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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

Marching band members escape the rain during a football game between Iowa and Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Sept. 14, 2019.

UI continuing investigation into Marching Band’s Cy-Hawk game mistreatment allegations

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2019

The University of Iowa on Sept. 20 announced it will continue its investigation into Hawkeye Marching Band members' allegations of mistreatment that students say they suffered during the Sept. 14 Cy-Hawk...

Iowa forward Cordell Pemsl drives to the hoop during the Iowa/Guilford College basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Quakers, 103-46.

Iowa basketball player Cordell Pemsl accused of drunk driving

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor September 20, 2019

An Iowa basketball player has been accused of drunk driving early on Sept. 20. Cordell Pemsl, 22, 2401 Highway 6 E., was charged Sept. 20 with first-offense OWI. According to the arrest affidavit,...

Marching band members escape the rain during a football game between Iowa and Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Sept. 14, 2019.

Marching Band allegations from Cy-Hawk game emerge

Anna Kayser, Sports Editor September 19, 2019

Hawkeye Marching Band members on Sept. 19 publicly alleged they suffered harassment at the Sept. 14 Cy-Hawk football game in Ames. University of Iowa student and band member Corey Knopp took to Facebook...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, stands on stage at the Second Annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. He serves as the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Iowa ag leaders say USMCA trade deal top priority this congressional session

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor September 19, 2019

In the midst of multiple federal battles on the agriculture front, Iowa political leaders say ratifying the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and finishing trade negotiations with China are top priorities...

Elizabeth Warren speaks during a campaign rally for presidential candidate and Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. outside the IMU on Thursday, September 19, 2019. (Raquele Decker/The Daily Iowan)

Elizabeth Warren hits on economic reform in Iowa City stop

Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter September 19, 2019

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. gave her pitch for the presidential nomination at a rally in the IMU, delivering a familiar message on economic change to a crowd of more than 1,000 people. Warren touted...

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., addresses supporters at Backpocket Brewery on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

Kamala Harris pledges to invest in Iowa at Coralville stop

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor September 19, 2019

“So I’m moving here,” Kamala Harris told a crowd of a couple hundred at a Coralville brewery to laughs and applause. She was referencing her Iowa campaign’s announcement Thursday morning that Harris...

Iowa City police issue warrant for Tate High student who reportedly brought firearm to school

Iowa City police issue warrant for Tate High student who reportedly brought firearm to school

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter September 19, 2019

Iowa City police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a Tate High School student who allegedly possessed a gun on school property on Sept. 18. Police are searching for the suspect. Jeremiah M....

The concession stand is seen during a tour of the new Filmscene in the Chauncey Building on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019.

FilmScene Chauncey raises the curtain: a look into the new building

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor September 18, 2019

If one were to peer through the glass of the Chauncey Building, it would be hard to guess what resides inside at first. Lightly colored wood curves around the outside of bulbous rooms, each board laid...

Cathryn and her husband Dylan walk through the University of Iowa campus on Tuesday, September 10, 2019. Cathryn is a senior graduate student and her husband is an artist.

Plate of insecurity: A student’s struggle to access food

Alexandra Skores, News Editor September 18, 2019

Carrying several pounds of peanut butter, milk,  and minimal produce in their oversized backpacks, a young couple walks heavily from the Food Pantry at Iowa in the Iowa Memorial Union to their home one-and-a-half...

Band, Slewgrass, plays at The Englert in memory of Kurt Friese, a former Johnson County supervisor on Wednesday Sept. 18, 2019.

Fundraiser honors late Johnson County Supervisor Kurt Friese

Maddie McCarron, News Reporter September 18, 2019

Nearly a year after Johnson County Supervisor Kurt Friese died unexpectedly in October 2018, Friese’s long-time friend, former Supervisor Mike Carberry, organized a fundraiser to benefit two local food...

The College of Liberal Arts and Science Dean Steve Goddard addresses faculty members during a liberal-arts faculty meeting at the Old Capitol Center on Wednesday.

UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office restructuring

Rachel Steil, News Reporter September 18, 2019

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean shared plans with faculty on Wednesday to restructure the school’s Dean’s Office. There will now be six associate-dean positions,...

‘We’ve been there too long’: Retired Navy Adm. Joe Sestak would pull troops out of Afghanistan as president

‘We’ve been there too long’: Retired Navy Adm. Joe Sestak would pull troops out of Afghanistan as president

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor September 18, 2019

Retired three-star Navy Adm. Joe Sestak, who did tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, says that as commander-in-chief, he wants to bring the Taliban back to the negotiating table and get U.S. troops out of the...