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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

The Daily Iowan

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride on Saturday, June 9, 2018. The event raises money for veterans charities and provides a platform for state and national Republican officials to speak.

Iowa considers implementing employee-verification system after Mollie Tibbetts’ death

Elianna Novitch, Politics Reporter August 28, 2018

Gov. Kim Reynolds recently said she would be open to implementing a state-level system that would check the legal status of workers in Iowa. The issue of employing immigrants in Iowa was thrust into...

Uptown Bills is seen on Monday, August 27th, 2018. The coffee shop is at risk of closing due to insufficient funds. (Thomas A. Stewart/The Daily Iowan)

Uptown Bill’s, a community for all abilities, in danger of closing

Josie Fischels, News Reporter August 28, 2018

Uptown Bill’s, a coffeehouse, bookstore, performance venue, and public gathering place on South Dubuque Street, may be in danger of closing its doors for good. Since 2001, Uptown Bill’s, cousin...

UI neighborhood ambassador Rachel Maly poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Maly serves as the ambassador for the Northside and Goosetown neighborhoods.

Neighborhood Ambassadors serve off-campus students

Kate Pixley, News Reporter August 28, 2018

The Office of the Vice President for Student Life at the University of Iowa has created a new program to better connect students living off campus with resources on campus. Tanya Villhauer, the associate...

From left, China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands on Nov. 9, 2017, during a meeting outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Artyom Ivanov/Tass/Abaca Press/TNS)

Experts: Chinese military spike unrelated to tariffs

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter August 27, 2018

Trade tensions between the U.S. and China have affected Iowa products in the last several months, but Iowa political experts say it’s unrelated to a Pentagon report detailing a spike in Chinese military...

UISG Latinx Constituency Senator Fredy 
Quevedo poses for a portrait in the Latino-Native American Cultural Center on Monday, August 27, 2018. In his role as Constituency Senator, Quevedo serves as a bridge between UISG and the latino community.

Latinx community feels effects of immigration debate following death of Mollie Tibbetts

Brooklyn Draisey, News Reporter August 27, 2018
The Latinx community at the University of Iowa is feeling the effects of immigration debates started after the charging of and undocumented immigrant in the death of Mollie Tibbetts.
Northern Illinois football players run out on to the field before a game.

Football by the numbers: Northern Illinois

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor August 27, 2018

Like Iowa, Northern Illinois has not played a game yet in 2018, so here’s a look at some key stats from the Huskies’ 2017 season. Average points per fourth quarter – 5.3 To put it simply, the Huskies...

UI professor Cesare Tinelli poses for a portrait in the Seamans Center on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Professor Tinelli was the principal investigator for the cybersecurity project.

Researchers at UI receive grant for cybersecurity research

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter August 27, 2018

University of Iowa researchers, in collaboration with General Electric, were recently awarded a four-year, $809,000 grant for innovative work researching cybersecurity. The project, led by UI computer...

Iowa programs address veteran unemployment

Iowa programs address veteran unemployment

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter August 26, 2018

Despite Iowa’s unemployment rate declining, the rate of unemployed Iowa veterans has risen in the last two years, prompting action from politicians. The annual unemployment rates in Iowa in 2016 and...

Jasper Halekas poses for a portrait in his lab in Van Allen Hall on Friday, August 24, 2018.

UI experiments on board NASA’s trip to the sun

Julia DiGiacomo, News Reporter August 26, 2018

A NASA spacecraft launched two weeks ago will nearly reach the sun — with University of Iowa technology and experiments on board. Two UI physics faculty members and a graduate student have contributed...

Nonprofit seeks to make athletics more comfortable for girls who wear hijabs

Nonprofit seeks to make athletics more comfortable for girls who wear hijabs

Aadit Tambe, News Reporter August 26, 2018

Ibtihaj Muhammad made history when she became the first American woman to wear a hijab in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. For many student-athletes, however, the hijab can be a contributing factor...

Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley looks to throw during an Iowa/Minnesota football game in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Gophers, 17-10.

Four questions for Hawkeye football

DI Staff August 26, 2018

A new football season is almost upon Iowa City, which means the anticipation for the first Kinnick Swarm is in full effect. But there are plenty of questions surrounding the Hawkeyes going into the opening...