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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

From left: Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley exit the stage at Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University in Des Moines. The three candidates are at the university for the second Democratic presidential candidate of the presidential nomination election cycle. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kaschel)

Who’s your candidate? Democrats

February 1, 2016

First thing's first. There are fewer politicians vying for the Democratic nomination. But, in case you were still undecided, we've gathered some quick information on all three.  

Voters finally get their say

Voters finally get their say

February 1, 2016

By Rebecca Morin  |  [email protected] All eyes are on Iowa. The state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses are this evening, and the results could propel candidates forward to the New Hampshire...

Actor Josh Hutcherson talks to a crowd of people at the University of Iowa Fieldhouse on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016.  Hutcherson is most famous for his role in the film series Hunger Games. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

Last push for youth vote 

February 1, 2016

By Mitch McAndrew and Rebecca Morin [email protected] An hour before Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders took the stage in the Field House, a how-to caucus video played for the nearly 3,700 attendees. And...

Republican presidential candidates John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul take the stage before the Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Iowa’s rocky road for Kasich

February 1, 2016

by Quentin Misiag [email protected] CEDAR RAPIDS — Even when Ohio Gov. John Kasich set aside small blocks of time to meet with potential voters in Iowa, his true attention was directed to a...

Cruz takes Cruz control to New Hampshire

Cruz takes Cruz control to New Hampshire

February 1, 2016

By Matthew Jack | [email protected] With the Iowa caucuses close enough to touch, Sen. Ted Cruz held one of his final Iowa rallies in Iowa City, in which he sounded the call to caucus before leaving...

Men’s tennis heads for the Ivy

Blake Dowson, [email protected] January 29, 2016

The No. 64 Iowa men’s tennis team will head east this weekend to take on a pair of ranked opponents in the Big Ten/Ivy League Challenge. The Hawkeyes will travel to Flushing, New York, on Saturday...

DITV: Jan. 28, 2016

DITV: Jan. 28, 2016

January 29, 2016

Iowa defensive back Tyler Sash gives an interview following their game against Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. (The Daily Iowan/File Photo)

Report: Sash had C.T.E.

January 27, 2016

By Jordan Hansen [email protected] According to a report from the New York Times, late Iowa Hawkeye safety Tyler Sash was found to have C.T.E., a degenerative disease that is caused by repeated...

DITV: Monday, Jan. 25

DITV: Monday, Jan. 25

January 26, 2016

Iowa women’s gymnast Caroline McCrady after successfully landing on the vault at the Iowa vs. Utah State meet held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, Jan 11, 2014. The Hawkeyes team lost to the Utah State Aggies 191.75-191.65. (The Daily Iowan/ Tyler Finchum)

Iowa gymnastics swing into big weekend

Mason Clarke, [email protected] January 22, 2016

There will be one weekend this gymnastics season in which both the men’s and women’s Iowa teams will compete in Carver-Hawkeye. This weekend. The men, ranked No. 10 in the nation, will begin...

An architect firm is taking over the space left by Austin Burke Clothing in downtown Iowa City. (Daily Iowan/Karley Finkel)

OPN heads to downtown

Kaylyn Kluck, [email protected] January 22, 2016

Once of the creative forces behind several local buildings built within the last 25 years is setting up shop downtown. Due to the high amount of past, present, and future construction projects in the...

The Johnson County courthouse has scheduled a construction for a new entrance to the building. The Johnson courthouse has been a part of Iowa City since 1901. (The Daily Iowan/Glenn Sonnie Wooden)

Breaking: Green-Douglass wins supervisor special election

January 19, 2016

Democrat Lisa Green-Douglass has won today's special election for Johnson County supervisor, defeating Chris Hoffman, who ran under no party. Green-Douglass, a North Liberty resident and Spanish-language...