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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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DI Staffer Aadit Tambe poses for a portrait on Monday, April 8, 2019.

Making America home: My 8,000-mile journey from India to the Heartland

Aadit Tambe, Assistant Digital Editor April 9, 2019

Last month as I walked into Prairie Lights, I instinctively held the door open for an older woman I didn’t know. Beaming at me, she asked how my day was going, and what I studied. Following the brief...

Visitation for UI Health Care employee JoEllen Browning to be held Wednesday

Visitation for UI Health Care employee JoEllen Browning to be held Wednesday

Kayli Reese & Brooklyn Draisey, News Editors April 9, 2019

The visitation service for JoEllen Browning, described as a “loving wife, mother, sister, and friend,” will be held on Wednesday to pay respects and honor her memory, according to an obituary published...

Pitcher Allison Doocy pitches during softball against Northwestern on Bob Pearl Field on March 30, 2019. The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes 6-2. Doocy pitched the entire game.

Iowa softball falls to Iowa State despite stellar pitching

Jordan Zuniga, Sports Reporter April 9, 2019

Softball is obviously a team game, but occasionally it can feel like an intense, back-and-forth tennis match. That was the case in Tuesday night’s Cy-Hawk battle as both the Iowa and Iowa State starting...

Iowa running back Mekhi Sargent sheds Nebraska safety Antonio Reed's tackle during the Iowa/Nebraska football game at Kinnick Stadium on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018. The Hawkeyes defeated the Huskers, 31-28, with a last-second field goal.

Iowa football works to improve ground attack

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor April 9, 2019

A productive offensive line has been a staple of Iowa football for as long has Kirk Ferentz has been at the helm. With Ferentz being the Dean of College Football and the longest-tenured coach in the...

The Capitol building in Des Moines is pictured on April 29, 2018.

Bill to allow emergency refills of prescription drugs heads to Iowa governor’s desk

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter April 9, 2019

A bill that would allow for emergency refills of prescription drugs without a prescriber’s authorization, House File 700, passed the Iowa Senate Tuesday unanimously. The original law in Iowa only...

Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, left, speaks during a visit to a Chicano Studies class in Moore Hall auditorium at UCLA in Los Angeles on March 4, 2019. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Presidential candidate Julián Castro to make Iowa City stop April 14

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor April 9, 2019

Julián Castro is scheduled to stop in Iowa City on April 14 as he campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president. Castro served as the secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama...

An inflatable Herky sits on the ground floor of the state Capitol during Hawkeye Caucus in Des Moines on April 9, 2019. The Hawkeye Caucus provides members of the UI community to come speak with Iowa legislators.

Students advocate for state funding, UI support during Hawkeye Caucus

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter April 9, 2019

Hawkeyes flooded the state Capitol on Tuesday to advocate for a variety of issues important to the University of Iowa and its students. Those who took part in the annual Hawkeye Caucus conducted one-on-one...

Regent President Michael Richards listens to a presentation during a state Board of Regents meeting in the IMU Main Lounge on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.

Iowa regents delay tuition discussion as state lawmakers work on budget

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter April 9, 2019

The state Board of Regents announced its members will likely hold off on the tuition discussion and will not read tuition rates during their April meeting, as the state Legislature has not finalized fiscal...

Nick Merryman gets ready to compete on the parallel bars during day two of the Big Ten Men's Gymnastics Championships in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on April 6, 2019. Gymnasts competed in individual competitions. Merryman placed 36th overall with a score of 13.600 on the parallel bars.

Iowa men’s gymnastics focused on NCAAs after rough performance at Big Tens

Sarah Altemeier, Sports Reporter April 8, 2019

Among a pool of home nerves, getting too comfortable, and high expectations, the men’s gymnastic Hawkeyes didn’t perform as well as they had hoped at the Big Ten Championships. The Hawkeyes won the...

Iowa guard Kathleen Doyle goes for a layup during a women's basketball matchup between Wisconsin and Iowa on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers, 71-53.

Hawkeye women look to Lisa Bluder’s future plan

Jordan Zuniga, Sports Reporter April 8, 2019

As twilight falls on the greatest season the Iowa women’s basketball team has had in 25 years, it’s time to look at what’s in store for next season’s Hawkeyes. Moving on from this season won’t...

The Iowa City Community School District sign is seen on November 5th, 2018. (Michael Guhin/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa Supreme Court to consider case against Iowa City Community School District

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter April 8, 2019

A court case against the Iowa City School District about the closing and demolition of Hoover Elementary School is heading to the Iowa Supreme Court. As of March 28, the court had screened the case....

The Capitol building in Des Moines is pictured on April 29, 2018.

Iowa House passes education budget falling short of funding requests

Sarah Watson and Emily Wangen April 8, 2019

Next fiscal year’s funding for Iowa’s three public state universities will fall below Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ $18 million recommended increase if an Iowa House budget bill passes through the Iowa...