voters say they’re voting for Trump because of his ‘American standard of living’

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor October 15, 2020

Several thousand Iowans filled a tarmac at the Des Moines International airport Wednesday night to greet President Trump, and many said they plan to vote for Trump on Nov. 3, despite his rhetoric many...

University of Iowa Interim Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Liz Tovar, poses for a portrait on Oct. 7.

University of Iowa ends search for associate VP for diversity, equity, and inclusion after candidates withdraw

Sarah Watson and Rachel Schilke October 15, 2020

The University of Iowa ended its search for the next associate vice president for diversity, equity, inclusion after candidates for the position announced they would withdraw “in the wake of President...

Attendees hold signs on the bleachers during a Trump campaign rally on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 at the Des Moines International Airport. Thousands of people showed up to hear President Donald Trump speak about his campaign and support Iowa republicans for the upcoming election.

Coronavirus concerns low at Trump’s Des Moines rally

Caleb McCullough, Politics Editor October 15, 2020

The risk of coronavirus spread was not a chief concern of Trump supporters at the president’s rally in Des Moines Wednesday, which has drawn criticism from political opponents and public-health experts...

(From left) Iowa assistant coach Jim Zalesky, Royce Alger, head coach Dan Gable and Tom Brands give encouragement during a meet.

Gable takes the stage at Trump rally in Des Moines

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 14, 2020

Former Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable found out Tuesday night that he was the latest recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Wednesday night, he took the stage with President Donald Trump at...

Former Iowa wrestler Barry Davis (left) talks with former Iowa wrestling head coach Dan Gable during the intermission of a wrestling dual meet between Iowa and Maryland at Carver-Hawkeye Arean on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins 48-0.

Gable to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor October 14, 2020

Dan Gable keeps making history for the sport of wrestling. The former Hawkeye coach is set to become the first wrestling coach and athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Gable was...

Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards sits alongside President Pro Tem Patty Cownie during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. The Regents voted in favor of a four percent tuition increase starting in the fall semester of 2019.

State Board of Regents name co-chairs for Presidential Search Committee

Sabine Martin, News Reporter October 13, 2020

After University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld announced his intent to retire in late September, the state Board of Regents named Sandy Daack-Hirsch and John Keller co-chairs of the UI Presidential...

Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett listens during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice in the Hart Senate Office Building on October 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. With less than a month until the presidential election, President Donald Trump tapped Amy Coney Barrett to be his third Supreme Court nominee in just four years. If confirmed, Barrett would replace the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Shawn Thew/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

Iowa political leaders defend their party’s position as Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor October 12, 2020

Monday marked the first day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee to fill former justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, and Iowa Republicans and Democrats are defending...