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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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Indiana defensive back Issac James prepares to tackle Iowa wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette during Iowa's game at Indiana at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The Hawkeyes beat the Hoosiers 42-16.

Smith-Marsette shows physical growth on practice field

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor August 9, 2019

Ihmir Smith-Marsette hasn’t always filled out his No. 6 Hawkeye jersey with muscle. In fact, he started his journey at Iowa far from doing so. He began his college football career at 159 pounds, and...

Iowa tight end Nate Wieting poses for a portrait at Iowa Football Media Day on Friday, August 9, 2019. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Wieting ready for expanded role entering senior season

Robert Read, Sports Reporter August 9, 2019

The Iowa football program lost two of the best tight ends in college football last season to the NFL after Noah Fant and Mackey Award winner T.J. Hockenson declared for the draft. With the production...

Iowa defensive end AJ Epenesa poses for a portrait at Iowa Football Media Day on Friday, August 9, 2019. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Epenesa, Golston helping Hawkeye offensive line develop

Pete Mills, Assistant Sports Editor August 9, 2019

It’s a little more than three weeks from game day for Iowa football, and there is a lot of uncertainty on both the offensive and defensive lines. But what is clear now to coaches is that there is a ton...

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...