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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

Ryan Kuffner

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter April 3, 2022

I know forward Kris Bennett is dubbed the Iowa Heartlanders’ “cheat code” by the team, but forward Ryan Kuffner is its most valuable player. Unlike Bennett, who’s tallied more goals than assists,...

Swimmers compete during the second session of the the 2020 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championship at the the HTRC on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020.

Iowa Athletics faces Title IX lawsuit

March 29, 2022

Iowa settled a Title IX noncompliance lawsuit with four former Hawkeye women’s swimmers — Sage Ohlensehlen, Kelsey Drake, Christina Kaufman, and Alexa Puccini — in September 2021. The four athletes...

Iowa’s Deputy Director of Athletics, Senior Women’s Administrator, and Chief Operating Officer Barbara Burke poses for a portrait in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

Burke fills senior women’s administrator role

March 29, 2022

After the UI men’s and women’s athletic departments merged into one in 2000, then-Iowa men’s athletic director Bob Bowlsby oversaw both the men’s and women’s sports. Now, Gary Barta has been...

Christine Grant posed for a portrait in her home on Friday, September 14, 2018. Grant was the first woman to be Athletic Director at the University of Iowa and was involved in the formation of the national Title IX policy.

Grant’s legacy on Iowa Athletics

March 29, 2022

Birdsong said she didn’t come into her position in 1974 focused on equity between the men’s and women’s basketball programs. Instead, she put her “heart and soul” into the development of the...

Maryanne Dyer poses for a portrait in her apartment in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Dyer is currently in remission after being diagnosed with leukemia June 2021.

Pandemic concerns far from over for many immunocompromised Iowans even as restrictions lift

Sam Knupp, News Reporter March 27, 2022

As much of the public has returned to crowded restaurants, movie theaters, amid lower COVID-19 cases and relaxed guidelines from federal health officials, many immunocompromised people still grapple...

Darcy Havel-Sturdevant poses for a photo on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

‘Long COVID-19’ patients continue to struggle with chronic short breath, brain fog, other complications

Anthony Neri, News Reporter March 27, 2022

“I don’t want to be disabled, but I know I’m disabled,” said Darcy Havel-Sturdevant, who contracted COVID-19 in April 2020 and still suffers long-term symptoms. Havel-Sturdevant, an Iowa...

Rachel Young, an associate professor and director of undergraduate studies, works with a group of students in her class in the Adler Journalism building on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

Higher education institutions faces a new normal after two years into pandemic

Kate Perez, News Reporter March 27, 2022

After two years, the University of Iowa and higher education continue to adapt to the changes implemented because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The university lost millions of dollars and many professors...

A now hiring sign is displayed at the future location of The Stuffed Olive and Tap on the Ped Mall on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

Iowa City still recovering from the financial impact of COVID-19, officials say

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter March 27, 2022

More than two years after Johnson County identified Iowa’s first case of COVID-19, Iowa City officials have worked to reduce the financial impact of the pandemic on the local economy. Businesses...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics graduate nurse Lydia Leyden poses for a portrait on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

UI College of Nursing alumni thrust into pandemic care after graduation

Sabine Martin, News Editor March 27, 2022

Work in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Intensive Care Unit for nurse Madeline Volk has been more than intense over the past year. Five patients in the ICU died from COVID-19 during...

Creighton celebrates their win after a 2022 NCAA Second Round women’s basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 10 Creighton in sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, March 20, 2022. The Bluejays defeated the Hawkeyes, 64-62, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.

Photos: NCAA Second Round women’s basketball: No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 10 Creighton

Grace Smith, Photo Editor March 20, 2022

No. 10 Creighton upset No. 2 Iowa, 64-62, in sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday. The Bluejays advance to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament for the first time in program...

Iowa's No. 3 Tony Cassioppi grapples Oklahoma's No. 30 Josh Heindselman during session one at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Little Caesers Arena in Detroit, Mich., on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Cassioppi defeated Heindselman in a 285-pound match by fall in three minutes.

Live Results | Iowa men’s wrestling participates in Session II of 2022 NCAA Championships

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor March 17, 2022

DETROIT — Eight Iowa men's wrestlers will compete in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Championships Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena: 133-pounder Austin DeSanto, 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman,...

Members of the House congregate in the House Chamber after the opening of the 2022 Legislative Session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Both the House and Senate Republican leaders said the priority of this session is to return tax funds and address workforce conditions.

Ty Bopp running as Democrat in Iowa House District 92

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor March 10, 2022

Farmer and grocery store manager Ty Bopp announced his candidacy for Iowa House District 92 on Tuesday.  Bopp is running as a Democrat to represent the district, which covers all of Washington...