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Opinion | How to protect students from spam emails

Peter Anders, Opinions Contributor July 11, 2023

With the increasing reliance for students at the University of Iowa on technology for their classes, as well as the importance of technology in everyday life, it is important for them to be secure...

The Role of Online Casinos in Promoting Responsible Gambling

Promoted Post July 5, 2023

Gambling offers an exciting way to play games as long as it’s done in moderation. Most people who gamble do so responsibly, but some can be considered “problem gamblers.” Problem gamblers are individuals...

Cross-Cultural Variations in Traditional Card Games

Promoted Post July 5, 2023

Card games have been a popular pastime for centuries, offering entertainment, social interaction, and strategic challenges. While many card games are familiar across cultures, there are also...

Trixie Mattel performs on the Palomino stage at Stagecoach at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., Friday, April 28, 2023.

To Kansas City and back in 24 hours for Trixie Mattel

Zhenya Loughney, Arts Reporter June 13, 2023

The car was a 2013 Mitsubishi Mirage and the drive was projected to be 285 minutes. In the driver’s seat was my best friend Nick Anderson and in my lap was a statistics  Who did we drive from Iowa...

Iowa pitcher Ty Langenberg pitches the ball during a baseball game at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, May 21, 2022. The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the Indiana Hoosiers, 2-1. Langenberg pitched five innings and struck out four batters.

Iowa baseball notebook | Big Ten Tournament semifinal recap, championship preview

Keaton Speicher, Sports Reporter May 27, 2023

The Iowa baseball team advanced to the Big Ten Championship game with a 5-0 victory against  Michigan on Saturday morning at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.  The victory marked Iowa's sixth...

University of Iowa senior Sophie Hass Schenkel poses for a portrait at the Visual Arts Building in Iowa City on Friday, May 5, 2023. Schenkel is an interdisciplinary artist that specializes in several art forms like sculpting.

Bachelor of Fine Arts sculpture graduate lives to make with her hands

Zhenya Loughney, Arts Reporter May 9, 2023

Sophie Hass Schenkel has always liked working with her hands. Even when there wasn’t a physical product, she was always making something. Gardening, woodworking, and crocheting were instrumental...

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UIowa Meme Page creators graduate, retire Instagram page

Cara Dulin, DITV Reporter May 9, 2023

No respectable university is complete without a meme page where students find humor in fumbled footballs, dreary weather, and university policies. The UIowa Meme Page’s Instagram account...

University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson speaks during an interview on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

Q&A | President Barbara Wilson on free speech, student safety

May 2, 2023

The Daily Iowan sat down with University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson Tuesday to talk about campus safety and updates, and freedom of speech.  The DI: The University of Iowa has begun its 10-year...

Iowas 149-pound Pat Lugo bites his gold medal during the final session of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament in Piscataway, NJ, on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Lugo won by decision 2-1, securing the 149-pound championship, and Iowa won the team title with 157.5 points.

Reflections on the future

May 2, 2023

As a recent graduate, Galligan said she sees herself in the documentary’s main characters, even though their circumstances differ. She added she hopes the documentary sparks conversations about people’s...

Javon Stovall participates in a Zoom meeting from his apartment in Miami, Fla., on Friday, May 7, 2021.

Stovall’s legacy

May 2, 2023

“Lost in the In-Between” is dedicated to Javon Stovall, another graduate featured in the documentary. He died unexpectedly in November 2021, just months after filming ended. Mariah Roller, a close...

Clara and Maeve Biscupski sit on the front step at their new apartment in Newark, Del., on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.

Where are they now?

May 2, 2023

Reynan, one of the documentary’s main subjects, graduated with a theater degree. In the following years, she traveled across the country to Delaware and California, married her wife Biscupski, and has...

Ayotoluwafunmi (Ayo) Ogunwusi sets up a camera in Locust Grove, Ga., on Friday, May 28, 2021.

Bringing an idea to life

May 2, 2023

Ryan Adams, a UI graduate and the documentary’s assistant director, said the unique storytelling opportunity necessitated the DI Documentary Workshop crew accelerate the pre-production process. “If...

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