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Eleanor Hildebrandt

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She is a senior at the University of Iowa majoring in journalism and mass communication and global health studies. She is also earning a minor in German. During her first three years at the DI, Eleanor worked as a news editor, news reporter, and digital producer. She previously covered higher education, shared governance, and student organizations. Eleanor also hosts the paper's weekly news podcast, On the Record, and is a part of the PolitiFact Iowa team. She interned for Iowa Capital Dispatch in 2021 and The Herald Journal through the Dow Jones News Fund in 2022.

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Kid captain Dylan McGivern grabs a signed shirt from Iowa defensive back Terry Roberts during Iowa football’s Kids’ Day at Kinnick in Iowa City on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022.

Lifelong Hawkeye fan Dylan McGivern ready to appear at Kinnick Stadium as final Kid Captain of 2022 season

November 21, 2022
Photo of Eleanor Hildebrandt.

Review | The Arctic Monkeys’ ‘The Car’ was worth the four-year wait

October 24, 2022
Public Health Department finds dozens of restaurant health code violations

Public Health Department finds dozens of restaurant health code violations

September 6, 2022
Board of Regents President Mike Richards listens during a regents meeting in the Alumni Center at Iowa State University on April 6, 2022. The regents looked over requests and plans from the University of Northern Iowa, ISU, the Iowa school for the deaf, and the University of Iowa.

Regents to consider $630 million in state appropriations approval

September 6, 2022
Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz shakes hands with kid captain Eli Belser during Iowa football’s Kids’ Day at Kinnick in Iowa City on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Iowa introduced its 2022 kid captains before the team practiced in front of fans.

Kid Captain Eli Belser takes the field with Hawkeyes, celebrating two years cancer free

September 1, 2022
Nurse Manager Julie Weber draws up individual doses of the Moderna vaccine on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 at the UI Medical Education Research Facility.

COVID-19 variance to continue researchers say, UI guidance to change

August 23, 2022
Red Ginger is seen in Iowa City on Saturday, April 30, 2022.

Several health code violations found at Iowa City’s Red Ginger, Soseki Cafe

May 2, 2022
Rain falls outside the Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building during a flash flood warning in Iowa City on Friday, April 22, 2022.

Iowa City, Coralville under flash flood warning

April 22, 2022
Passengers exit from the Iowa City bus to the bus stop at The Quarters apartment complex in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.

Cambus, Iowa City, Coralville drop mask mandates on public transportation

April 19, 2022
President Joe Biden waves during his visit at the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant in Menlo, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Fact Check | Checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa

April 12, 2022
Building mug of Hamburg Inn No. 2 taken on April 6, 2022.

Johnson County Public Health finds various health code violations at Iowa City’s Szechuan House, Hamburg Inn No. 2, India Cafe

April 6, 2022
Fact Check | Ernst says gas prices are rising under Biden; they were going up under Trump, too

Fact Check | Ernst says gas prices are rising under Biden; they were going up under Trump, too

March 30, 2022
Bread Garden is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.

Johnson County Public Health finds several health code violations at Iowa City’s Bread Garden, Cactus 3

March 3, 2022
UI archivist David McCartney retires after 20 years

UI archivist David McCartney retires after 20 years

February 27, 2022
A 1939 University of Iowa yearbook and ‘60s UI sweater sit in the UI Libraries Special Collections on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. Several historical items were gathered for a display that celebrates the university’s 175th anniversary.

UI celebrates 175 years of student voice, protest

February 22, 2022
Contributed from the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City.

UI campus, student population evolves over 175 years

February 22, 2022
Henry B. Tippie attends a ceremony after the College of Business was named in his honor on April 9, 1999. Tippie donated $30 million to the business college that year.

Henry B. Tippie, University of Iowa alum and benefactor, dies at 95

February 21, 2022
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

UI to receive $70 million gift for health care expansion, biggest in university history

February 15, 2022
Sushiya Hoja is seen in the Old Capital Mall on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.

Johnson County Public Health finds health code violations at local restaurants

February 2, 2022
Graduate student Junhee Park types on a computer during the first day of spring semester classes in the Main Library on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2022. With classes starting up again, some University of Iowa members have concerns with the COVID-19 omicron variant and how the university is handling it. Park spoke about masks on campus and in classrooms. “We need to have a policy wearing masks,” Park said. “At least in the class or library- like a public area.”

UI faculty, students request increased COVID-19 mitigation strategies

January 18, 2022
University of Iowa students walk across the T.Anne Cleary walkway on their first day of the new semester on Monday, August 24th, 2020. Despite the pandemic, campus remains open and some classes are still being held in person.

UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences sees loss of undergrad international students

January 17, 2022
Dance marathon Morale Captains dance alone in the Iowa Memorial Union on Saturday, February 27th, 2021. Due to the pandemic, the annual charity event which normally packs the entire building, has been converted to a digital live stream leaving the Iowa Memorial Union nearly empty.

UI Dance Marathon 2022 goes virtual

January 12, 2022
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds delivers the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

Fact Check | Analyzing Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

January 11, 2022
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson, CEO of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Suresh Gunasekaran, Board of Regents President Mike Richards, and others break ground with shovels during a groundbreaking ceremony at the North Liberty University of Iowa hospitals and clinics construction site on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.

UIHC revenue bonds approved to fund new North Liberty facility

January 11, 2022
University of Iowa grad student and teaching assistant Hannah Zadeh poses for a portrait in a classroom at Schaeffer Hall on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (Gabby Drees/The Daily Iowan)

University of Iowa COVID-19 protocols leave students, professors, struggling for solutions

December 7, 2021
Taylor Swift on the Red Carpet at the 47th Annual CMA Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn, Wednesday, Nov. 6th. (Via OlyDrop/Sanford Myers)

Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ leaves fans reminiscent instead of heartbroken

November 14, 2021
Fact Check | Yes, Representative Axne’s claims of Iowa’s broadband are correct

Fact Check | Yes, Representative Axne’s claims of Iowa’s broadband are correct

November 12, 2021
Iowa kid captain Ayden Gendreau and family speak with head coach Kirk Ferentz during “Kid’s Day at Kinnick” inside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 14. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

Kid Captain Ayden Gendreau takes Duke Slater Field months before back surgery

October 14, 2021
Honors Program selects Shaun Vecera as new director

Honors Program selects Shaun Vecera as new director

September 15, 2021
Iowa kid captain Drew Hennigan answers questions during an interview with ABC during “Kid’s Day at Kinnick” inside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 14.

Kid Captain Drew Hennigan excited to welcome fans back to Kinnick Stadium

September 2, 2021
University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson speaks with media during a press conference at the Old Capitol in downtown Iowa City on Monday, Aug. 16.

UI to maintain current COVID-19 guidance despite faculty petition

August 16, 2021
Johnson County holds a virtual meeting for the Board of Supervisors on Nov. 12, 2020.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors to consider masks in county buildings

August 11, 2021
Iowa Book is seen on Aug. 4, 2021. the bookstore will now be managed day-to-day by Barnes and Noble.

Iowa Book enters new partnership with Barnes and Noble College

August 23, 2021
A medical student receives their Moderna vaccine along with other University of Iowa students on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

UIHC participates in various COVID-19 vaccine trials

August 22, 2021
Graduating student veteran, Paul Richards, poses for a portrait outside of Calvin Hall on May 4, 2021.

Graduating at any age: how two nontraditional students navigated their time at the University of Iowa

May 11, 2021
Amanda Thein, a finalist for the Associate Provost and Graduate College Dean position is asked interview questions on Wednesday, May 5th, 2021.

Graduate College Dean Search: College of Education Associate Dean Amanda Thein emphasizes continued conversations with student

May 5, 2021
The new University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson addresses reporters in the Levitt Center for University Advancement on April 30, 2021. Wilson becomes the 22nd president for the University of Iowa and was previously the Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois.

Incoming UI President Barbara Wilson receives 80 percent approval from campus survey prior to selection

May 4, 2021
University of Iowa student Abby Crow poses for a portrait on April 20, 2021. Crow is majoring in human physiology and his the new student regent on the Iowa board of regents.

UI sophomore Abby Crow becomes next student regent

May 3, 2021
The new University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson addresses reporters in the Levitt Center for University Advancement on April 30, 2021. Wilson becomes the 22nd president for the University of Iowa and was previously the Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Barbara Wilson named next University of Iowa president

April 30, 2021
A sapling is seen in Court Hill Park on Thursday, April 29, 2021. As a part of Iowa City’s Project 51, 60 trees were planted in Court Hill Park and 400 trees were planted throughout Iowa City in 2020. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa City plants 400 trees in 2020, looks to break planting record in 2021

April 29, 2021
University of Iowa Presidential Candidate Barbara Wilson addresses the audience during the second UI Presidential Forum in the Levitt Center for University Advancement on Monday, April 10, 2021. Wilson is currently the executive vice president and vice president for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois System.

Student focused: UI Presidential Finalist Barbara Wilson’s career embraces building connections as a higher education leader

April 28, 2021
Teresa Marshall, the new president of the University of Iowa Faculty Senate, is seen during a UI Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Brianna Brown/The Daily Iowan)

New faculty officers hope to establish ‘strong working relationship’ with new UI administration

April 28, 2021
Medical syringe of vaccine injection

University of Iowa to resume Johnson & Johnson vaccinations

April 28, 2021
University of Iowa Presidential Candidate Barbara Wilson addresses the audience during the second UI Presidential Forum in the Levitt Center for University Advancement on Monday, April 10, 2021. Wilson is currently the executive vice president and vice president for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois System.

Student focused: UI Presidential Finalist Barbara Wilson’s career embraces building connections as a higher education leader

April 25, 2021
The indoor pool at Mercer Park Aquatic Center on Monday, April 12, 2021. The center is located at 2701 Bradford Dr.

Johnson County pools prepare for second COVID-19 summer, struggle to find staff

April 26, 2021
University of Iowa Presidential Candidate Barbara Wilson addresses the audience during the second UI Presidential Forum in the Levitt Center for University Advancement on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Wilson is currently the executive vice president and vice president for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois System.

Second UI presidential forum: University of Illinois System Executive Vice President Barbara Wilson emphasizes student voices, diverse team building

April 15, 2021
Elizabeth Bergman is seen discussing refunding bonds during the Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Regents approve three University of Iowa refunding bonds, saving millions

April 14, 2021
Contributed.

Research into southeast Iowa site locates hidden history

April 14, 2021
Cambuses pick up and drop off passengers at the WCTC stop on Monday, April 20, 2020.

Board of Regents find inconsistencies in drug, alcohol testing, insuring vehicles during audit of Cambus

April 14, 2021
Contributed photo of Barbara Wilson, executive vice president and vice president of academic affairs for the University of Illinois system.

UI Presidential Search: Executive Vice President for the University of Illinois System Barbara Wilson named finalist

April 14, 2021
The Old Capitol building is seen on March, 6, 2021.

UI Strategic Planning Team adds shared governance late into process

April 12, 2021
Guowei Qi, a senior studying biochemistry, math, and computer science at UI, is seen in front of the Old Capital on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Qui is one of 17 Churchill Scholars in the U.S.

Guowei Qi becomes fifth Churchill Scholar from UI

April 11, 2021
University of Iowa Student Government President, Connor Wooff, speaks during an Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, April 7. Wooff talked about the challenges students faced during the pandemic. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

2020 brought social justice attention, mental health challenges to Iowa campuses, student leaders say

April 7, 2021
University of Iowa Executive Officer and Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Liz Tovar, speaks during an Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, April 7. Tovar answered questions related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Tovar: diversity, equity, and inclusion to be ‘core pillar’ in next UI strategic plan

April 7, 2021
The English-Philosophy Building at the University of Iowa is pictured on April 5, 2021.

New EPB window renovation leads to questions about COVID-19 transmission

April 6, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Sunday, March 21, 2021.

University of Iowa plans to bring scholars at risk to campus

April 5, 2021
Professional Student Survey Report from the Health and Safety Committee of the University of Iowa Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) as seen on April 1. The report details the well-being of students during COVID-19.

Most graduate students report negative mental health according to survey

April 1, 2021
State Board of Regents then President Bruce Rastetter announced the newly appointed President Bruce Harreld during a meeting in the IMU on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Harreld is the 21st president of the University of Iowa. (Margaret Kispert/The Daily Iowan)

From ‘disappointment’ to a ‘seat at the table’, how Harreld changed shared governance

March 30, 2021
Photo Illustration by Jeff Sigmund on Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Iowa City looks for more public feedback on new mural

March 25, 2021
The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, March 1, 2021.

UI reports continued low COVID-19 cases, vaccine supply limited

March 24, 2021
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics building front.

Health care workers, UIHC set out to improve relationship with conversations facilitated by the Board of Regents

March 22, 2021
University of Iowa sophomore Joslin Some submits a post-exam video for his class, Data Structures, on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at his apartment in Iowa City. Some is an international student from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso in West Africa. He is studying computer science at the university.

University of Iowa classrooms adapt a year into the pandemic

March 16, 2021
University of Iowa senior and undergraduate BSN nursing student, Nick Figuracion (right), and fellow nursing students, Amy Gustafson (left) and Rebecca Sandhu (center), talk before their clinical rotation on Thursday, March 11 in the University of Iowa Stead Family Childrens Hospital. Figuracion’s advice to other nursing students during COVID is that, “You have to persevere. These times are tough for everyone and none of this is natural to us. Wearing masks and face shields and standing six feet apart that’s not human. Human interaction is being close and interacting with one another, so you just have to persevere and know that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”

Health care professionals remain vigilant, resilient after a year on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic

March 16, 2021

Sydney Nguyen

March 16, 2021
The Tippie College of Business, located at the University of Iowa, is seen on Monday, March 15, 2021. Iowa’s business school has declared a program between business schools from University of Northern Iowa, Grinnell, and Cornell, to allow students to get their master of finance degrees quicker. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Tippie College of Business embraces partnerships with Iowa universities to accelerate master’s program

March 15, 2021
The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, March 1, 2021.

University of Iowa adds new certificate to help students pursue planning, public affairs

March 14, 2021
The Faculty Council meeting is shown on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Faculty Council met to discuss campus safety and fall 2021 semester plans, amongst other topics.

Campus Health Officer: vaccine rollout slower for faculty in Iowa than in other states

March 9, 2021
Tippie College of Business Building is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.

University of Iowa Native American Leadership Academy deals with technology difficulties, adds support

March 7, 2021
Pictured on Aug. 27, 2020, is a student walking through campus to their classes during the first week of school at the University of Iowa. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UI Presidential Search Committee plans to bring finalists to campus in April

March 5, 2021
CEO of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Associate Vice President of University of Iowa Health Care, Suresh Gunasekaran, speaks during the Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24 over Zoom. Gunasekaran spoke about case mix index, patient satisfaction and quality scores.

UI Hospitals and Clinics to continue pushing for new North Liberty hospital

February 24, 2021
Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards sits alongside President Pro Tem Patty Cownie during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. The Regents voted in favor of a four percent tuition increase starting in the fall semester of 2019.

State Board of Regents recommend changes to syllabi, campus policies regarding free speech

February 24, 2021
A COGS sticker is seen on a stop light post on Friday, October 16, 2020.

Graduate student workers asking university for more transparency on graduate student COVID-19 cases in classroom

February 23, 2021
The Old Capitol building is seen from the T. Anne Cleary on Feb. 10, 2021.

University of Iowa to receive additional funds from stimulus packages

February 19, 2021
University of Iowa asks state Board of Regents for $6.4 million in property, facility advancements

University of Iowa asks state Board of Regents for $6.4 million in property, facility advancements

February 17, 2021
University of Iowa senior Jade Miller speaks at a demonstration held in front of University President Bruce Harrelds home on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS) led a march to Harrelds home in order to protest the administrations insistence that the university remain open despite the health risk posed by COVID-19.

COGS frustrated after not being able to elect presidential search representative

February 16, 2021
President of SEIU local 199 Cathy Glasson answers questions during a press conference announcing the results of recertification elections for SEIU, AFSCME, and UE local unions across the street from the University of Iowa hospitals and clinics on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The state requires that the unions vote to confirm the continuation of each union. This is the first time all three have voted simultaneously to recertify.

UIHC union, Board of Regents continue contract negotiations with an optimistic outlook

February 15, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Iowa Senate subcommittee advances bill to prohibit tenure at Iowa’s public institutions

February 11, 2021
University of Iowa graduate student Drew Etienne poses for a portrait in downtown Iowa City on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS) led a march to President Bruce Harrelds home in order to protest the administrations insistence that the university remain open despite the health risk posed by COVID-19.

COGS, state Board of Regents differ on wage increases as contract negotiations begin

February 9, 2021
Entrance to the University of Iowas Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences at 103 South Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020.

University of Iowa College of Engineering receives diversity recognition, but still has work to do

February 4, 2021
The Old Capitol building is seen on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.

University of Iowa’s first round of public/private partnership funding distributed

February 4, 2021
Steam swirls around the University of Iowa Power Plant on the evening of Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.

University of Iowa, Board of Regents seek to block auditor’s subpoena for information on public private partnership

February 2, 2021
The Old Capital building is seen on Nov. 19, 2019.

University of Iowa moves spring 2021 commencement online

February 3, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Iowa Republican lawmakers again face opposition to advancing bill prohibiting tenure at public universities

January 29, 2021
The LGBTQ Iowa Archives is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. The new library and archive is located in the basement of the Wesley Center.

New lending libraries, archives create community space for LGBTQ Iowans

January 31, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

University of Iowa to receive millions in federal aid in the spring semester

January 27, 2021
Board members listen during the Board of Regents meeting on September 12, 2018 in the IMU Main Lounge. Regents members discussed remodeling various buildings and sights across various Iowa campuses.

Regents ask Iowa Department of Public Health to include faculty in COVID-19 vaccination plans

January 26, 2021
Board members listen during the Board of Regents meeting on September 12, 2018 in the IMU Main Lounge. Regents members discussed remodeling various buildings and sights across various Iowa campuses.

Regents counter UIHC union’s 5 percent wage increase request with 1 percent raise

January 21, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Search committee ‘inundated with interest’ for University of Iowa president position

January 20, 2021
Board members listen during the Board of Regents meeting on September 12, 2018 in the IMU Main Lounge. Regents members discussed remodeling various buildings and sights across various Iowa campuses.

UIHC union begins contract negotiations with state Board of Regents, asks for wage increase

January 13, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Students, faculty prepare for uncertain spring semester

December 15, 2020
President Bruce Harreld speaks during a virtual interview with The Daily Iowan on Sept. 29, 2020.

‘It’s been Hell and I think we’re ready for a transition’ Harreld looking to new testing, depopulation options for spring semester

December 13, 2020
The Old Capitol building is seen on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.

Faculty of color voice frustrations with University of Iowa Diversity, Equity, Inclusion document

December 11, 2020
UI Quick Care, University Capitol Center, 201 S Clinton St. Testing entrance as seen on Monday Nov. 30, 2020.

University of Iowa plans to implement asymptomatic COVID-19 screening

December 8, 2020
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld and Interim Provost Sue Curry listen to a presentation during an Iowa Board of Regents meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. The Regents voted in favor of a four percent tuition increase starting in the fall semester of 2019.

University of Iowa Presidential Search Committee introduces search timeline, selection of UI president set for April 30

December 4, 2020
The Haunted Bookshop in Iowa City is seen on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.

Iowa City Businesses prepare for students’ extended break, impact on holiday season

December 3, 2020
Fact Check | Yes, President Trump’s claims of fraud go back to Iowa’s 2016 caucuses

Fact Check | Yes, President Trump’s claims of fraud go back to Iowa’s 2016 caucuses

November 20, 2020
City High head coach Dan Sabers congratulates the team after the first varsity football playoff game between City High and Ottumwa on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020 at Frank Bates Field. The Little Hawks defeated the Bulldogs with a score 41-16. At the beginning of the game, announcers told the crowd to wear masks and practice social distancing.

Longtime Iowa City High football coach says goodbye, leaves lasting impact off field

November 19, 2020
Photo Illustration by Katie Goodale

Iowa hospital officials hopeful on vaccine, continuing surge plan

November 18, 2020
Regent President Mike Richards listens during the state Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, November 15, 2018.

Board of Regents President says tuition will not increase in the spring

November 18, 2020
UI President Bruce Harreld answers questions during an interview with The Daily Iowan in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, December 9, 2019.

Regent President Mike Richards to give spring tuition update at Board of Regents meeting this week

November 15, 2020
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