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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Ava Neumaier, Photojournalist

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Ava Neumaier is a second-year student at the University of Iowa, majoring in English and Creative Writing. Outside of The Daily Iowan, she has been the arts editor for Earthwords and Ink Lit magazine, and has interned for a New York Times photographer. She enjoys taking pictures of arts and student life.

All content by Ava Neumaier
“Queen of Hearts Dress,” a sustainable dress by Katherine Steahly, is installed as part of an exhibit in the Visual Arts Building on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Steahly used playing cards and the damaged pages of Richard III to create this dress.

[Photo] Recycled Runway fashion designers share benefits of sustainable fashion

April 16, 2025
Guitarist Zac Sokolow plays with bassist Jake Faulkner during LA LOM’s Mission Creek Festival performance at the Hancher in Iowa City on Thursday, April 3, 2025. LA LOM (The Los Angeles League of Musicians) is an instrumental trio that combines sounds of Cumbia Sonidera and Peruvian Chicha in a party like atmosphere on stage.

Photos: 20th Annual Mission Creek Festival: Day One

John Charlson and Ava Neumaier
April 4, 2025
Runners pass along the river during the WIB x SWE x WIH 2025 5K across Iowa City’s east and west campus on Saturday, March 29, 2025. The race began and ended in Hubbard Park, and was catered by Everbowl and Traveling Tom’s Coffee. The 5K was a collaborative event between Women In Business and The University of Iowa Society of Women Engineers, and raised money for Planned Parenthood.

Photos: WIB X SWE X WIH 5k

Ava Neumaier and Isabella Tisdale
March 29, 2025
Protesters hold up homemade signs to passersby during a Stand Up For Science rally on the Pentacrest on Friday, March 7, 2025. The rally was one of many being held nationally to protest against the Trump administration’s “censorship and political interference” in scientific research. Speakers at the event encouraged attendees to chant, cheer, and call their representatives. Live music was performed by the band Second Half.

Photos: Stand Up For Science Rally

Ava Neumaier, Photojouranlist
March 7, 2025
Oliver Weilein poses for a photo at Kindred Coffee in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Nusser and Weilein are running for the Iowa City City Council special election which ends March 4.

[Photo] Iowa City City Council candidate Oliver Weilein isn’t playing it safe

Emma Jane, News Reporter
February 25, 2025
Oliver Weilein poses for a photo at Kindred Coffee in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Nusser and Weilein are running for the Iowa City City Council special election which ends March 4.

[Photo] DITV: Oliver Weilein Wins Iowa City Special Election

March 5, 2025
Students throw snow during a snowstorm in Iowa City on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Hundreds of students gathered on the Pentacrest throughout the evening.

Photos: Snowball fight on the Pentacrest

Cody Blissett and Ava Neumaier
February 13, 2025
Assistant Professor Amy Huang (center) stands with Professor Emeritus Ramon Lin and his family during an exhibit of ink art at the Stanley Museum of Art on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Students in Brushwork in Chinese Art, a class taught by Prof. Huang, led presentations and showcased their work from the semester.

Boxers face off during Fall Brawl, hosted by Iowa Boxing Club, at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa on Saturday, Dec, 7, 2024. Numerous schools including Iowa State, Wisconsin, and Illinois, as well as other boxing organizations fought in 11 bouts.

Photos: Iowa Boxing Club Hosts Fall Brawl

Emma Calabro and Ava Neumaier
December 8, 2024
Iowa No. 2 160-pound Kennedy Blades throws William Jewell College 160-pound Nylease Yzagere during the Trailblazer duals between No. 1 Iowa, No. 25 William Jewell College, and Cornell College at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. Iowa defeated Cornell, 47-0 and William Jewell, 43-3.

Photos: Iowa hosts Trailblazer duals

Isabella Tisdale and Ava Neumaier
November 16, 2024
Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks displays the Des Moines Registers recent Selzer Poll at Riverside Casino & Golf Resort on Election Day in Riverside, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Republican Incumbent Miller-Meeks appeared to win the election for Iowa’s First Congressional District against Democratic Candidate Christina Bohannan in a close race Tuesday night.

Photos: Johnson County general and congressional watch parties

Emily Nyberg, Jordan Barry, and Ava Neumaier
November 6, 2024
Voters line up to fill out their ballots at Catlett Residence Hall on Election Day in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

[Photo] Live Updates | The 2024 Election

DI Staff
November 5, 2024
Trisha serves customers at the award-winning Oryza Asian Cuisine on Monday, Nov 4, 2024. Oryza won 2nd & Best Overall Menu in September’s Corridor Vegan Chef Challenge.

[Photo] Six Johnson County businesses awarded for vegan options

November 4, 2024
Nurse Dom Mascardo holds up a COVID shot in the Iowa Memorial Union QuickCare on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. Less students are receiving the booster shot this winter than in previous years.

[Photo] Johnson County and UI Health Care promote vaccinations

October 30, 2024
The exhibit “I Will Not Look Away” hangs in the K.K. Merker Gallery in North Hall on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. Clara Reynen incorporated drawings, poetry, and physical media, and based the tally design on the Gaza Health Ministry’s known death count in Palestine by Israeli forces. The exhibit was open from October 13-19.

[Photo] Politics and art: provoking thought through the visual medium

Olin Myhre and Emma Isenhart
October 29, 2024
Marissa Majewski and Charlie Brink cheer through a megaphone for runners crossing the finish line during the Zeta Tau Alpha 25th 5K run for breast cancer education and awareness in Iowa City on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. The sorority raised almost $20,000 and had over 100 participants.

Photos: Zeta Tau Alpha 25th Annual 5K for Breast Cancer Awareness

Ava Neumaier and Ethan McLaughlin
October 14, 2024
Christina Bohannan speaks to a student rally in the Iowa Memorial Union’s Big Ten Theater on Friday, Oct 11, 2024. Bohannan is running for Congress, and held a Q&A where she discussed reproductive rights, funding for education, and sustainable solutions for Iowa farmers.

[Photo] Christina Bohannan hones in on abortion during rally at Iowa Memorial Union

October 12, 2024
Performers look at a crowd during a Sudanese dance at the first-ever African Festival of Arts and Culture in the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City on Sept. 28. The festival included live music, dancing, fashion, and other performances.

Photos: First-ever African Festival of Arts and Culture

Ava Neumaier, Wyatt Goodale, and Cody Blissett
October 2, 2024
A potential new member opens her letter and finds out her sorority during Bid Day for sororities in Iowa City on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. There were almost 600 new members at this year’s ceremony, which took place in Macbride Hall before moving out to the Pentacrest for a celebration.

Photos: Iowa Sorority Bid Day 2024

Ava Neumaier and Jessy Lane
September 29, 2024
Patti Smith reads from her poetry during a reading and performance at the Englert Theatre during the Infinite Dream Festival on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Smith is an author, singer-songwriter, and activist who sang with her band, played guitar, and read from her award-winning writing during her two shows.

State archaeologist John Doershuk and project archaeologist Veronica Mraz point out the structural integrity of a mastodon skull during a study at the Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist building in Iowa City on Sept. 12, 2024. The mastodon remains were found in Wayne County, Iowa, and the age is around 13,600 years old.

[Photo] UI researchers examine 13,600-year-old remains of mastodon found in Iowa

September 24, 2024
SeatStock CFO Adam Hassan (left) and CEO Josh Cohen (right) pose beside their website SeatStock at the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory in Iowa City on Sept. 12, 2024. SeatStock is a website designed to let students get sports tickets without the risk of being scammed.

[Photo] UI students expand reach in gameday market

September 24, 2024
Bartertown Toys and Collectibles displays shelves of vintage movies, action figures, merchandise, and more in Iowa City on Sept 10, 2024. Iowa City has embraced the retro aesthetic in multiple stores selling nostalgic merchandise, fashion, and music from before the 21st century.

[Photo] Local businesses lean into Gen Z’s love of nostalgia

September 17, 2024
Javi Rivera pours a spicy mango jalapeño margarita at Coa Cantina in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. The bar is a popular destination for signature cocktails, while also providing non-alcoholic options.

[Photo] Coa Cantina nails spicy and sweet with these cocktails of the week

September 10, 2024
The Iowa Women’s Archives are seen on the third floor of the Iowa Main Library on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.

[Photo] Board of Regents announces new honorary degree revocation policy

April 6, 2025
Freshmen University of Iowa students take free cups of water from event organizers during the 2024 Convocation on the Pentacrest on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024.

[Photo] UI campus experiencing cooling issues, excessive heat on first day of class

August 26, 2024
Tess and Carolyn move into Catlett Hall on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024.

Photos: University of Iowa students move in

Emma Calabaro and Ava Neumaier
August 20, 2024
A first-year student moves into Catlett Residence Hall on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024.

[Photo] Opinion | Your freshman dorm can make or break your college experience

October 16, 2024
Volunteers and families help Freshmen move into Mayflower Hall on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024.

Cleo, played by Kathleen Marie Guerrero, gives her hand to the god Anubis, played by Olivia Foster, during a performance of Spells for Going Forth by Daylight at the UIowa Theatre Building on Monday, April 29, 2024. The play about Egyptian mythology and Greek history is a part of the IC New Play Festival.

[Photo] Review | ‘Spells for Going Forth by Daylight’ is an impressive student production

April 30, 2024
The artists of “The Future is Indigenous”, a fashion show displaying the work created by local Indigenous artists at the Englert on Saturday, April 27, 2024. This is the first year that the fashion show was held.

[Photo] The Future is Indigenous Fashion Show redefines Indigenous art

April 30, 2024
Activists march and chant down South Linn St. during a Take Back the Night rally in Iowa City on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Activists marched to Linn Street and back to end rape culture and amplify the voices of survivors of sexual violence.

Photos: WRAC hosts 2024 Take Back the Night rally

Ava Neumaier, Photojournalist
April 24, 2024
Activists march down South Clinton St. during a Take Back the Night protest in Iowa City on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Activists marched to Linn Street and back to end rape culture and amplify the voices of survivors of sexual violence.

[Photo] Students march for Take Back the Night at Pentacrest to call for end to sexual violence

Theron Luett, News Reporter
April 23, 2024
John Green speaks during a lecture in the Iowa Memorial Union on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Green spoke about being a bestselling author, YouTuber, and philanthropist.

Photos: John Green visits the University of Iowa

Ava Neumaier, Photojournalist
April 18, 2024
Cianon Jones plays Mama Moja during a rehearsal of In the Red and Brown Water at the Iowa Theatre Building on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The play is set in Louisiana but is based on the spirits of the Yoruba religion.

[Photo] Review | UI’s ‘In the Red and Brown Water’ offers spectacular performance

April 14, 2024
Two people share a pair of torn solar viewers during the eclipse watch party on the Pentacrest on Monday, April 8, 2024.

Photos: 2024 solar eclipse from Iowa City

Ava Neumaier and Emma Calabro
April 8, 2024
Osees fans dance to the music played on stage during the Mission Creek Festival at The Englert Theatre on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Photos: Mission Creek Festival day three

Jordan Barry, Kathy Le, Ethan McLaughlin, and Ava Neumaier
April 7, 2024
The ensemble cast sings “Children Will Listen” during a performance of "Into The Woods" in the University of Iowa's E.C. Mabie Theatre Building on Wednesday, Feb. 28th, 2024. The show is running from March 1-3 and 7-9.

[Photo] Review | UI’s ‘Into the Woods’ is a stirring reprise of the original

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter
March 6, 2024
A church leader speaks during a service at Sanctuary Community Center, a church in Coralville, on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Adey and Tom Wassink are pastors who advocate for women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights within their organization.

[Photo] Above the Fold: Creating an affirming church environment for LGBTQ+ members

March 6, 2024
Protesters make handmade signs while Mike Roberts plays guitar during a guest lecture by Vince Everett Ellison at the IMU on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Ellison is a conservative speaker invited by YAF who opposes DEI and abortion. Roberts made a “bingo board” for protesters out of Everett’s talking points.

Photos: Vince Everett Ellison visits the University of Iowa

Ava Neumaier and Kathy Le
February 27, 2024
A patron enters a black-and-white showing of 2023 film “Godzilla Minus One” at the Chauncey FilmScene in Iowa City on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. This special showing runs until Thursday, Feb. 1.

[Photo] Re-release of black and white film ‘Godzilla Minus One’ sparks debate over its necessity

January 30, 2024
Hawkeye Marching Band Drum Major Christian Frankl poses for a portrait in the Iowa Memorial Union. Frankl is in his fifth and final year at the University of Iowa and graduated in December.

Charlotte Brontë, played by Katie Gucik, opens a letter during a production of “Brontë: The World Without” at Riverside Theater in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.

[Photo] Riverside produces play premiere

December 3, 2023
Amelia Fisher is held up by The University of Iowa Dance Company during a performance of “Winning” by Artistic Director Stephanie Miracle, an interactive dance for an audience of children at the Iowa City Public Library on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.

[Photo] UI Dance Company blends dancing and audio narration in latest performance

November 18, 2023
Conservative activist Yeonmi Park speaks at the Iowa Memorial Union’s Main Lounge in an event sponsored by Young Americans for Freedom on Tuesday, Nov 14, 2023. Yeonmi Park described defecting from North Korea and her experiences with communism.

Photos: Yeonmi Park visits the University of Iowa

Ava Neumaier, Photojournalist
November 14, 2023
The Food Pantry in the Iowa Memorial Union is seen on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

[Photo] UI food pantry provides basic needs for students

November 14, 2023
Student protestors gather on the University of Iowa campus to demand more support for Palestinian students and anti-apartheid causes, and for University administrators to be held accountable for providing resources to Israel. The demonstration began outside of Jessup Hall and then marched to the President's Residence on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2033.

Photos: Students hold a Pro-Palestine Protest and call on President Barbara Wilson

Ava Neumaier, Photojournalist
November 9, 2023
Iowa City City Council candidate Mandi Remington speaks to her supporters during a watch party at Deadwood Tavern on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

[Photo] Photos: 2023 general election watch parties in Iowa City

DI Visuals Staff, Photojournalist
November 8, 2023
Librarian Angela Pilkington reads and dances with babies and toddlers at a “Book Babies” interactive reading activity on Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023. The event is every Tuesday in the Public Library’s Storytime Room. Angela Pilkington is a librarian at the Iowa City Public Library who recently won the 2023 Quality Time Award from the Iowa Library Association.

[Photo] Iowa City librarian wins state award for children’s services contributions

October 31, 2023
The Basic Goods store sits empty in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Owner Simeon Talley had a 40 percent off sale on the plants and goods sold. Cielo Goods will open in the space in mid-November.

[Photo] Basic Goods to close, CIELO boutique to open second location in Ped Mall space

October 30, 2023
A protester holds a hand-made sign during a climate demonstration led by activists Vincent Shoppa, Izzy Kipper, Elizabeth Jorgensen in Iowa City on Oct. 8, 2023. They spent 15 hours collecting trash from a creek to deposit on the steps of City Hall in response to the city’s negligence in addressing local pollution.

Photos: Iowa City Climate Protest

Shaely Odean and Ava Neumaier
October 8, 2023
The Meister family celebrates before a football game between Iowa and Purdue in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.

Photos: Tailgate – Iowa vs Purdue

Carly Schrum and Ava Neumaier
October 7, 2023
A potential new member runs to a sorority during the University of Iowa’s Bid Day in the Iowa Memorial Union and Hubbard Park in Iowa City on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. The potential new members accepted their bids.

Photos: Iowa Sorority Bid Day 2023

Ava Neumaier, Photojournalist
October 1, 2023
Amaya Clark is one of many Freshmen girls who have changed their hair ahead of Rush Week. Maya had her hair highlighted with the new autonomy she has a college student. (Ava Neumaier/The Daily Iowan)

[Photo] UI students explore identities in fresh hairstyles

September 26, 2023
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