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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

A police car sits inside the a parking garage on May 4, 2015.  (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Body found in Iowa River identified as UNI student

September 11, 2016

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body recovered from Iowa River on Saturday evening as 20-year-old Nathan Twedt, police said. According to a press release by the office, the body...

Hillary Clinton speaks to a group of labor workers at the 49th annual Salute to Labor event in Hampton, Illinois on Monday, September 5, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

A pantsuit with coattails

September 7, 2016

Quick recap: Iowa 45, Miami (Ohio) 21

Quick recap: Iowa 45, Miami (Ohio) 21

September 3, 2016

By Jordan Hansen [email protected] First game of the season, first win in the books for Iowa. The Hawkeyes dominated the first half and led 28-7 at the break, but they were not able to do...

Olympics good for Rio

Olympics good for Rio

July 20, 2016

By Samuel Studer [email protected] In 2009, Rio de Janeiro learned it would host this year’s Summer Olympics. It was a time to celebrate, and the residents of Brazil and Rio did. They would show...

Engineering a human soul

Engineering a human soul

July 14, 2016

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] A prolific songwriter, experimental screenwriter, and engineer of his own language, Stuart Davis doesn’t believe in artistic pigeonholing. “I would sum...

Jashaun Sadler, right, and his twins Malik, left, and Jazlin Sadler listen to speakers during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in New York, Sunday, July 10, 2016. A crowd of about 300 people protested against the shootings of black men by police officers. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Editorial: … And Black and Blue all over

July 10, 2016

Following the shooting death of two African-American men, Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in St. Paul, Minnesota, it would appear as though race relations in this country...

Purdue football is still in a black hole.

Purdue football is still in a black hole.

June 21, 2016

By Jordan Hansen [email protected] Approximately one day after former Purdue coach Danny Hope was fired in 2012, the Boilermaker football program started heading straight towards a black hole. Unless...

Iowa left fielder Eric Schenck-Joblinske swings the bat during game three of the Iowa-Kansas State series at Duane Banks field on Sunday, May 1, 2016. The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes, 4-2 taking the series. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Baseball moves one win closer

May 19, 2016

The Iowa baseball team beat Penn State on May 19, 3-2, to raise the likelihood of its making the Big Ten Tournament even more. “That was a big one,” head coach Rick Heller said in a release. “It...

Reed: Graduating and moving on/endings; treat yoself

Reed: Graduating and moving on/endings; treat yoself

May 12, 2016

Keith Reed [email protected] Graduating is difficult. I happen to graduate next year, but it looms. The concept of graduating is very staunch in its assumptions. It means leaving everything you...

State Senator Rob Hogg talks to a student at the Pentecrest, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Early voting in Iowa goes till June 6. (The Daily Iowan/Ting Xuan Tan)

Hogg pushes early voting

May 4, 2016

By Maria Curi [email protected] The main goal of Sen. Rob Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids, on Tuesday was simple: Get out the vote. Hogg, who is vying for the Democratic spot to go up against Sen. Chuck Grassley...

DITV: Skin care

DITV: Skin care

April 28, 2016

With this warm weather approaching, don't be the one who forgets to protect yourself, and your skin. Protecting your skin is important year round, but even more so in the summer. "There's really...

FILE - Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, listens to a speech being delivered at the Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines on Saturday, May 16, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/file)

Minimum-sentence bill in limbo 

April 20, 2016

By Brent Griffiths [email protected] After several months of attempting to pass a bipartisan prison sentencing reform bill, Sen. Chuck Grassley’s measure is at a standstill. Beth Levine, the...