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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Montse Fuentes, the Executive Vice President and provost, speaks at the Diversity Update on Wednesday, January 22, in the IMU Main Lounge. Fuentes is also a professor of Statistics, Actuarial Science and Biostatistics.

UI provost looks to boost underrepresented faculty support through new initiatives

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter January 22, 2020

The University of Iowa is aiming to increase support for underrepresented faculty through a number of initiatives shared with the campus community Wednesday. In the UI’s annual Diversity, Equity,...

Toussaint brings speed, hustle in win over Rutgers

Toussaint brings speed, hustle in win over Rutgers

Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor January 22, 2020

With a ranked Big Ten team from the East Coast in town, Joe Toussaint could only show up and do one thing. With Rutgers’ physical, conference-leading defense in Iowa City, Toussaint countered...

Iowa forward Luka Garza dribbles during a men’s basketball game between Iowa and Rutgers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Jan. 22.

Iowa men’s basketball downs Rutgers late

Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor January 22, 2020

Iowa picked up yet another ranked win in Carver-Hawkeye Arena as it took down Rutgers, 85-80, on Wednesday. After a heated first half that saw Fran McCaffery receive a technical foul after the time...

The outside of the UI Student Disability Services office is seen on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. The office is located in the basement of Burge Hall.

UI Student Disability Services to move temporarily to Old Capitol Mall

Alexandra Skores, News Editor January 22, 2020

The University of Iowa shared plans on Wednesday to temporarily move the Student Disability Services office by fall 2020 after nearly two years of conversations about providing a more accessible location...

FILE - The Old Capitol is shown on Monday, July 25, 2016.

University of Iowa to launch another search for associate VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief January 22, 2020

The University of Iowa provost on Wednesday shared the institution will begin searching for another associate vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion later this spring — filling a position...

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UI School of Journalism will sponsor a media literacy workshop on Friday

Rin Swann, News Reporter January 22, 2020

The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication is sponsoring a Media Literacy and Voting Workshop to help voters and caucusgoers distinguish fact from fiction as political candidates...

Cristhian Bahena Rivera walks into the Poweshiek County courthouse for day two of an evidence suppression hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 in Montezuma. Bahena Rivera confessed to killing Molly Tibbetts last year but his attorneys filed a motion to suppress the confession because he was not properly read his Miranda warning during initial interviews with police.

Trial on hold for man accused of killing Mollie Tibbetts

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor January 22, 2020

The trial for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts in 2018, is being put on hold until the Iowa Supreme Court rules on an appeal regarding...

Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta speaks with a photographer before kickoff of the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 27. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Barta named 2020 College Football Playoff selection committee chair

Pete Ruden, Pregame Editor January 22, 2020

Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta has been named the selection committee chair for the 2020 College Football Playoff, CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock announced Wednesday. He will replace Oregon...

Pieces of University of Iowa Counseling Services Director Barry Schreier's office collection are seen on December 12, 2019. Schreier recently was awarded the Association of University and College Counseling Center’s President’s Award for Meritorious Service in the National Field of Campus Mental Health.

University Counseling Service director discusses student struggles as new semester begins

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter January 21, 2020

Despite a frigid “welcome” back for University of Iowa students, the spring semester is underway. A new semester brings its own triumphs and hardships, and many students will utilize the University...

Mary Kosloski reads with her son Felix during an office opening event for Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. in Iowa City on Dec. 28.

Caucuses and kids: Making the big decision through a parent’s eyes

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor January 21, 2020

Emily Johnson and Ian Cawley started preparing for a Cory Booker presidential campaign event in North Liberty the night before, having discussed and planned for days in advance. They weren’t campaign...

Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg hosts a town hall at Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Building Armory on Jan 21. Buttigeg is a democratic hopeful for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination.

Buttigieg, Loebsack rally for last-minute support in Cedar Rapids

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter January 21, 2020

CEDAR RAPIDS — Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, joined former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg to implore undecided caucusgoers for support in a late push just two weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses....

Former Vice President Joe Biden takes a question from an audience member during the Black and Brown Forum in Des Moines on Monday, January 20, 2020. VICE interviewed each of the presidential hopefuls still in the race on their records, plans, and a minute of short answer questions.

Photos: Brown and Black Forum (1/20/20)

Wyatt Dlouhy, Photojournalist January 20, 2020

On Monday, VICE hosted the Brown and Black Forum in Des Moines. Their correspondents interviewed eight of the presidential hopefuls on their records, plans, and had a minute of short answer questions.