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The Daily Iowan

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

University of Iowa students walk across the T.Anne Cleary walkway on their first day of the new semester on Monday, August 24th, 2020. Despite the pandemic, campus remains open and some classes are still being held in person.

UI students take on first day of school, adjusting to new learning formats

Natalie Dunlap, News Reporter August 24, 2020

Students returned to the classroom for the fall semester on Monday, either digitally or in a socially distant classroom, where Zoom issues and a sense of uncertainty about the semester were on the...

Interim Associate Director for the Office of MISSE to maintain sense of community online

Interim Associate Director for the Office of MISSE to maintain sense of community online

Mary Hartel, News Reporter August 24, 2020

After nearly two years working in the Latino and Native American Cultural Center on the University of Iowa campus, Thomas Arce started as interim associate director for the Office of Multicultural...

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

UI reports 111 COVID-19 cases on campus as classes begin

Rylee Wilson, News Editor August 24, 2020

The University of Iowa announced Monday that 111 students and employees self-reported they have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week.  The UI released the first numbers of positive COVID-19...

University of Iowa freshman Patrick Houston and his father, Tim Houston load a cart for moving into a dorm in Iowa City on Thursday, August 20th, 2020. The university is currently attempting to adjust their housing and orientation plans around the Coronavirus pandemic to maintain health and safety. (Tate Hildyard/ The Daily Iowan)

First-year Hawkeyes look towards an uncertain semester

Rachel Schilke and Rylee Wilson August 23, 2020

Online classes, takeout meals, and masks in the hallways are the new normal for first-year students taking on their first semester of college amid a pandemic, where some are uncertain about the future...

OnIowa members lead a tour of campus for first-year students on Aug. 22, 2020.

Celebrating 10 years of OnIowa – virtually

Sabine Martin, News Reporter August 23, 2020

In a typical fall semester, incoming first-year and transfer students at the University of Iowa gather for Kickoff at Kinnick and Convocation on the Pentacrest. OnIowa, which celebrated its 10th...

Iowa City police seek protesters struck by a car Friday night

Iowa City police seek protesters struck by a car Friday night

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor August 22, 2020

The Iowa City Police Department is seeking more information from protesters struck by a car that drove into a group of Iowa Freedom Riders protesters on Friday after locating the vehicle. According to...

Bernie Sanders addresses the crowd during the Bernie 2020 College Campus Tailgate Tour on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at The Old Capitol Building. (Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan)

Bernie Sanders holds virtual Iowa town hall condemning state and federal crisis response

Lauren White, Politics Reporter August 22, 2020

Bernie Sanders and Iowa progressives called on voters to hold Republican officials accountable for how they have responded to recent crises in a “Fighting For Justice” virtual town hall in Iowa...

A bicyclist directs traffic away from the protest while a police car passes with its lights flashing on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. Protesters marched to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and throughout downtown Iowa City demanding justice for the death of Makeda Scott and countless others, while encouraging observers to join the march against the inequality and discrimination that the Black community faces. (Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan)

‘It’s not the end’ Iowa Freedom Riders demand quicker action from city council

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor August 22, 2020

At an Iowa Freedom Riders protest on Friday night, organizers demanded city councilors release a video of police teargassing protesters on June 3 and called for more transparency in a Johnson County...

Jim Leach speaks at a luncheon program on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. Leach joined the Iowa College of Law, and is best known for his 30 years of service as a representative in Congress; heading the Banking and Financial Services Committee, the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Former Republican Congressman from Iowa Jim Leach endorses Joe Biden for president

Julia Shanahan and Lauren White August 21, 2020

On Thursday, Jim Leach, a Republican and former 2nd Congressional District representative from Iowa, announced his endorsement for Democrat Joe Biden for president. Biden, who formally accepted...

Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta speaks at a press conference July 30.

Iowa to discontinue four sports programs at end of 2020-21 academic year

Robert Read, Pregame Editor August 21, 2020

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld and athletic director Gary Barta announced in an open letter Friday that the school is discontinuing four sports programs at the end of the 2020-21 academic...

Protesters stand outside of University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld's home as part of a demonstration on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS) led a march to Harreld's home in order to protest the administration's insistence that the university remain open despite the health risk posed by COVID-19.

Iowa Student Action, COGS, continue to protest in-person instruction

Sabine Martin, News Reporter August 20, 2020

Three student labor and action organizations shut down intersection traffic on Riverside Drive Thursday night to protest face-to-face instruction, calling for the University of Iowa to shift to online...

Tying the knot in a process that began in Iowa, Joe Biden accepts Democratic nomination for president

Tying the knot in a process that began in Iowa, Joe Biden accepts Democratic nomination for president

Julia Shanahan and Caleb McCullough August 20, 2020

Joe Biden’s Iowa caucus performance was a “gut punch,” in his own words. Biden had an underwhelming showing at what’s seen as the litmus test for the national primary cycle, but he wrapped...