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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Students now required to apply for UI Honors program

Students now required to apply for UI Honors program

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter September 20, 2018

Honors at Iowa and the UI Admissions Office have worked closely to develop a new way of admitting students to Honors. Doing away with automatic acceptance, Honors hopes to reach more students who may...

Former Iowa Finance Authority director found to have sexually harassed employees, report says

Former Iowa Finance Authority director found to have sexually harassed employees, report says

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter September 20, 2018

An investigation into sexual-harassment allegations against former Iowa Finance Authority Director David Jamison found that Jamison did, in fact, sexually harass women on staff, according to a Sept. 20...

The ACT sign is seen outside of the ACT Headquarters on Monday, March 5, 2018.

Firm sues ACT for disclosing confidential and sensitive information about test-takers

Maria Kuiper, News Reporter September 19, 2018

Standardized-test giant ACT has been sued on the behalf of many students with disabilities in California, Nevada, and Colorado whose private information about their condition was listed with their ACT...

Candidates Bruce Teague and Ann Freerks debate during a UISG election forum at the IMU on Sept. 19, 2018. The debate allowed each candidate to discuss their plans for Iowa City regarding topics such as off-campus housing and transportation.

City Council candidates hold public forum to communicate with students

Christopher Borro, News Reporter September 19, 2018

Following the special primary on Sept. 4, two candidates remain in the competition for the vacant Iowa City City Council seat. Ann Freerks and Bruce Teague participated in an hour long public forum in...

Wisconsin wide receiver Kendric Pryor catches a touchdown pass during Iowa's game against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. The badgers defeated the Hawkeyes 38-14.

Hawkeyes will try to avoid last year’s Wisconsin debacle

Adam Hensley, Pregame Editor September 19, 2018

The last time Iowa and Wisconsin squared off in football, it didn’t end well for the Hawkeyes by any means. For the first half, both teams played their typical slugfest ball. At halftime, Wisconsin...

Tailgaters walk out of a party before a football game against Iowa State University on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.

University of Iowa no longer a top-20 party school

Julia DiGiacomo, News Reporter September 19, 2018

For the first time in years, the University of Iowa is not ranked among the nation’s most prominent party schools. Last year, the UI ranked No. 6 on the Princeton Review’s top 20 party school list....

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley looks on before the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill Sept. 4, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Senate Judiciary Committee to take Kavanaugh allegations ‘step by step’

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter September 19, 2018

The Senate Judiciary Committee will take sexual-assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “step by step,” committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Wednesday. “These...

Cristhian Bahena Rivera (contributed)

Man charged in Mollie Tibbetts’ death pleads not guilty

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief September 19, 2018

Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, appeared in court Sept. 19 for his arraignment at the Poweshiek County Courthouse. Appearing before 8A...

Rep. Bobby Kaufmann poses for a portrait on Sept. 14, 2018 in Iowa City at the Adler Journalism Building.

Rep. Bobby Kaufmann highlights cannabis, bipartisanship in run for fourth term

Elianna Novitch, Politics Reporter September 18, 2018

After serving three terms in the Iowa Legislature, Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, hopes to be re-elected for a fourth term so he can work to expand Iowa’s medical-cannabis program and address Iowa’s...

Iowa City sustainability coordinator Brenda Nations addresses the City Council on Tuesday in City Hall. By a 6-0 vote, the council adopted the Climate Action Plan, which aims to significantly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

City Council enacts climate-action plan

Charles Peckman, News Reporter September 18, 2018
By a 6-0 vote, the Iowa City City Council OK’d the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan on Tuesday.
From left: UI sophomores Megan and Ciera Stitz pose for a portrait in the Adler Journalism Building on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. The duo produces YouTube videos and have over 1 million subscribers.

Twin UI sophomores double as YouTube celebrities

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter September 18, 2018

Walking around campus, Megan and Ciera Stitz may seem like normal college students. But the Stitz sisters are not simply normal sophomores at the UI, they have wound up in YouTube stardom. One day in...

Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer addresses the media during Big Ten Football Media Days in Chicago on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.

Urban Meyer returns, Big Ten looks forward

Anna Kayser, Assistant Sports Editor September 18, 2018

Illinois now has the same record as Wisconsin. Just let that sink in. Last week was not a shining moment for the Big Ten by any means. Wisconsin — which might have been the conference’s king — went...