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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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Iowa head coach Renee Gillispie poses for a portrait during Iowa softball media day at Bob Pearl Field on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. The Iowa softball team answered questions from media and held an open practice.

Iowa softball notebook | Hawkeyes look to build off last season’s success

Kenna Roering, Sports Editor February 7, 2024

  “Grit.” That's the word Iowa softball head coach Renee Gillispie used to describe the identity of this year's Hawkeye squad. After finishing last season with a National Invitational...

Iowa Democratic lawmakers introduce tuition freeze bill Wednesday

Iowa Democratic lawmakers introduce tuition freeze bill Wednesday

Natalie Miller, Politics Reporter February 7, 2024

Iowa House Democrats introduced a bill Monday that would prohibit tuition increases during Iowa residents’ first four years at an Iowa public university to address the rising cost of obtaining a...

Iowa Undergraduate Student Government members present at University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Government attend meeting at the IMU in Iowa City on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Carly Schrum/The Daily Iowan)

USG ‘Rideshare’ program offers UI students $5 Uber vouchers

Theron Luett, News Reporter February 7, 2024

The University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Government approved a new program Tuesday night called Rideshare, which aims to provide students with a cheaper option when using a night ride service. Rideshare...

Fans celebrate after a win by Iowa’s NCAA No. 2 101-pound Sterling Dias during the Iowa Duals between No. 1 Iowa, Life University, and Missouri Valley College at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated Missouri Valley, 42-0, and Life University ,35-6.

Women’s wrestling projected to earn NCAA Championship status by winter 2026

Brad Schultz and Kenna Roering February 7, 2024

The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics voted Wednesday to recommend Divisions I, II, and, III sponsor legislation to add a national collegiate women's wrestling championship. The committee oversees...

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark and Iowa guard Kate Martin celebrate a play by Iowa guard Molly Davis during a women’s basketball game between No. 3 Iowa and Maryland at a sold-out Xfinity Center in College Park, Md., on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins, 93-85.

Iowa women’s basketball notebook | Hawkeyes march toward March with tests in Penn State, Nebraska

Colin Votzmeyer, Assistant Sports Editor February 7, 2024

The No. 2 Iowa women’s basketball team marches closer to March — and the end of the 2023-24 regular season — with tests against Penn State and Nebraska this week. The Hawkeyes, 21-2 overall,...

Iowa's Seth Wallace, who was named assistant head coach on Jan. 16 and recently hired offensive coordinator Tim Lester enter a press conference at the Hansen Football Performance Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz announced on Jan. 31 that former senior analyst for the Green Bay Packers Tim Lester will serve as the next offensive coordinator for the Hawkeyes. Before his move to Iowa City, Lester held the position of head coach at Western Michigan University for six seasons and served as quarterbacks coach for both Purdue and Syracuse before his head coach title at WMU.

New era afoot for Iowa football with Tim Lester OC hire

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter February 6, 2024

On Jan. 26, the idea of Tim Lester being Iowa football’s next offensive coordinator seemed remote, far-fetched, and for some fans, an undue burden. That morning, another candidate was, quite literally,...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds publicly endorses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his 2024 presidential election bid at the River Center in Des Moines on Monday Nov. 6, 2023.

Iowa lawmakers quickly advance Gov. Reynolds’ bill defining men, women

Liam Halawith, Politics Editor February 6, 2024

Iowa lawmakers quickly advanced Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’s bill to legally define “men” and “women” in Iowa law on Tuesday. The bill faced heavy opposition from Democrats and LGBTQ+ rights advocates...

Iowa Board of Regents president Michael Richards prepares for lunch break during a board meeting in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.

Proposed legislation would cap tuition increases at 3 percent at Iowa’s public universities

Roxy Ekberg, Politics Reporter February 6, 2024

Iowa lawmakers proposed a bill to cap tuition raises at a 3 percent increase for students at Iowa’s three regent-controlled universities pursuing an undergraduate degree. The bill would also prohibit...

Iowa Rep. Heather Hora announces reelection bid

Iowa Rep. Heather Hora announces reelection bid

Natalie Miller, Politics Reporter February 6, 2024

Iowa Rep. Heather Hora, R-Washington, announced her bid for reelection on Tuesday. If reelected, it would be Hora’s second term representing Iowa House District 92, which includes all of Washington...

Photo Illustration by Matt Sindt

UI Evans Scholarship golf caddy student program growing

Addie Zaputil, News Reporter February 6, 2024

A national program for student golf caddies is growing at the University of Iowa. The Evans Scholarship Foundation supports college students, including 10 UI students, who work as golf caddies...

University of Iowa student Ava Goldsmith does laundry at Hillcrest residence hall in Iowa City on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.

UI Housing and Dining installs new laundry ID readers across dorms

Ella Knickerbocker, News Reporter February 6, 2024

The University of Iowa has forgone its use of the laundry app 4thID to turn back to student ID card swiping in residence halls. The 4thID app was installed and used during the 2022-23 academic school...

Healing Prairie Farm is seen in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 3, 2024. Healing Prairie Farm is a youth crisis stabilization center equipped with farm animals, and c24-hour crisis resource staff members.

IC mental health services work to open an animal-based therapy youth crisis center

Jack Moore, Assistant News Editor February 6, 2024

Equipped with a llama, two horses, four goats, and more animals, a new youth crisis center will begin accepting residents on March 1 to give youth a safe space in Iowa City. “They’ll come...