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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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Tim Budd as Philoctetes hands his bow to Mark Worth’s Neoptolemus during a performance of The Cure At Troy at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City on Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025. The play is by Seamus Heaney, and will run from Jan. 30-Feb 9.

Riverside’s ‘The Cure at Troy’ paints a hopeful future with age old story

Laurel Preston, Arts Reporter January 30, 2025

The refined space of Riverside’s theater has yet again been transformed into an ethereal playing field. This time, the space is intended to invite the audience into a time between ancient Greece...

Hancher Auditorium is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

Review | Journeying ‘Way Down’ to Hadestown offers stunning Broadway show

Riley Dunn, Digital Editor January 29, 2025

As a lover of Greek mythology all my life, I knew how the story of “Hadestown” would likely end. Despite never seeing the musical before, I was familiar with the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice —...

The Iowa State Capitol as seen following the Condition of the State address in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Another spate of higher education bills advances Wednesday

Roxy Ekberg and Liam Halawith January 29, 2025

Iowa lawmakers advanced another spate of bills aiming to reform higher education in state regent universities on Wednesday. Among the bills considered and advanced by Iowa House Republicans Wednesday,...

President Donald Trump speaks during his caucus night watch party at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.

Trump signs Laken Riley Act into law

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Editor January 29, 2025

The Laken Riley Act, propelled by Iowa’s congressional delegation, became President Donald Trump’s first bill signed into law during his second presidency on Wednesday. The law will expand the...

Iowans celebrate Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Iowans celebrate Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Bri Brands, Politics Reporter January 29, 2025

Following over a year of war, a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect on Jan. 19. Several Iowa officials, politicians, and University of Iowa students feel the ceasefire...

The GuideLink Center is seen in Iowa City on Sept. 15, 2023. Following a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to Johnson County, the GuideLink Center is leading an initiative to ensure individuals receive necessary support.

Johnson County awards grant to enhance mental health and substance use support

Emma Jane, News Reporter January 29, 2025

A jail cell isn’t treatment, but for many people struggling with mental health or substance use disorders, it becomes the default. In Johnson County, local leaders are pushing for a new approach...

DEI is discussed during the Faculty Council meeting at the University Capitol Centre in Iowa City on Tue. January 28, 2025.

Division of Access, Opportunity, and Diversity joins Faculty Council to discuss changes

Jacob Calvin, News Reporter January 29, 2025

The University of Iowa Faculty Council discussed the implications of the division set to replace the former Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office labeled the Division of Access, Opportunity, and...

The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students listen to Union President Cary Stough rally for pay raises on the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Protesters held signs, chanted, and listened to speakers on the side of N. Clinton St. before marching to Jessup Hall to deliver a written statement and messages on postcards to University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson.

UI graduate student union demands increased pay during Wednesday protest

Jack Moore, Managing News Editor January 29, 2025

Chants and picket signs flooded the University of Iowa’s Pentacrest on Wednesday. A demonstration organized by the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students, or COGS, represented the group’s latest...

Former Iowa guard Caitlin Clark gestures to a camera during a football game between Iowa and Northwestern at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wildcats, 40-14.

Former Iowa women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark donating $22,000 to four local non-profit organizations

Trey Benson, Sports Reporter January 29, 2025

Former Iowa women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark announced on Tuesday that she would be donating $22,000 to four Iowa City-area nonprofit organizations: University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s...

Chair of the Iowa Higher Education Committee Taylor R. Collins speaks during the second day of the 2025 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Collins has been serving as an Iowa State Representative since 2023.

Iowa House, Senate considers flurry of bills aimed at regent universities

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor January 28, 2025

Iowa lawmakers advanced a flurry of bills aimed at reforming the state's three public universities, controlled by the state Board of Regents, during a slate of hearings on Tuesday. Iowa lawmakers...

Up and coming rapper, Mod Sun headlines at Gabes in downtown Iowa City on Thursday, March 5, 2020. “Mod Sun is like positive hippy rap”- Davenport citizen/Mod Sun fan, Chandler Carpenter.

How Gabe’s came to be an Iowa City staple

Charlie Hickman and Stella Shipman January 28, 2025

It might have been the convenient thoroughfare of I-80 between some of the biggest touring states in the country that first attracted bands to the two-tiered venue in Iowa City. The legacies visiting...

Iowa No. 1 197-pound Stephen Buchanan raises his hands in celebration during a mens wrestling dual between the No.2 Iowa Hawkeyes and the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. The Hawkeyes defeated the Buckeyes 24-13. Buchanan defeated Shumate vie tech. fall 18-1.

Iowa men’s wrestler Stephen Buchanan continues dominance in third college wrestling destination

Trey Benson, Sports Reporter January 28, 2025

Ten minutes before his first-ever appearance at a Big Ten dual meet, Iowa men’s wrestler Stephen Buchanan was at ease, pointing out family members in the crowd to head coach Tom Brands. It was his...