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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

Do You Need A Financial Advisor?

May 24, 2021

What a Financial Advisor Can Do For You  Money, it’s so many things. Sometimes it’s easy come, easy go. At other times it’s been said that a fool and his money are soon parted. It’s also been...

Biggest Bitcoin Trading Notions You Should Know

May 24, 2021

With the rise of the popularity of the overall crypto world, there are a number of innovative segments and impressive notions that are becoming part of the everyday crypto trading deals. This is the case...

The Huge Profit Loss of North American Land-Based Casinos

May 18, 2021

The year 2020 was arguably the worst year for the gambling industry as various casinos across North America have reported major profit losses. These losses were due to the lockdown protocols that have...

University of Iowa Junior, Laulauga Tausaga, competes in the shot put during the second day of the Big Ten Track and Field Outdoor Championships at Cretzmeyer Track on Saturday, May, 2019. Tausaga placed third in the women's shot put finals.

The beginnings of a record-breaking Hawkeye career

May 11, 2021

Born in Hawaii and raised in Spring Valley, California, “Lagi” as Tausaga’s friends and teammates call her, may not have been prepared to comprehend what living in Iowa City was going to be like...

University of Iowa sophomore, Konstadina Spanoudakis (left) and Junior, Laulauga Tausaga (right), receive medals for competing in the women's discus during the third day of the Big Ten Track and Field Outdoor Championships at Cretzmeyer Track on Sunday, May 12, 2019.  Laulauga Tausaga placed first, and Konstadina Spanoudakis placed second in women's discus.

A first attempt at a senior season

May 11, 2021

Tausaga completed her pre-meet lifting routine on March 12 of last year, and her throwing uniform rested on her hotel bed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ready to be worn the next day at the 2020 NCAA Indoor...

Iowa's Laulauga Tausaga winds up to throw during the women's shot put at the 2019 Drake Relays in Des Moines, IA, on Friday, April 26, 2019. Tausaga earned 2nd with a distance of 16.36m.

A final season to remember

May 11, 2021

After spending nearly six months away from team facilities, Tausaga and her teammates were together again in Iowa City beginning last August. But without any indoor eligibility remaining, Tausaga was,...

Tausaga finds herself off the track

May 11, 2021

Eighteen days after the remainder of the 2020 season was abruptly canceled, Tausaga and other track athletes around the country received a piece of positive news. The NCAA granted all spring sport athletes...

Kara Houser sits outside of her therapy office on May 5, 2021.

Moving forward

May 10, 2021

As more people get access to the COVID-19 vaccine and society begins to open up, many moms are getting ready to send their kids back to activities and school, and head back into the world themselves. Conrad...

Nicole Johnson and her son Elon explore Terry Trueblood recreational area on Monday, March 29, 2021. Johnson moved to Iowa City with her family in June.

Navigating and negotiating in an unsupportive system

May 10, 2021

When Nicole Johnson had her now-4-year-old son, she thought she would have the time and energy to do everything an “ideal mom” in her eyes would: work full-time, make organic food, and breastfeed for...

Laura Greenwood sits at her kitchen table with her daughter Bridget, seven, and son Reid, one, on Thursday, April 1, 2021. “The beginning of the pandemic was scary, very scary.” Greenwood said. “We were expecting a baby and there was a lot of uncertainty.”

Finding support where they can

May 10, 2021

Aislinn Conrad loved her life before the COVID-19 pandemic. She had a thriving social life, work as an assistant professor in the University of Iowa School of Social Work she loved going to, and full-time...

Iowa’s Trenton Wallace pitches during a baseball game between Iowa and Maryland on Friday, April 23, 2021 at Duane Banks Baseball Stadium. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins 6-2.

Iowa baseball set for Penn State matchup at Duane Banks Field

Isaac Goffin, Assistant Sports Editor May 6, 2021

Last weekend, Iowa baseball lost its first weekend series in over a month, dropping two out of three games to Indiana. But with a total of 20 runs in the three-game series, head coach Rick Heller...

Dean of the UI College of Education Daniel Clay addresses spectators and answers questions at the Levitt Center for University Advancement on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Clay is one of four finalists to become the next president of the University of Iowa.

Finalist Daniel Clay takes ‘no-nonsense’ approach to leadership

Rylee Wilson and Katie Ann McCarver April 28, 2021

Higher education changed the trajectory of Daniel Clay’s life. Now one of four finalists for the University of Iowa presidency, Clay recently attributed his success in higher education to the mentors...