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Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Design Editor

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Marandah Mangra-Dutcher is the Design Editor for The Daily Iowan. She is a second year at the University of Iowa majoring in journalism and mass communication. This is her second year at the DI. She previously covered the student life beat.

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Law enforcement searching for attempted murder suspect, former UI student Ali Younes

Law enforcement searching for attempted murder suspect, former UI student Ali Younes

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Design Editor
May 6, 2023
Technoblade

[Photo] ‘So long nerds’

April 30, 2023
‘Technoblade Never Dies’: Former UI student and YouTuber remembered after death

‘Technoblade Never Dies’: Former UI student and YouTuber remembered after death

Jami Martin-Trainor and Marandah Mangra-Dutcher
April 30, 2023
A cyclist rides toward North Liberty during the Big Rove bicycle event on Saturday, June 29, 2019.

Johnson County bike shop owners excited for RAGBRAI Coralville pit stop

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher and Archie Wagner
January 30, 2023
Sam Wasson sells a watermelon at the Iowa City Farmers Market in the Chauncey Swan Ramp on Aug. 16, 2022.

Iowa City locals pass down Farmers Market tradition for 50 seasons

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Design Editor
August 24, 2022
Monkey Pox 2

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Parklawn Residence Hall at the University of Iowa is seen on Sept. 8, 2020.

UI on-campus housing demand causes reopening of Parklawn Residence Hall and other accommodations

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Design Editor
July 8, 2022
Photo Illustration.

Affinity graduations return in-person, full capacity on campus

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
May 8, 2022
The Iowa City Farmers Market on Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Iowa City cancels Wednesday farmers market after vendor participation declines

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
May 1, 2022
An Iowa City firetruck is seen in downtown Iowa City on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022.

Iowa City Fire Department responds to structure fire Wednesday

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
April 28, 2022
Dalles Jacobus, a former Iowa football player who graduated in 2020, performs his song ‘We Wave’ in front of the University of Iowa’s Stead Family Childrens Hospital on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Jacobus is pushing ‘We Wave’ to become the new song playing during Iowa’s wave to the children’s hospital at the end of the first quarter.

Former UI football player’s song a contender for new Hawkeye Wave anthem

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
April 24, 2022
Fans wave to University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital during a football game between Iowa and Kent State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Flashes, 30-7.

University of Iowa to change the Hawkeye Wave song

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
April 21, 2022
An Iowa City Police car is seen near the Iowa City Police Department in Iowa City Nov. 1, 2021.

Iowa City Police Department requests help from the public for April 17 assault investigation

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
April 20, 2022
University of Iowa first-year student Oksana Hirchak teaches during a Ukrainian Conversation Hour at the Center for Langauge and Culture Learning in Phillips Hall at the University of Iowa on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Hirchak, from Lviv, Ukraine, started the Ukrainian Conversation Hour, which began on April 12. Hirchak hopes to teach students about her language.

UI student introduces Ukrainian speaking club on campus

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
April 19, 2022
A fan wearing a green bandana watches a baseball game on Sunday, April 10, 2022.

University of Iowa Green Bandana Project steps up to the plate

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
April 10, 2022
52-year-old attendee Tim Livingston, whose tribal affiliation is the Klamath Tribe from Oregon, performs during the 26th Annual University of Iowa Powwow at the Field House in Iowa City on Saturday, April 2, 2022. This is the second UI Powwow Livingston has attended.

The 26th Annual University of Iowa Powwow, a cultural reconnect after two years

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
April 3, 2022
Dancers perform in the grand entrance during the 25th annual University of Iowa Powwow in the Fieldhouse on April 20, 2019. Hosted by the Native American Student Association, participants could buy traditional food and clothing, and sign up to perform traditional song and dance.

26th Annual University of Iowa Powwow returns to campus

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
March 31, 2022
The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital looks down upon an empty street outside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020.

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital verified as first level one children’s surgery center in Iowa

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
March 30, 2022
The Iowa City Public Library is seen on Sunday, March 20, 2022.

Johnson County librarians oppose Iowa bills looking to change intellectual freedom

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
March 20, 2022
Dennis Scheidt, a freelance photographer for Hawkeye Report, takes photos during a men’s basketball game between Iowa and Michigan State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. The Hawkeyes defeated the Spartans, 86-60.

Hawkeye fan discovered, credentialed for photography after traction on Twitter

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
February 27, 2022
A sign in Grand Avenue Marketplace informs customers that UI Dining will no longer accept Apple Pay.

UI Housing and Dining changes payment options after new rules from Visa

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
February 23, 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

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher and Eleanor Hildebrandt
February 21, 2022
Brooks Jackson, MD, MBA, University of Iowa vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine, speaks to attendees during State of the Enterprise: Strengths, Challenges, and the Path Forward at the Medical Education and Research Facility on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Jackson provided an overview of UI health care research.

Carver College of Medicine Dean Brooks Jackson steps down from administrative positions

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
February 17, 2022
The Iowa Spirit Squads and Iowa Gymnastics training facility in the Field House is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022.

UI Spirit Squads and women’s gymnastics look forward to new facility

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
February 15, 2022

UI alum among three finalists for Iowa City Fire Chief

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
February 9, 2022
Participants dance during Dance Marathon at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The fundraiser was held virtually with limited in-person participants.

Live updates | University of Iowa Dance Marathon raises $1.36 million

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Emily Delgado, and Sam Knupp
February 4, 2022
Participants dance during Dance Marathon at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The fundraiser was held virtually with limited in-person participants.

Live updates | University of Iowa Dance Marathon raises $1.36 million

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Emily Delgado, and Sam Knupp
February 4, 2022
Participants dance during Dance Marathon at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The fundraiser was held virtually with limited in-person participants.

Live updates | Dance Marathon 28 graduates 14 kids

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Emily Delgado, and Sam Knupp
February 4, 2022
Participants dance during Dance Marathon at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The fundraiser was held virtually with limited in-person participants.

Live updates | Dance Marathon 28 graduates 14 kids

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Emily Delgado, and Sam Knupp
February 4, 2022
Participants dance during Dance Marathon at the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The fundraiser was held virtually with limited in-person participants.

Live updates | Dance Marathon 28 graduates 14 kids

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Emily Delgado, and Sam Knupp
February 4, 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 navigates virtual event in light of omicron surge

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
February 1, 2022
The Iowa Spirit Squad does a stunt during a football game between No. 16 Iowa and Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers 28-21.

Digital tryouts remain for University of Iowa’s cheer and dance teams indefinitely

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
January 31, 2022
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness speaks during a press conference in City Hall on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017.

County Attorney Janet Lyness will not seek re-election after serving since 2006

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
January 31, 2022
A building mug of the State Hygienic Lab located in Coralville, Iowa, is seen on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.

State Hygienic Laboratory set to expand with CDC grant

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
January 30, 2022
Contributed photos of Donald Gurnett from 2015 (left) and 1962 (right).

Multi-interest UI professor emeritus Don Gurnett dies at 85, leaves a legacy behind

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
January 23, 2022
ROTC Cadet and University of Iowa undergraduate nursing student Grace Palmatier poses for a portrait in front of the University of Iowa College of Nursing on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Grace Palmatier will be graduating to become a 2nd Lieutenant in the Iowa National Air Guard on Dec. 17, 2021.

ROTC member graduates as Second Lieutenant of USAF, heading to Arizona

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
December 14, 2021
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors hosts a meeting at the Johnson County Administration Building on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. At the meeting, Sam Jarvis discussed the COVID-19 booster shots. “We still want to prioritize those who are unvaccinated.”

Johnson County Public Health asks county to continue taking health precautions amid news of new COVID-19 variant

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
December 1, 2021
Customers wait outside the beloved food truck on campus: Street Hawk, for some delicious food, November 11, 2021. The Street Hawk, run by Michael Graham and Chris Horras, has been serving the University of Iowa community for four years now!

The Street Hawk experiences staffing shortage after reopening

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
November 18, 2021
The International Programs office located in the University Capitol Centre in Iowa City on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. International Programs is opening the University of Iowa Passport Office within the same space.

University of Iowa International Programs adds passport station

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
November 14, 2021
A maple tree is seen in front of the Old Capitol on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.

Iowa City, University of Iowa diversify tree canopy to changing weather

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher , News Reporter
November 9, 2021
Greg Suckow, also known as Hawkeye Elvis, watches the action during a football game between No. 18 Iowa and No. 17 Indiana at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers 34-6.

Hawkeye Elvis grows his fanbase over Twitter, builds community

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
November 2, 2021
The Black and Goald Remix Tailgate returns for 2021 football season

The Black and Goal’d Remix Tailgate returns for 2021 football season

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher , News Reporter
October 19, 2021
Burge Market Place is seen on Monday Oct. 11, 2021. (Raquele Decker/The Daily Iowan)

University of Iowa Housing and Dining struggles to staff on-campus jobs

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher , News Reporter
October 12, 2021
A homecoming banner is seen near the University of Iowa Campus Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. (Gabby Drees/The Daily Iowan)

UI Homecoming ‘moves tradition forward’ with changes

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
October 5, 2021
Herky waves a flag before a football game between No. 18 Iowa and No. 17 Indiana at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers 34-6. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Herky the Hawk fights for spot in Mascot Hall of Fame

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
October 5, 2021
A concession stand attendant serves an alcoholic beverage during a football game between No. 18 Iowa and No. 17 Indiana at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers 34-6. This is the first season Kinnick Stadium has sold alcohol.

University of Iowa Dance Marathon tackles can-collecting at Kinnick

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
September 26, 2021
The Iowa marching band performs during halftime of a football game between Iowa and Kent State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Flashes with a score of 30-7.

Hawkeye Marching Band takes time off from traveling

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
September 20, 2021
Herky enters the field before a football game between Iowa and Kent State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.

Herky the Hawk brings magic back to the UI

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
September 19, 2021
Zipcar’s that are available on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Cars that are available can be found at the Zipcar parking spaces which are located at 200 S. Linn Street.

ZipCar, University of Iowa cancel partnership

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
September 13, 2021
A new green compost bin is seen on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The new bin can be found in Pat’s Diner which is located in the Tippie College of Business building.

Tippie College of Business expands composting project

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
August 31, 2021
University of Iowa freshman Dasia Taylor adjusts her glasses at the University of Iowa campus on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021.

Dasia Taylor plans next steps at the UI after creating innovative sutures

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher , News Reporter
August 29, 2021
First-year students are seen taking a class of 2025 photo on Kinnick Stadium at Kickoff at Kinnick on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021.

Class of 2024 students get their Kinnick experience

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter
August 27, 2021
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