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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

March 1, 2020

Goodson’s gain means Iowa’s running back rotation has shifted. Goodson, Mekhi Sargent, and Toren Young have had the bulk of the carries. Goodson and Mekhi Sargent were the only two backs to see carries...

March 1, 2020

To get to this point, Goodson has worked hard and conquered anything thrown his way. He has appeared in all 10 games, rushing for 461 yards on 82 carries. In his first collegiate game, the season opener...

Michael Kemerer

Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor February 26, 2020

Michael Kemerer is no stranger to success. The senior is a two-time All-American, a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient, and a three-time letter winner. This season, Kemerer appears to be on track...

Abe Assad

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter February 26, 2020

Before the season, it seemed like either redshirt freshman Nelson Brands or senior Cash Wilcke would be competing for the starting spot at 184-pounds. No one else was in the picture. But when head coach...

Iowa

Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor February 10, 2020

The 2019-20 season has proven to be one of the most unique and unpredictable years in all of men’s college basketball. The Big Ten Conference has been proof of this all season long. Currently,...

Maryland

Ben Palya, Sports Reporter February 10, 2020

With seven to eight games left to go in the regular season for each team in the Big Ten, about half the conference has a chance to win the Big Ten title. However, one team could very well make this a one-horse...

Jokes about individuals’ deaths are distasteful and wrong

Riley Moore, Columnist February 9, 2020

Novelist Kingsley Amis wrote, “Death has this much to be said for it: You don’t have to get out of bed for it.” His observation is about the end of life, general enough to be humorous to anyone....

Obsession with celebrities and their deaths has gone too far

Jason O'Day, Columnist February 9, 2020

Before I start, I don’t want to cast aspersions at specific individuals as I do not know what motivates them. However, a lot of the melodramatic social-media posts and myriad tribute columns mourning...

Miss Iowa 2020 Morgan Kofoid

Ryan Adams, Photojournalist February 5, 2020

Haley Edwards poses for a portrait in Poindexter Coffee on Feb. 2, 2020.

Haley Edwards for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

February 2, 2020

While politics is oftentimes prevalent during dinner-table conversations or left unspoken, one UI senior always found the idea of it intriguing. Haley Edwards arrived at the UI with doubts about making...

Shayna Jaskolka poses for a portrait in Poindexter Coffee on Jan. 24, 2020.

Shayna Jaskolka for Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

February 2, 2020

Second-year UI student Shayna Jaskolka feels her primary issue when choosing a candidate is the country in which her family’s roots were planted — Israel. As a woman proud of her Jewish identity,...

Jack Bryson poses for a portrait in Poindexter Coffee on Feb. 1, 2020.

Jack Bryson for President Trump

February 2, 2020

When first-year student Jack Bryson came to the UI, he discovered that not many of those around him shared his conservative views. A political-science major, Bryson had always been intrigued by politics...