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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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Dana "Spanky" Wanken poses for a portrait in front of the Pork Tent on Thursday, August 8th, 2019. The Pork tent holds an annual tradition where the State Fair's celebrity guests flip a pork chop.

Iowa State Fair Dispatch Day 1: Volunteers’ advice for candidates

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 8, 2019

The Iowa State Fair hosted Montana Gov. Steve Bullock and former Vice President Joe Biden, the first two of 23 candidates this year. That number tops 2016’s Des Moines Register Political Soapbox schedule,...

People look over the Iowa State Fairgrounds on the sky lift on Thursday, August 8th, 2019.

Photos: Iowa State Fair (8/8/2019)

Tate Hildyard, Photojournalist August 8, 2019

Former Vice President and 2020 democratic candidate Joe Biden greets attendees at the opening of his campaign office on S. Gilbert St. on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. (Jenna Galligan/The Daily Iowan)

‘We need someone who can win’ — Biden rallies support at Iowa City office opening

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 7, 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden helped open a new campaign office in Iowa City on Aug. 7, boosting the number of his offices in Iowa up to 12. In a brief speech to a sweltering room on Gilbert Street...

Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta speaks during the second day of Big Ten Football Media Days in Chicago, Ill., on Friday, July 19, 2019.

Iowa AD Barta receives contract extension

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor August 7, 2019

Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta has received a contract extension that will keep him a Hawkeye through June 30, 2024. With the new deal, Barta is set to make $1 million from July 1, 2020, until June...

The council deliberates at a meeting of the Iowa City Council on February 19, 2019

City Council declares a state of climate crisis

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter August 6, 2019

The Iowa City City Council on Aug. 6 voted unanimously to pass a resolution declaring a climate crisis and taking accelerated action to address climate change. For the past year, climate strikers from...

Iowa spirit squads pump up the crowd before a men's basketball match between Iowa and Rutgers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, March 2, 2019. The Hawkeyes, celebrating senior night, fell to the Scarlet Knights, 86-72.

Ahron Ulis commits to Iowa basketball

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor August 6, 2019

Three-star point guard Ahron Ulis became Iowa basketball's first commitment for the 2020 class when he announced Aug. 6 his intent to play for Fran McCaffery and the Hawkeyes. Ulis, the brother of former...

Cars park along Dodge Street in Iowa City on Tuesday, August 6, 2019. (Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan)

City to discuss removing parking from student neighborhood for bike lanes during UI break

Katelyn Weisbrod, Projects Editor August 6, 2019

While many students are away during university holidays, the public is invited to discuss the removal of parking spaces to make way for bike lanes in a primarily student neighborhood. Iowa City will...

From left, Democratic presidential candidates New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), former housing secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and former Maryland congressman John Delaney take part in the first night of the Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS)

Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar to visit Iowa City this week

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 5, 2019

Iowa City will have two presidential hopefuls visit this week — former Vice President Joe Biden and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar — before they visit to the Iowa State Fair. Biden's stop Aug. 7 coincides...

The Iowa State Fair takes place in Des Moins on Thursday, August 8th, 2019. The state fair is known for its games, food, and political discource.

Presidential Candidates at the Iowa State Fair

August 5, 2019

Twenty-three presidential hopefuls descended upon the Iowa State Fair to eat turkey legs, flip pork chops, and meet fair-goers. One stop they all made was at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox...

Carmen Roldan brings some flowers to honor the memory of the victims of the mass shooting occurred in Walmart on Saturday morning in El Paso on Sunday, August 4, 2019. [LOLA GOMEZ / AMERICAN-STATESMAN]

Iowa politicians react to weekend mass shootings in Ohio and Texas

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 5, 2019

After two shootings left 30 people dead this past weekend in Texas and Ohio, Iowa politicians reacted with gratitude for first responders, and Democrats called for the U.S. Senate to reconvene. Authorities...

Singer Maggie Rogers sings at the Hinterland Music Festival on August 4, 2019 in Saint Charlies, Iowa.

Hinterland’s last day filled with sweet music

Lauren Arzbaecher, Arts Reporter August 5, 2019

After two hot yet blissful days of music, St. Charles finally reached the last day of the Hinterland music fest. This year was the first in the festival’s history that the programming extended across...

The lead singer for St. Paul and The Broken Bones strikes a dramtic pose at Hinterland music festival on August 3, 2019 in Saint Charles, Iowa.

A soulful second day at Hinterland

Lauren Arzbaecher, Arts Reporter August 4, 2019

Two Iowa-based bands opened the second day of the Hinterland Music Festival. Des Moines native Adam Bruce kicked off the afternoon with an energizing bluegrass set. Bruce described living in the Midwest...