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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

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at her event in the IMU on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Warren spoke on such as climate change and women's rights.

Elizabeth Warren talks universal free college, student-loan debt cancellation in interview

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor December 2, 2019

Elizabeth Warren will bring both Democrats and Republicans on board with her Ultra-Millionaire tax to pay for universal free college and broad student-loan debt cancellation, she pledged in an interview...

Governor of Montana Steve Bullock addresses members of the press during his meet and greet in Blackstone on July 10, 2019. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock drops 2020 bid

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor December 2, 2019

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock suspended his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, he announced in a tweet Monday morning. "While there were many obstacles we could not have anticipated when...

NextGen Founder Tom Steyer discusses voting with students at the Pentacrest on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. The organization works to engage students and to help them register to vote in November.

Nextgen begins 2020 cycle separated from founder Tom Steyer

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor December 2, 2019

Organizer Anthony Zarzycki sometimes has to correct people on whether the organization he’s with — Nextgen America — coordinates with its founder, presidential hopeful Tom Steyer. “When any...

Iowa’s 165-pound Alex Marinelli wrestles Wisconsin’s Evan Wick during a wrestling match between No.1 Iowa and No. 6 Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. Marinelli won by decision, 4-2, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers, 32-3.

Marinelli honors family with a win against Wisconsin

Anna Kayser, Sports Editor December 2, 2019

For No. 2 Alex Marinelli, Iowa’s dual meet against No. 6 Wisconsin was about more than getting up for his match with No. 3 Evan Wick. Following the win, a documentary titled “Alex and Eli” aired...

Iowa’s 285-pound Tony Cassioppi wrestles Wisconsin’s Trent Hillger during a wrestling match between No.1 Iowa and No. 6 Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. Cassioppi won by decision, 3-2, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers, 32-3. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

No. 1 Iowa wrestling swept its ranked Wisconsin opponents

Anna Kayser, Sports Editor December 2, 2019

When the final buzzer went off on No. 1 Iowa’s dual meet against No. 6 Wisconsin, the crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena drowned it out. No. 12 Tony Cassioppi had just upset the reigning Big Ten Wrestler...

Iowa’s 133-pound Austin DeSanto wrestles Wisconsin’s Seth Gross during a wrestling match between No.1 Iowa and No. 6 Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. DeSanto won by decision, 6-2, and the Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers, 32-3.

Iowa’s DeSanto outlasts Wisconsin’s Gross

Austin Hanson, Sports Reporter December 1, 2019

No. 1 Iowa’s dual meet against No. 6 Wisconsin featured two of the nation’s best 133-pounders. No. 2 Austin DeSanto, who placed fifth at the NCAA Championships last season and took home the title...

2020 Democratic candidate Marianne Williamson speaks at Heartland Yoga on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. The author compared the government to the human body, promoting ongoing healing.

Marianne Williamson promotes ‘outside the box’ agenda at Iowa yoga studio

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter December 1, 2019

Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson pitched herself as a political outsider at Heartland Yoga in Iowa City on Sunday, saying she is uniquely positioned to address fundamental problems she...

Iowa's 125-pound Spencer Lee wrestles Wisconsin's Michael Cullen during a wrestling match between No.1 Iowa and No. 6 Wisconsin at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. Lee won by technical fall in 3:13.

No. 1 Iowa wrestling dominates No. 6 Wisconsin, 32-3

Anna Kayser, Sports Editor December 1, 2019

Head coach Tom Brands earned his 100th Big Ten dual meet on Sunday night as the No. 1 Hawkeyes took down No. 6 Wisconsin, 32-3. Iowa had two bonus points matches, including a third-period fall by No....

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. speaks at Carpenters Union Local on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019.

Michael Bennet seeks to separate himself from Joe Biden moderation

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor December 1, 2019

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., sought to differentiate himself from fellow nomination contender Joe Biden at a meet and greet at a carpenter’s union in Iowa City Sunday night. “So when (former Vice...

Photo illustration by Hannah Kinson

UI researchers study hacking concerns in Androids

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter December 1, 2019

The University of Iowa recently partnered with Purdue University to research how Androids can be hacked and potentially exploit a user's information, and developed a tool that safeguards users’ personal...

Bill Nusser Jr. and Charlie Nusser test the quality of a jewelery collection at Hands Jewlers in Iowa City on November 15, 2019. Hands Jewlers has been family-owned and located in Iowa City since 1895.

Iowa City Hands Jewelers stands five generations strong

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter December 1, 2019

John Hands left England behind in 1881, deciding that the United States was the key to his future in the jewelry business. Like thousands of other immigrants who traveled to the U.S. during this time,...

Former representative Joe Sestak speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA on Saturday, August 10, 2019.

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak drops presidential bid

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor December 1, 2019

Former Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak dropped his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday. Sestak was a late entry into the race and did not qualify for any of the Democratic presidential...