During the Dance Marathon’s 25th anniversary, 12 children were honored on the afternoon of Feb. 2 for reaching five years of being cancer free.
Every year, a ceremony is held on the second day of...
The Newman Catholic Student Center will hold a prayer service on Feb. 4 for University of Iowa student Gerald Belz, who died on Jan. 30.
The service will be held in the main chapel at the Newman Center,...
For some children affected by pediatric cancer, attending University of Iowa Dance Marathon’s Big Event is not possible due to a weakened immune system or other medical issues. For these kids and their...
Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter
• February 2, 2019
A bill in the state Legislature that aims to end tenure for professors at Iowa’s three public universities has cleared one legislative hurdle after a Senate education subcommittee approved it Jan. 30....
At the age of 7, Josh Horne was diagnosed with leukemia, beginning his family’s eight year involvement with Dance Marathon. After Josh was diagnosed, the Horne family became impacted by the charity DM...
As the University of Iowa’s Dance Marathon Big Event approaches its halfway point, participants keep dancing to Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer” in honor of children whose lives have been affected...
As the clock struck 4 a.m., the razors and scissors came out for the tradition of Dance Marathon’s “Short Hair, Don’t Care” event. Hawkeyes waved goodbye to their heads full of hair for a good...
University of Iowa students battled it out at the 25th anniversary of Dance Marathon early Saturday morning with a lip-sync battle that would rival any real performance.
The lip-sync battle, held in...
In a room away from all the loud music and excitement, there is a memorial for the children who have lost their battle with cancer. The soft sound of piano and flowing water from a fountain sets the mood...
Deana and Jeremy Lanferman’s oldest son, Flynn, is 14 now. He was 3 years old when he was diagnosed with cancer and went through three relapses and three bone marrow transplants.
Flynn’s last bone...
No. 5 Michigan entered Carver-Hawkeye on Feb. 1 with one of the country’s best defenses.
In six of their 21 games, the Wolverines had held their opponents to fewer than 50 points. Only once had...
