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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

Emily Hainstock poses for a portrait at the Kickoff at Kinnick for On Iowa! on Friday, August 23.

Emily Hainstock

August 26, 2019

I’m from Lost Nation, Iowa, and I chose Iowa because I just really like the writing program. I’m a writer, so I just knew this was the place for me. I guess my favorite part of OnIowa is definitely...

Bennett Paluch poses for a portrait at the Kickoff at Kinnick for On Iowa! on Friday, August 23.

Bennett Paluch

August 26, 2019

I’m from Chicago, Illinois. DI: Why did you choose Iowa? I chose this school because I love the atmosphere here. It’s been great. I only got here yesterday, but it’s been really fun. DI: What...

Chris Wu and Vincent Gu pose for a portrait at the Kickoff at Kinnick for On Iowa! on Friday, August 23.

Chris Wu & Vincent Gu

August 26, 2019

Wu: I’m from San Diego, California. My favorite part of OnIowa has been the weather. It’s cool, not like California. Gu: I come from China. I came to Iowa because I just like it here. People here...

Emma Grace Teggatz and Braxten Jones pose for a portrait at the Kickoff at Kinnick for On Iowa! on Friday, August 23.

Emma Grace Teggatz & Braxten Jones

August 26, 2019

Teggatz: We’re both from Cedar Rapids. DI: Why did you choose Iowa? Teggatz: Because I’ve known it my whole life, and both my parents went here, and I like the facilities and I like the campus overall,...

Carolina Nicasio poses for a portrait at the Kickoff at Kinnick for On Iowa! on Friday, August 23.

Carolina Nicasio

August 26, 2019

I’m from Aurora, Illinois. Q: Why did you choose Iowa? Because my older cousin goes here and really likes it, and another girl who’s a sophomore right now really likes the school, too, and she was...

Kadel Coakley poses for a portrait at the Kickoff at Kinnick for On Iowa! on Friday, August 23.

Kadel Coakley

August 26, 2019

I’m from Dubuque, Iowa. [The UI] had good programs that I was interested in, and it seemed like a good place away from home. DI: What’s been your favorite part of OnIowa? I liked the rock climbing...

Sophie Berning and Hannah Jorgensen pose for a portrait at the Kickoff at Kinnick for On Iowa! on Friday, August 23.

Sophie Berning & Hannah Jorgensen

August 26, 2019

Berning: I’m from Kansas City, Missouri. I lived here for like the first six years of my life and then moved away, so I’ve always been a Hawkeye fan. My parents loved Iowa, so I decided to move back...

Alyssa Ferguson poses for a portrait on the Pentacrest on Aug. 26, 2019.

Alyssa Ferguson

August 26, 2019

To be a Hawkeye, I think that we all work really hard and that we all help each other as a community. I believe that Hawkeyes help Hawkeyes, and we're all kind of a family to each other. I'm very excited...

Ariela Sakanovic poses for a portrait on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway on Aug. 26, 2019.

Ariela Sakanovic

August 26, 2019

DI: What does it mean to you to be a Hawkeye? More opportunities and less restrictions. DI: What are you most excited about this year? Well, my goal is to become a doctor, so it's a good first step....

The Cloakroom: Sue Dvorsky on leading Kamala Harris around the Iowa State Fair

August 22, 2019

An influential Iowa City politician, Sue Dvorsky, compared walking around the Iowa State Fair with Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., to a kids' soccer game.

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton

Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor August 17, 2019

DES MOINES — Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., spoke to Iowa State Fairgoers with a story about a recent speech he gave at a factory in his district, where a woman asked, "Who are you?" Moulton, the last...

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana and 2020 Democratic presidential-nomination candidate, speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg

Marissa Payne, Editor in Chief August 13, 2019

DES MOINES — South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday told an Iowa State Fair crowd that America has problems larger than the man currently occupying the Oval Office. “I’m here to argue...