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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

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John Bowman leaves the community garden with some kale and a tomato at the Prairie Hill Co-Housing community in Iowa City on Thursday, August 16, 2018. John and his wife Valerie moved to Prairie Hill because they felt that cohousing offered a good balance between community and privacy. The community is based on the Danish coousing Model and includes private residences as well as spaces common to all residents, such as a communal garden. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Green houses and green thumbs in eco-friendly cohousing

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter August 19, 2018

The first of its kind in Iowa, Prairie Hill cohousing community has welcomed new residents and gained more attention in Iowa City. On Aug. 12, the neighborhood received more than 300 visitors for an open...

Keith Schilling, newly appointed state geologist within the Iowa Geological Survey, sits in his office in Trowbridge Hall on Monday, Aug. 14, 2018.

UI research engineer named Iowa’s state geologist

Katelyn Weisbrod, Managing Editor August 19, 2018

The protection and understanding of Iowa’s most vital natural resources are more or less held in the hands of the state geologist — a position that has been filled by a University of Iowa research...

Freshmen form an I during Kickoff at Kinnick in Kinnick Stadium located in Iowa City on Aug. 17, 2018. During this On Iowa event, students were able to rush the field, listen to music, learn the fight song, and watch fireworks.

On Iowa 2018 embraces new Hawkeyes

Julia DiGiacomo, News Reporter August 19, 2018
On Iowa programming welcomes new University of Iowa students with more than 100 events and festivities.
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics building is seen from the west on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017.

UIHC recognized as top treatment center for Parkinson’s Disease

Sarah Mullen, News Reporter August 19, 2018
UIHC receives financial support and global recognition for leading efforts against Parkinson’s Disease.
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Rosario: The case against laptop bans in the classroom

Isabella Rosario, Opinion Columnist August 19, 2018

The beginning of a new semester ushers in “syllabus week,” a time for professors to outline course expectations. A popular classroom policy I’ve noticed, especially for lectures, is a technology...

Iowa's Natalie Winters kicks the ball during the Iowa/Rutgers soccer game on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Iowa won the match 1-0.

Iowa soccer ties Missouri in season opener

James Geerdes, Sports Reporter August 17, 2018

Iowa head coach Dave DiIanni’s fifth season at the helm of the Hawkeye soccer program began with neither a win nor a loss on Aug. 17 at the Iowa Soccer Complex. The Missouri defense matched Iowa’s...

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines Friday, August 17, 2018. Sessions spoke to a group of judges supporting President Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh.

U.S. Attorney General Sessions continues criticizing lower courts’ stalling of Trump policies

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor August 17, 2018
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions railed against “limitless injunctions” Friday at an Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines.
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.

Immigration legislation stalled in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Grassley says in Des Moines

Elianna Novitch, Politics Reporter August 17, 2018
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, commented on immigration issues and legislative efforts at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch speaks during the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference. He discussed his life as a Supreme Court Justice and his friendships with his colleagues.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch: ‘Just because you disagree, doesn’t mean you have to be disagreeable’

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter August 17, 2018
At the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines on Friday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch provided insight on his first year on the nation's highest court.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines Friday, August 17, 2018. Sessions spoke to a group of judges supporting President Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh.

In Des Moines judicial conference, transparency in battle to confirm Brett Kavanaugh comes to forefront

Emily Wangen, Politics Reporter August 17, 2018

DES MOINES — Judge Brett Kavanaugh may become the next Supreme Court justice in the near future, said U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a Aug. 17 address to attendees of the 8th Circuit Judicial...

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 Pence in Des Moines: Trump administration ‘just getting started’ on strengthening U.S. economy

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor August 15, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence makes another stop in Iowa to promote GOP tax policy and its benefits to American workers.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at an event in Des Moines, Iowa promoting Trump's tax-cutting policies on Wednesday Aug. 15.

VP Pence on Mollie Tibbetts: ‘You’re in the hearts of every American’

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief August 15, 2018

During his America First Policies event to promote President Trump’s tax-cutting policies at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines on Aug. 15, Vice President Mike Pence talked...