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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

UI interim provost Sue Curry speaks during the state Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, Nov. 15, 2018.

Regents approve addition of Carver name to UI Department of Biomedical Engineering

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter November 16, 2018

CEDAR FALLS — The state Board of Regents on Nov. 16 approved a UI request to change the name of the Department of Biomedical Engineering to the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering in recognition...

Community members gather on the Pentacrest to protest the closing of the Labor Center on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018.

UI Labor Center’s closure official with Iowa Board of Regents’ approval

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter November 16, 2018

CEDAR FALLS — After several months of consideration and protests from students, faculty, and community organizations across Iowa, the state Board of Regents approved the University of Iowa’s request...

Then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks to reporters at the Eight Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines on Friday, Aug. 17, 2018.

Grassley trades Judiciary leadership for Senate Finance Chairmanship

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor November 16, 2018

Iowa’s senior senator Chuck Grassley will trade his position of Senate Judiciary Committee chairman to lead the Senate Finance Committee. The spot opened after Orrin Hatch, a long-time Republican...

Northwestern defensive lineman Joe Gaziano tackles Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley during the Iowa/Northwestern game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes 14-10.

Iowa’s offense looks to get back on track on the road

Adam Hensley, Pregame Editor November 16, 2018

For the first time since 2012, Iowa football has lost three-consecutive conference contests. 2012 was Iowa’s first season with offensive coordinator Greg Davis (sorry for the nightmarish flashbacks,...

Iowa long snapper Tyler Kluver makes a reception off of a trick play on fourth down during the Iowa/Ohio State football game in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017.

3 former Iowa football players present new Hawkeye podcast

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor November 16, 2018

Tyler Kluver was a long snapper who had a separate persona for Iowa fans as a special-team folk hero after a clutch trick-play reception set up a Hawkeye touchdown against Ohio State last season, becoming...

Kid Captain Livia Jackson walks with the football team during Iowa Football Kids' Day at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018.

This week’s Kid Captain takes on illness like a champ after waiting years for a diagnosis

Kayli Reese, News Editor November 16, 2018

A multitude of tests resulted in no answers for the Jackson family about why Livia Jackson had episodes of extreme vomiting. It wasn’t until Livia came to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s...

Col. David Nixon of the Iowa Army National Guard receives a Hawkeye Distinguished Veteran's Award on behalf of Maj. Gen. Warren Lawson at the IMU on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Lawson played center for the Iowa football team as an undergrad and was the team's MVP in 1954.

UI honors distinguished veterans in ceremony

Kate Pixley, News Reporter November 16, 2018

Seven members of the Hawkeye community were honored on Thursday in the IMU for their service in the armed forces at the fourth-annual Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Memorial. Evelyn Crary Bacon, Tiffany...

University of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium on Stadium Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. The University of Iowa is considering spending $100,000 to renovate a portion of the stadium. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Movie about Nile Kinnick hopes to première in namesake stadium

Charles Peckman, News Reporter November 15, 2018

For many Iowans, football is synonymous with the name Nile Kinnick, and soon his story will appear on the big screen. Before his premature death in 1943, Kinnick won the Heisman Trophy (only Hawkeye...

Regents listen during the state Board of Regents meeting on Sept. 12, 2018 in the IMU Main Lounge.

UI, ISU students likely to see 3 percent tuition hikes for five years, Iowa regents decide

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter November 15, 2018

Students attending Iowa’s three public universities governed by the state Board of Regents will likely see tuition increases of about 3 percent each year for five years, depending on state funding levels,...

Iowa running back Mekhi Sargent runs the ball during the Iowa/Northwestern game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes 14-10.

Hawkeyes look to fix the run game production

Anna Kayser, Assistant Sports Editor November 15, 2018

Iowa’s running game needs only 336 more net yards to surpass last season’s total, but it  must perform better than it did against Northwestern. But if Northwestern is as bad as it gets for Iowa’s...

Screenshot of the Speeko app.

Two UI friends launch app that helps improve public-speaking skills

Josie Fischels, News Reporter November 15, 2018

Nico Aguilar was a University of Iowa undergraduate when he suffered an anxiety attack while giving a speech in a rhetoric class. His experience later prompted him to develop Speeko, a voice-analytics...

The Old Capitol is shown on Monday, July 25, 2016.

UI receives report of sexual assault

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor November 14, 2018

The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety received reports of a sexual assault that occurred Wednesday at an East Side residence hall. The report indicated an acquaintance perpetrated the assault. The...