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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Iowa linebacker Aaron Mends blocks Maryland punt kicker Nicolas Pritchard as he attempts a punt return during the game against Maryland in Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 31, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Terrapins to stay undefeated, 31-15. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock)

Position, position, position for Hawks

August 2, 2016

There are still a few positions up for grabs on the Iowa football team. By Blake Dowson [email protected] Heading into fall camp, the Iowa football team seems pretty settled at most positions. The...

Braiding justice for Iowans

Braiding justice for Iowans

August 2, 2016

By Emily Kresse [email protected] Hair-braiders in Iowa are no longer required to receive a cosmetology license in order to make a living after Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill on the matter this...

Wisconsin quarterback Joel Stave gets the ball hiked to him during the Iowa-Wisconsin game in Camp Randal Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2014. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers, 10-6. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Badgers get murderous slate

August 2, 2016

By Blake Dowson [email protected] In a question for Wisconsin’s Dare Ogunbowale at the Big Ten media days in Chicago last week, a reporter asked the new running back about the team’s “murderers’...

Cats play in their compartments at The Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center was able to successfully pay off the facility ahead of schedule thanks in part to the help of donors.  (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Animal center hits a milestone

August 1, 2016

By Emily Kresse | [email protected] The lasting effects of the structures affected by the 2008 flood are littered around Iowa City, but a year ahead of schedule, the new Iowa City Animal Care Adoption...

Work on hotel/apartment begins

Work on hotel/apartment begins

August 1, 2016

By Zach Weigel [email protected] Construction broke ground last month in the Riverfront Crossings District, and some locals are looking forward to an addition that’s been a long time coming. At...

Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio answers questions after his time on the main podium during day two of Big Ten media days on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Currently going into the fall 2016 season, Michigan state sits at 33-5 over the last three years. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

Spartans chipper about ‘chip’

August 1, 2016

By Jordan Hansen [email protected] Michigan State is once again playing second fiddle (actually third, with Michigan’s resurgence) in the Big Ten East Division. Playing the underdog role has...

Jim Harbaugh, Michigan head coach answers questions on day one of B1G  media day, on Monday, July 25, 2016. Harbaugh stated that top receiver from last year, Jehu Chesson, will be ready to play come fall camp starting August 8. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

Tough spelled H-a-r-b-a-u-g-h

August 1, 2016

By Blake Dowson [email protected] There was a time, not too-terribly long ago, when the sight of the Michigan Wolverines running out of the tunnel underneath 110,000 fans in Michigan Stadium struck...

Dordt College's Ross Cooper tips offs against Iowa's Tyler Cook during the last Prime Time game of the summer in Roberts gym in North Liberty on Thursday, July 28, 2016. The L.L. Selling and Comfort Care Medicare team defeated the Beat the Bookstore and Culver's team, 80-78. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Chief Cook and guards, guards

July 31, 2016

By Jordan Hansen [email protected] Prime Time League is now over, with Cordell Pemsl’s (and Peter Jok’s before he headed to the Nike camp in Los Angeles) team taking the championship over Tyler...

A bicyclist rides down East Jefferson Street in a bike lane on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.  Bike activist groups are pushing for more strict laws against reckless drivers in Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Road fatalities concern bikers

July 31, 2016

Local cyclists are looking for solutions to prevent road fatalities and accidents. By Addison Martin addison¬[email protected] With an uptick in bicycle crashes and fatalities in 2016, Iowa bicyclers...

Former UI President Sally Mason gets ice water poured on her by Herky at President's Block Party on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. President Mason completed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge along with other UI students. A recent study has reported the social-media trend helped fund advancements in research on ALS. (The Daily Iowan/file photo)

‘Ice’ aids science $$$

July 31, 2016

Recent study says social-media trend funded major finding. By Kasra Zarei [email protected] The “Ice Bucket Challenge” has funded a major research finding related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,...

Found in translation at the University of Iowa

Found in translation at the University of Iowa

July 31, 2016

A new student-run group aims to break down border barriers on campus. By Mason Clarke [email protected] The Translate Iowa Project has a different kind of campus envisioned — borderless. A campus...

Literary lion McPherson dies

Literary lion McPherson dies

July 28, 2016

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] James Alan McPherson, a professor emeritus at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the first black author to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, passed away...