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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Mia O'Connor-Walker

Mia O’Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter

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Mia O’Connor-Walker is a second-year student at the University of Iowa, majoring in Economics and History with a minor in German. This is her second year writing for the Daily Iowan.

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Securing Schools | Iowa schools use state funding for safety measures

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
December 3, 2024
Iowa City Mayor Pro Tem and City Councilor Mazahir Salih ask a clarifying question about the Burlington bridge project during a city council meeting at the Iowa City City Hall in Iowa City on Sept. 17. Salih believes the civil war in Sudan has had a significant impact on the Iowa City Sudanese community.

Lost in the noise: The struggle of Iowa City’s Sudanese community amid a neglected crisis

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
December 3, 2024
Voters cast their ballots at the Visual Arts Building on Election Day in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

UI students work at the polls for class

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
November 10, 2024
(Left) Democratic candidate for U.S. House Christina Bohannan speaks at a rally hosted by University Democrats at Iowa at the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. (Right), Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, speaks at a University of Iowa College Republicans’ hosted event in the Iowa Memorial Union’s North Room on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. Miller-Meeks discussed abortion rights, college affordability, and energy production.

Iowa’s 1st Congressional District not yet called, but Miller-Meeks confident in victory

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
November 6, 2024
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks speaks at a Wilton Back The Blue Rally at Axe & Oak Whiskey House on Oct. 9. Alongside Miller-Meeks, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird spoke on the upcoming election.

Miller-Meeks declares victory in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District before official calls

Isabelle Foland and Mia O'Connor-Walker
November 6, 2024
Polling booths are seen during early voting at the Johnson County Auditor’s Office in Iowa City on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Climate change, although not ranked in the top three issues for the upcoming election, is a high priority for some Iowa voters.

Climate change is still an issue for voters, just not a top one.

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
November 3, 2024
How to vote in the Nov. 5 general election

How to vote in the Nov. 5 general election

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
October 22, 2024
Photo Illustration by DI Staff

Voters say economic policy is key issue for 2024 election

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
October 22, 2024
Rob Sand speaks during his 100 Town Halls Tour at College Green Park in Iowa City on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. At the event, Sand discussed current issues and priorities for the auditor's office and took questions from the public. Sand has been serving as a Democratic state auditor since 2019.

State Auditor Rob Sand emphasizes the importance of bipartisanship

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
October 18, 2024
Feb 17, 2016; Ciudad Juarez, MEXICO; Pope Francis speaks to Juarez business leaders and laborers at Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Chihuahua.

Iowa City Catholics respond to Pope Francis’s call to vote for “the lesser of two evils”

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
October 15, 2024
University of Iowa alumni Paul Huston poses for a portrait by the Old Capitol in Iowa City on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Huston now works as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Threat Investigation and Analysis in the U.S. Department of State Diplomatic Security Service.

State department official, UI alum Paul Houston visits the university

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
October 13, 2024
Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrate at the Old Capital in Iowa City on Oct. 15, 2023. The ongoing conflict has recently caused fractions within the Democratic Party.

Iowa Democrats divided over Harris’s handling of foreign policy

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
October 1, 2024
Organizer and Pro-Choice advocate María-José Plata-Flórez (MJ) lead activists during an International Safe Abortion Day march and rally on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. Attendees met at Hickory Hill Park and marched past the Emma Goldman Clinic to College Green Park.

Local activists march on International Safe Abortion Day, advocate for abortion access

Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
September 28, 2024
Candidate for the Iowa House of Representatives Anna Banowsky poses for a portrait during the third day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Banowsky is running for election for section 92 of the Iowa House of Representatives.

UI graduate student focuses on education in campaign for Iowa House seat

Mia O’Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter
September 4, 2024
President Joe Biden gives an address at the LBJ Presidential Library to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act Monday, July 29, 2024, in Austin. Biden announced that he would not be running for reelection on July 21, 2024.

What now? The future for Democrats under presumptive nominee Kamala Harris

Mia O'Connor-Walker, News Reporter
July 30, 2024
A flooded construction site is seen in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Monday, July 22, 2024.

Extreme weather places Iowa communities at infrastructural and financial risk

Mia O'Connor-Walker, News Reporter
July 23, 2024
Iowa state representative Christina Bohannan speaks at a fundraising event for democratic candidates Liz Mathis and Christina Bohannan at the Sutliff Farm & Cider House in Lisbon, Iowa. Mathis is pursuing a seat in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House while Bohannan is pursuing a seat in Iowa's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House. Bohannan and Mathis spoke about polarization in politics, education, abortion rights, and healthcare at the event. "I've always thought that debate and compromise make us better and stronger as a country," Bohannan said. "But what we have right now is not debate and compromise. It's extremism and chaos."

Two Iowa Democratic congressional candidates call for Biden to exit race

Mia O'Connor-Walker and Liam Halawith
July 11, 2024
Owner Connor Jenkins pours a latte at Kindred Coffee in Iowa City on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

North Linn Street gains a new cafe with a locally sourced, organic menu

Mia O'Connor-Walker, News Reporter
June 25, 2024
The Old Capitol Building is seen in Iowa City on Tuesday April 25, 2023.

UI political science faculty weigh in on potential effects of Iranian attack on Israel

Mia O'Connor-Walker, News Reporter
April 17, 2024
Planned Parenthood in seen on Friday, May 8, 2020.

UI students, JoCo officials express frustration around paused contraceptive funding

Mia O'Connor-Walker, News Reporter
April 11, 2024
The Women's Resource and Action Center, located at the Bowman House, is seen on Monday, May 10, 2021.

UI mandatory Greek Life violence prevention workshop sees over 2,000 members

Mia O'Connor-Walker, News Reporter
April 8, 2024
UI to host solar eclipse watch party

UI to host solar eclipse watch party

Mia O'Connor-Walker, News Reporter
April 4, 2024
“Excluded No More,” “Escucha Mi Voz,” “Todo Para Todos,” and more signs are seen in the Johnson County Administration Building on January 24, 2022. About 100 protesters were pushing for funding from the Board of Supervisors Joint Entities Meeting.

Iowa City immigrants and refugees face housing crisis

Mia O’Connor-Walker, News Reporter
April 2, 2024
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