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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

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Robert Read, Pregame Editor September 22, 2020

Iowa’s offense should be a lot of fun to watch this season. A dynamic in Tyler Goodson, Brandon Smith , and Ihmir Smith-Marsette among the big-play receivers out wide, a potential breakout candidate...

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Austin Hanson, Sports Editor September 22, 2020

In what will be a Big Ten football season unlike any other, predicting a team’s win-loss record a month before the season begins is certainly difficult. So, after a great deal of consideration, I...

No, Iowa State can’t bounce back after it’s embarrassing loss to Louisiana

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor September 13, 2020

College football is officially back as two of the Power Five conferences hit the gridiron over the weekend. Also returning last weekend was the Iowa State Cyclones’ inability to win a football game...

Yes — An ugly loss to start the season doesn’t have to define the Cyclones

Robert Read, Pregame Editor September 13, 2020

Hear me out. Yes, Iowa State gave up two touchdowns on special teams. No, quarterback Brock Purdy did not play particularly well. The tackling by the Cyclone defense was at times, to put it lightly,...

No, they made the wrong decision

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor August 25, 2020

Postponing fall sports was not the right decision for the Big Ten Conference to make. While COVID-19 should be taken seriously, the right way to keep student-athletes safe is not through season cancelation....

Yes, they made the right call

Chris Werner, Sports Reporter August 25, 2020

The Big Ten and Commissioner Kevin Warren made the correct decision to postpone this year’s fall sports season. Look at the professional sports leagues that have restarted recently amid the COVID-19...

Paige Ho, an incoming UI sophomore and ambassador for international students, poses for a portrait through a zoom call on Friday, July 10, 2020 from her home in Vietnam.

“It’s like the U.S. is kicking me out.” -Paige Ho

July 14, 2020

For incoming sophomore Paige Ho, learning that she could have been forced to leave the U.S. before completing her second fall semester at the University of Iowa was “shocking.” The journalism...

Aasthika Das, an incoming UI sophomore and biology major, poses for a portrait through a zoom call on Sunday, July 12, 2020 from her home in India.

“I have the faith that the entire country as a whole will be able to make the right decision, and not just some people who sit in the government.” -Aasthika Das

July 14, 2020

Aasthika Das, a sophomore studying biology at the UI, said she was initially planning to spend the break between Thanksgiving and the spring semester at home with her family in India, as the break...

Iowa student Joslin Some poses for a portrait over Zoom on Monday, July 13 2020.

“Even if we did have to go, there are so many travel bans – where would we go?” -Joslin Some

July 14, 2020

 Joslin Some, like many international students, was still waiting to find out exactly how the ruling will affect his situation before Tuesday's announcement. “I was really surprised, and I didn’t...

Shimin Park, a UI international student, poses for a portrait through a zoom call on Monday, July 13, 2020 from her home in South Korea. Due to new ICE orders restricting international studies during the pandemic, Park decided to enroll in an exchange student program and will stay in South Korea for the fall semester instead of returning to the UI.

“To say it quite bluntly, I feel like it’s a ban. It’s not an outright ban, but it is.” -Shimin Park

July 14, 2020

Shimin Park said the ICE order felt like a ban on international students. “It’s not an outright ban, but it is,” she said. “From seeing what the Trump administration has been doing, it’s...

On the Record: May 1, 2020

On the Record: May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020

This week's episode of On the Record features host Charlie Peckman and producer Andy Mitchell taking calls from DI staff to discuss the top headlines. DI Editor-in-Chief Marissa Payne discusses her...

April 28, 2020

Schott and Wirfs took very different paths to start for Iowa. Wirfs was a highly sought-after recruit and became the first true freshman to start at offensive tackle in the Ferentz era. Schott didn’t...