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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

Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Mick Cronin calls a play from the sideline against the Connecticut Huskies on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 at XL Center in Hartford, Conn. Cincinnati won the game 64-60.

Highlights from Cincinnati basketball’s press conference

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor March 21, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin, along with forward Tre Scott, and guards Cane Broome and Justin Jenifer, answered questions before their open practice at the NCAA Tournament Thursday...

Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon speaks to the press during the Iowa press conference at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The Hawkeyes will compete against the Cincinnati Bearcats tomorrow in the NCAA Tournament.

Highlights from Iowa basketball’s press conference

Adam Hensley, Pregame Editor March 21, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Iowa's Fran McCaffery, Jordan Bohannon, Tyler Cook, and Nicholas Baer all took to the podium on Thursday to field questions ahead of their NCAA Tournament battle with Cincinnati on Friday...

Megan Gustafson walks off the Carver court for the last time during women's basketball against Northwestern in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on March 3, 2019. Iowa defeated Northwestern 74-50.

Breaking down the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament: Iowa City site

Jordan Zuniga, Sports Reporter March 20, 2019

Iowa women’s basketball is getting to host the NCAA Tournament where it will face Mercer (25-7) Friday at 1 p.m. With Carver-Hawkeye being the site for the worst two rounds, the Hawkeyes have a big...

Firefighters respond to a report of a fire at a residence on Davenport Street in Iowa City on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

Fire causes estimated $20,000 in damage to Iowa City residence

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor March 19, 2019

The Iowa City Fire Department responded to a second-story structure fire at a two-story residence on East Davenport Street Tuesday night. Sixteen fire personnel responded to a report of a fire at 954...

Vice President Mike Pence listens to a briefing by acting Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost at the El Centro Border Patrol station in San Diego on April 30, 2018. (Alejandro Tamayo/Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

VP Mike Pence joins Gov. Kim Reynolds as flooding in the midwest continues

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter March 19, 2019

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds joined Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday to visit those affected by major flooding in Nebraska. Western Iowa counties were also hit hard by the flooding. Reynolds issued a...

Person found dead in Iowa City car fire

Person found dead in Iowa City car fire

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief March 19, 2019

Iowa City police sent out a news release Tuesday morning regarding a vehicle that was reported on fire on Monday. According to the release, police and fire personnel responded to a report of a vehicle...

Connecticut's Jalen Adams (4) steals the ball from Cincinnati's Jarron Cumberland (34) at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. The visiting Bearcats won, 65-57.

Scouting Cincinnati basketball ahead of the NCAA Tournament

Adam Hensley, Pregame Editor March 18, 2019

10-seed Iowa basketball has just a few days before it clashes with 7-seed Cincinnati in Columbus, Ohio. In the meantime, The Daily Iowan takes a deep dive into the numbers behind Cincinnati’s biggest...

Iowa center Megan Gustafson keeps the ball away from Maryland players during the women's Big Ten Championship basketball game vs. Maryland at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday, March 10, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins 90-76 and are the Big Ten champions.

Iowa women earn No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor March 18, 2019

The Iowa women's basketball team will officially host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament after drawing a No. 2 seed and a matchup with No. 15 Mercer on Monday. The Hawkeyes (26-6) will play...

Rachael Johnson resigns from the Iowa Board of Regents

Rachael Johnson resigns from the Iowa Board of Regents

Aadit Tambe, Assistant Digital Editor March 18, 2019

The state Board of Regents announced Monday that the sole student regent, Rachael Johnson, will resign, effective April 30 — two years before the end of her six-year term in 2021. Johnson was appointed...

Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon attempts a 3-pointer during the Iowa/Illinois Big Ten Tournament men's basketball game in the United Center in Chicago on Thursday, March 14, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Fighting Illini, 83-62.

Hawkeyes prepping for Cincinnati in return to NCAA Tournament

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor March 18, 2019

The Iowa men’s basketball team could watch this year’s Selection Show with a little more excitement on Sunday. After a two-year hiatus from the NCAA Tournament, the Hawkeyes sat in their black and...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a campaign stop at the Hickory Garden restaurant in Davenport, Iowa on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

2020 candidate Amy Klobuchar in eastern Iowa: bring together ‘fractured’ communities

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter March 17, 2019

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., made her first stop in eastern Iowa this weekend as she seeks the Democratic nomination for president in 2020. During her events she discussed a number of policy...