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The Daily Iowan

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

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as seen on Sept 17, 2018.

Iowa’s largest Medicaid provider departure prompts Democrats to call for ending privatized system

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter April 4, 2019

Iowa Democrats are pushing to end the privatization of Medicaid in the state following the end of negations between the state and one of two private insurance organizations managing the program, which...

The Stead Family Children's Hospital is seen on on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.

UI to ask regents to boost UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital project budget to pay construction disputes

Kayli Reese, News Editor April 4, 2019

The University of Iowa will ask the state Board of Regents to increase the budget for the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital project to $392.7 million in order to pay Modern Piping and Merit Construction,...

Iowa center Megan Gustafson (10) hugs Iowa forward Amanda Ollinger after the Iowa/Missouri NCAA Tournament second round women’s basketball game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, March 24, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Tigers 68-52.

Gustafson wins AP Player of the Year

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor April 4, 2019

In a season full of accolades and a trip to the Elite Eight, Iowa senior Megan Gustafson added two more important achievements to her already impressive resume on Thursday: AP Player of the Year and the...

The UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital is seen in September 2018.

Court rules in favor of Modern Piping

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter April 3, 2019

After months of dispute over the settlement of legal bills between the University of Iowa and Modern Piping for the Hancher and UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital projects, the Iowa Court of Appeals...

Honduran asylum seeker Rosalinda Velazquez tells her story of immigrating to the United States during the U.S./Mexico Border and State of Asylum Forum at the Iowa City Public Library on Wednesday.

Asylum seekers speak at panel

Kate Pixley, News Reporter April 3, 2019

Local people made their way to the Iowa City Public Library through the rain Wednesday night to hear stories of immigrants and their struggles. The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights, the Drake...

Iowa’s Chris Douglas finishes first in the 200 meters during the 19th-annual Musco Twilight meet at the Cretzmeyer Track on April 12, 2018.

Iowa track and field senior doubles as an intern at Google

Robert Read, Sports Reporter April 3, 2019

The end of a school year means a lot of things for college students. Summer vacation offers a more relaxed period in which some of the stresses from the academic year can be left behind. Summer can bring...

Iowa guard Tania Davis #11 dribbles into the lane during a women's basketball game against Iowa State University at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones 73-70.

By the Numbers: A historic season for Hawkeye women’s basketball

Peter Mills, Assistant Sports Editor April 3, 2019

Undoubtedly, the Hawkeye women wish they were still practicing together. It was a long season — made even longer by a deep NCAA Tournament run — that invovled both triumph and disappointment....

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.

Members of Iowa’s ag sector disagree with 2020 candidate Elizabeth Warren’s policy

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter April 3, 2019

After Democratic presidential-nomination candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposed a policy at the Heartland forum last week that would break apart corporate farms and agribusinesses, members of Iowa’s...

The Old Capitol is seen on Nov. 25, 2018.

Some Inspire UI members ask students to withhold votes for party executives

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor April 3, 2019

On the first day of University of Iowa Student Government elections, some members of the Inspire UI ticket took to social media to call for the student body to withhold votes for the executives on their...

Iowa's Austin Martin misses a pitch during a baseball game against Illinois State on Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019. The Hawkeyes lost to the Redbirds 11-6. (Roman Slabach/The Daily Iowan)

Hawkeye baseball falls flat in midweek contest against Illinois State

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor April 3, 2019

Racking up almost as many errors as runs will not put a baseball team on the fast track to victory, and Iowa learned that on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes committed 4 errors in an 11-6 loss to Illinois State...

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a town hall at the Quad Cities Waterfront  Convention Center in Bettendorf, Iowa on  Sunday Feb. 24, 2019.

Kamala Harris to visit University of Iowa April 10

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter April 3, 2019

Presidential hopeful and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., is making her first stop at the University of Iowa next Wednesday, April 10 while campaigning for the Democratic nomination. The town hall...

In Washington, Iowa Democratic and Republican lawmakers find middle ground

In Washington, Iowa Democratic and Republican lawmakers find middle ground

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor April 2, 2019

Flooding in southwest Iowa presented an unfortunate but golden opportunity for Iowa’s congressional delegation — now split evenly between three Republicans and three Democrats for the first time in...