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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

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A young attendee speaks to the school board during an Iowa City school board meeting at the Professional Development Center on March 27, 2018. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

IC School District proposes sustainability resolution

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter June 26, 2019

Iowa City School District students are a step closer to achieving their goal of pushing the district to take action on climate change. School Board members expect to vote on a resolution addressing...

Iowa City police respond to shots fired near Mercer Park

Iowa City police respond to shots fired near Mercer Park

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor June 13, 2019

The Iowa City police responded to numerous reports of shots fired from a car toward another occupied car at the 1200 block of Baker Street on the evening of June 13, according to a press release. Police...

Yerington: The Joker is the new Hamlet

Yerington: The Joker is the new Hamlet

Austin J. Yerington, Columnist June 12, 2019

“To be, or not to be, that is the question.” The line has been spoken countless times by some of the world’s top actors. Yet, with each utterance, it is said with a whole new meaning. Similarly the...

(From left) Demetrius Perry, Peter Krogull, and Tony Casella pose for a portrait at their store Vice in Iowa City on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Vice sells streetwear and vintage clothing to the Iowa City community, and online through their e-Bay page. In April Perry, Krogull, and Casella started a podcast about sneakers, fashion, and the fashion culture of Iowa City.

Iowa City’s Vice launches podcast about fashion, culture

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter May 8, 2019

The shelves of Vice, the Vintage Iowa City Exchange, host an array of sneakers boasting $300 price tags, and racks of T-shirts sporting Supreme logos and classic rock bands line the walls. Located at...

Voting requires maturity

Voting requires maturity

Nichole Shaw, Opinions Columnist May 8, 2019

There has been a lot of energy put behind the consideration of lowering the voting age in recent months. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., is pushing for the voting age to be 16 years old, instead of the...

16-year-olds deserve a voice

16-year-olds deserve a voice

Elijah Helton, Opinions Columnist May 8, 2019

Let’s get something out of the way first. Lowering the voting age is objectively an electoral advantage for Democrats, who have stronger support among younger people. And of course, Republicans have...

The Cloakroom: The middleman between candidates and campus

May 8, 2019

As 21 or more national Democrats vie for their party's presidential nomination, many are visiting college campuses across Iowa, including the University of Iowa. College Democratic chapters are acting...

Kristian Welch

Robert Read, Sports Reporter May 6, 2019

The Iowa defense is going to have a new look when it swarms Kinnick for the first time in September. The entire starting defensive line from last season either graduated, or in Anthony Nelson’s case,...

Geno Stone

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor May 6, 2019

One of Iowa’s best defensive players of 2018 won’t be on the team this season. Amani Hooker was selected in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans, leaving a void in the Hawkeye...

Ihmir Smith-Marsette

Pete Ruden, Sports Editor May 1, 2019

Picture a poised Nate Stanley in this coming autumn, stepping up in the pocket in the friendly confines of Kinnick Stadium, his every move being followed on a massive Jumbotron in the north end zone. Now,...

Brandon Smith

Jordan Zuniga, Sports Reporter May 1, 2019

The departures of Noah Fant, T. J. Hockenson, and Nick Easley will certainly leave giant holes in the Hawkeye passing game as Iowa heads into the summer. Fortunately for the Hawkeyes, they have a few...

Students need a plan like Warren's for the future

Students need a plan like Warren’s for the future

Elijah Helton, Opinions Columnist April 29, 2019

The college-payment plan proposed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has two parts, so I’ll briefly address both of them. First, the plan aims to make public college tuition-free. This idea sure sounds...