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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Ayrton Breckenridge

Ayrton Breckenridge, Managing Visuals Editor

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Ayrton Breckenridge is the Managing Visuals Editor at The Daily Iowan. He is a senior at the University of Iowa majoring in journalism and cinema. This is his fourth year working for the DI.

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University of Iowa senior studying biomedical engineering Pareen Mhatre works on her senior design project in the Seamans Center on Friday, April 8, 2022. Mhatre’s group is designing a laryngeal cleft closing device.

[Photo] What happens next?

April 17, 2022
University of Iowa senior studying biomedical engineering Pareen Mhatre (middle) works on her senior design project with group members Katie Walsh (left) and Ellen O’Connell (right) in the Seamans Center on Friday, April 8, 2022. Mhatre’s group is designing a laryngeal cleft closing device.

[Photo] Advocating for documented Dreamers

April 17, 2022
University of Iowa senior studying neurobiology Kartik Sivakumar completes homework during a neurobiology discussion in the Lindquist Center on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

[Photo] Aging out

April 17, 2022
University of Iowa senior studying neurobiology Kartik Sivakumar talks with homework group members Laxmi Annapureddy (middle) and Liz Freiburger (right) during a neurobiology discussion in the Lindquist Center on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

[Photo] Documented Dreamers: navigating an unclear path to citizenship

Hannah Pinski, Amplify and Opinions Editor
April 17, 2022
Iowa forward Josh Koepplinger stands in the spotlight after the Heartlanders scored a goal during a hockey game between Iowa and Kalamazoo at Xtream Arena in Coralville, IA on Friday, April 8, 2022. The Heartlanders defeated the Wings 4-2. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

[Photo] Iowa Heartlanders aim to wrap up season with a bang against Allen Americans

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter
April 12, 2022
Water softeners in the Iowa City water treatment facility remove turbidity and calcium hardness from the water on Tuesday, April 12 2022. As clean water comes to the top it is sent to filters and the turbidity and calcium hardness are sent to waste lagoons.

[Photo] Forever chemicals found in water supply of 12 Iowa cities, not detected in Iowa City

Sam Knupp, News Reporter
April 12, 2022
Photo Illustration by Ayrton Breckenridge.

[Photo] Extended student loan freeze means more time for UI graduates

Kate Perez, News Reporter
April 12, 2022
Former lead FBI negotiator Chris Voss talks with a Daily Iowan reporter in The Daily Iowan conference room on Tuesday, April 12 2022. Voss is giving a lecture titled “Negotiating In Their World: Learning to Never Split the Difference” in Hancher Auditorium on Tuesday. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

[Photo] Former FBI negotiator Chris Voss to receive 2022 Notable Iowan Award at Hancher lecture

April 12, 2022
The Iowa Heartlanders stand for the national anthem before a hockey game between Iowa and Kalamazoo at Xtream Arena in Coralville on Friday, April 8, 2022. The Heartlanders defeated the Wings, 4-2.

Photos: Iowa Heartlanders vs. Kalamazoo Wings

Ayrton Breckenridge, Photojournalist
April 9, 2022
University of Iowa Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations Rod Lehnertz speaks during a Board of Regents meeting over a livestream on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Lehnertz went over the proposed renovations for the Hardin Library for Health Sciences.

[Photo] University of Iowa Health Care sees increase in total inpatient days, admissions

Kate Perez, News Reporter
April 6, 2022
University of Iowa facilities management groundskeeper I Jose L. Ramirez uses a leaf blower to clear a sidewalk on the Pentacrest on Monday, April 4, 2022. Ramirez said, “It’s something we need to do to keep it clean” and added that facilities management may start mowing by April 15.

Featured Photos: Spring cleaning

Ayrton Breckenridge, Photojournalist
April 4, 2022
University of Iowa graduate and writer and producer of the film “East of Middle West” Mokotsi Rukundo poses for a portrait in FilmScene at The Chauncey on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Rukundo’s film will be screened at FilmScene twice on Saturday, April 2 and once on Sunday, April 3.

[Photo] ‘East of Middle West’ by Iowa City filmmaker Mokotsi Rukundo makes debut at FilmScene

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter
March 31, 2022
Graduate Research Assistant in the department of civil and environmental engineering Danielle Land filters a water sample in the Seamans Center on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Land is part of a group that is developing an online tool that identifies which homes might be at risk of water contamination from lead.

[Photo] UI researchers to develop lead detection tool for water

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter
March 29, 2022
IIHR-Hyrdroscience and Engineering Assistant Research Scientist Drew Latta (left) and Graduate Research Assistant in the department of civil and environmental engineering Danielle Land (right) look over data in the Seamans Center on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. They are part of a group that is developing an online tool that identifies which homes might be at risk of water contamination from lead.

IIHR-Hyrdroscience and Engineering Assistant Research Scientist Drew Latta (left) and Graduate Research Assistant in the department of civil and environmental engineering Danielle Land (right) look over data in the Seamans Center on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. They are part of a group that is developing an online tool that identifies which homes might be at risk of water contamination from lead.

An Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) extracts nitric acid wash from a bottle in the Seamans Center on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

An Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) uses plasma to ionize water to measure it at a low concentration in the Seamans Center on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

Graduate Research Assistant in the department of civil and environmental engineering Danielle Land loads a tray for an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) in the Seamans Center on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Land is part of a group that is developing an online tool that identifies which homes might be at risk of water contamination from lead.

IIHR-Hyrdroscience and Engineering Assistant Research Scientist Drew Latta tests pH levels in water in the Seamans Center on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Latta is part of a group that is developing an online tool that identifies which homes might be at risk of water contamination from lead.

A Get the Lead Out sample kit sits in the Seamans Center on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics graduate nurse Lydia Leyden poses for a portrait on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

[Photo] UI College of Nursing alumni thrust into pandemic care after graduation

Sabine Martin, News Editor
March 27, 2022
A now hiring sign is displayed at the future location of The Stuffed Olive and Tap on the Ped Mall on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

[Photo] Iowa City still recovering from the financial impact of COVID-19, officials say

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter
March 27, 2022
Central Michigan catcher Adam Proctor slides into home plate during a baseball game between Iowa and Central Michigan at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Proctor went to bat four times and scored two runs. The Chippewas defeated the Hawkeyes, 10-1, making the three game series tied at 1-1.

Photos: Iowa baseball vs. Central Michigan – game two

Ayrton Breckenridge, Photojournalist
March 27, 2022
Students and faculty stand outside of the University of Iowa Chemistry Building while first responders investigate a “strong smell of gas” coming from the building according to a University Hawk Alert on Thursday, March 24, 2022. According to a later Hawk Alert, the situation was resolved.

[Photo] Strong smell of gas reported in UI Chemistry Building resolved

Sam Knupp, News Reporter
March 24, 2022
A pelican flies over the Iowa River on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

[Photo] American White Pelicans flock to Iowa City

Anthony Neri, News Reporter
March 23, 2022
A pelican flies over the Iowa River in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Pelicans commonly pass through Iowa around April during their migration to Minnesota and Canada.

Featured Photos: Pelicans flock through Iowa City

Braden Ernst, Ayrton Breckenridge, Grace Smith, and Jerod Ringwald
March 23, 2022
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