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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

Mazahir Salih: “I want to work on all the issues”

October 19, 2021

Mazahir Salih, mayor pro tem of Iowa City, said racial injustice always concerned her not just as a Black community leader, but also as a Black woman. For others, she said, it took the death of George...

Janice Weiner: “It’s still moving forward.”

October 19, 2021

City Councilor Janice Weiner recalled that a conversation with her daughter helped her recognize the reality of systemic racism before summer 2020 when they lived in Washington, D.C. “My older daughter...

David Drustrup: “It’s been an incredibly successful movement.”

October 19, 2021

David Drustrup, a police abolition activist, called what happened to Floyd “another chapter of the same book.” He said he distinctly remembers hearing protesters marching past his apartment and on...

Raneem Hamad: “Anger was all I had.”

October 19, 2021

Raneem Hamad did not think she would make it out of the protests of summer 2020 alive. “We really thought our lives were in danger,” she said. The last time the Iowa Freedom Riders hosted a protest...

Ala Mohamed: “It could have been any of us in that moment.”

October 19, 2021

Ala Mohamed said protesting in Iowa City in summer 2020 and helping to found the Iowa Freedom Riders was “not the first rodeo” she or fellow Iowa Freedom Riders founder Raneem Hamad had experienced. During...

No

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 19, 2021

Iowa can’t make the College Football Playoff anymore. After Saturday, the Iowa football team's hopes for the College Football Playoff are a thing of the past. The 24-7 defeat wasn’t just a loss....

Yes

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor October 19, 2021

Deep down, do I actually believe Iowa football will make the 2021 College Football Playoff? No, not really. Despite my doubts, I do think there’s still a path the Hawkeyes can take to the College Football...

Iowa defensive back Riley Moss celebrates an interception on the sideline during a football game between Iowa and Maryland at Maryland Stadium on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Moss finished the day with an interception and finished with a team high five tackles. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins 51-14.

Riley Moss, cornerback

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor October 14, 2021

Who knows where the Hawkeye secondary would be without Riley Moss? Well, they’re going to have to find out Saturday. The senior cornerback has been the Hawkeyes’ most valuable player through...

Iowa running back Tyler Goodson finds a hole during a football game between No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Penn State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Nittany Lions 23-20. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

Tyler Goodson, running back

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter October 14, 2021

Running back Tyler Goodson has been the Hawkeyes’ motor on offense for the first six games of the season. The fans and media predicted he would have to produce for the Iowa offense to function and he...

Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell celebrates after a play during a football game between Iowa and Maryland at Maryland Stadium on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.

Jack Campbell, middle linebacker

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 14, 2021

Iowa players have been vocal in sharing that middle linebacker Jack Campbell is the leader of the defense. Considering how the Hawkeyes have one of the best defenses in the nation, and how much Iowa...

Iowa punter Tory Taylor kicks the ball during a football game between Iowa and Michigan State in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. The Hawkeyes dominated the Spartans, 49-7. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Tory Taylor, punter

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor October 14, 2021

In the history of college football, I’d wager to say that there aren’t too many punters that have garnered Heisman Trophy buzz. No, Iowa’s Tory Taylor hasn’t received Heisman Trophy attention...

Iowa

Robert Read, Pregame October 5, 2021

This is the game we’ve been waiting for. It’s No. 3 Iowa hosting No. 4 Penn State in the first top-five matchup inside Kinnick Stadium since 1985. This game has College Football Playoff implications,...