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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Attack highlights racial tensions

Attack highlights racial tensions

DI Staff, [email protected] May 5, 2016

  What started in a narrow, graffiti-lined alleyway outside the downtown bar Eden evolved into a news report from another state, a trending topic, and later, a hate-crime investigation. Marcus...

An endless reach forward

An endless reach forward

  Beethoven’s “Für Elise” crept over the speakers in Coralville’s Caffe Crema. It was the perfect volume for the sparse crowd, unobtrusive and lilting. But in the context of this conversation,...

The University of Iowa campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

Brown: Always too little, too late

May 5, 2016

Marcus Brown [email protected] On April 30, UI freshman Marcus Owens was assaulted by individuals he described as “three white males, average height, and approximately 19 to 22 years of age.”...

Hellerball

Hellerball

Ian Murphy May 5, 2016

The trip from Eldon, Iowa, to Iowa City is only around 90 miles. It takes no more than an hour and a half to drive. There are numerous ways to get from the small southeastern Iowa town to the home of...

Fashion lands here: The first ‬ever FlyOver Fashion Festival settles in Iowa City

Fashion lands here: The first ‬ever FlyOver Fashion Festival settles in Iowa City

Fashion shows, tent markets, professional-led panels, and musicians fresh off Coachella performances merge together this weekend for Iowa’s first ever fashion festival. The goal behind FlyOver Fashion...

The University of Iowa campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

UISG responds to #ExplainIowa, UI released timeline

May 4, 2016

UPDATE: The university has released its timeline of events on Twitter.           ORIGINAL: The University of Iowa Student Government released a statement...

UI president Bruce Harreld listens to the other panelists at the Old Capitol Museum on Monday, May 2, 2016. The panels discussed numerous topics including social justice and themed semester program. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

Owens family says Harreld shows “strong leadership,” UI releases another statement

May 4, 2016

The family of Marcus Owens said the University of Iowa’s response since it released a statement early Wednesday morning has been “acceptable.” Owens’ uncle told The Daily Iowan University of...

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Updated: Officials respond to #ExplainIowa

May 4, 2016

  UPDATE: 11:51 a.m. Iowa City Police released a statement, which was later sent out by the University of Iowa as a Hawk Alert: On Monday, May 2, 2016, at 11:21 p.m., an individual came...

Living in the valley of crisis

Living in the valley of crisis

Mary Mathis, [email protected] May 4, 2016

I turned my face to the bus window, sobbing silently, hoping the Syrian refugees wouldn’t see me from their seats across the aisle. How was I, a privileged 19-year-old American girl, supposed to answer...

Scherff buckles up for new season

Scherff buckles up for new season

May 4, 2016

By Jordan Hansen | [email protected] Washington’s first-round draft pick Brandon Scherff has had a busy year adjusting to life in the NFL. He was moved from offensive tackle, his position in...

Money, Money, Money

Money, Money, Money

May 4, 2016

By DI Staff  From everyday Iowans to U.S. senators to Super PACs, the U.S. candidates running for Congress are trying to raise enough funds for the primary and general elections. Here are the first...

Daily Iowan TV

Daily Iowan TV

May 4, 2016