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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

Jim Fluck and Julie Scott are featured in a photo at the UI Main Library on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Former employees of the university, they have made $2.7 million in donations to support many areas across campus.  (The Daily Iowan/Tawny Schmit)

Phil aids new Hancher

  In the campus-wide celebration of Phil’s Day, two longtime philanthropists who majorly contributed to the construction of the new Hancher Auditorium shared their reasons for giving back to...

The Board of Regents sits in a meeting at the IMU on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Protestors entered the meeting and presented a petition for all members of the Board of Regents to resign. (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick)

Mary Andringa resigns from the state Board of Regents

April 28, 2016

Regent Mary Andringa has resigned from the state Board of Regents. The Republican and board chairwoman of Vermeer Corp. snagged the seat in a term starting May 1, 2015. Her resignation is effective...

Iowa players carry Floyd the big off the field during the Iowa-Minnesota game at Kinnick on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2013. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Gophers, 40-35 to stay perfect on the season. (The Daily Iowan/File photo)

Draft Day looks Hawkeye-dry

Jordan Hansen, [email protected] April 27, 2016

  When Desmond King decided to return to Iowa for his senior season in January, it left the 2016 list of Hawkeye NFL hopefuls without a superstar prospect. Iowa has had a player picked in every...

Editorial: Stand up for issues that matter

Editorial: Stand up for issues that matter

April 27, 2016

During this election cycle, there have been a lot of doomsday scenarios painted by candidates on both sides of the aisle. On the Republican side, there is Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again”...

Evolving into guidance: Englert to produce 'The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore'

Evolving into guidance: Englert to produce ‘The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore’

Claire Dietz, [email protected] April 27, 2016

On a college campus full of brilliant scholars and intellectuals, can a chimpanzee teach people the most? Audiences at the Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St., this weekend are going to find out. The...

Rainy Tuesday on the University of Iowa campus. Old Capital on October 14th, 2014.(DailyIowan/AnnaKilzer)

No discipline in fraternity formal fall

April 27, 2016

By DI Staff The University of Iowa Chapter of the Delta Chi fraternity is currently not on disciplinary status with the UI or the Interfraternity Council after two students fell from a two-story balcony...

Where in the world is Patty Judge?

Where in the world is Patty Judge?

April 27, 2016

By Mitch McAndrew | [email protected] Early last month, Patty Judge announced she would challenge Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, touting herself as the Judge who Grassley can’t ignore. In the two months...

Iowa pitcher Cole McDonald throws out the first pitch during the Iowa-Grand View game at Duane Banks Field on April 26, 2016. The Hawkeyes defeated the Vikings 3-0. (The Daily Iowan/  Alex Kroeze)

A midweek shutout

April 27, 2016

By Blake Dowson |[email protected] On a cold and windy Tuesday night at Banks Field, the young Iowa pitching staff kept Grand View from seeing any light, and the Hawkeye bats did just enough to come...

Daily Iowan TV

Daily Iowan TV

April 27, 2016

Alexander Kozak talks with defense attorney Alfredo Parrish after the prosecution's opening statement in in Kozak's trial at the Story County Courthouse in Nevada on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Alexander Kozak is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the 2015 shooting death of Andrea Farrington at the Coral Ridge Mall.  (Pool photo by Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Kozak guilty of murder in Coral Ridge shooting

  A jury on Monday in Nevada, Iowa, found Alexander Kozak guilty of first-degree murder in the June 2015 Coral Ridge Mall shooting. Kozak, 23, killed Andrea Farrington by shooting her three...

Baseball finds a new lead

Baseball finds a new lead

Blake Dowson, [email protected] April 25, 2016

After penciling senior Joel Booker into the leadoff spot for 34 of his team’s first 35 games, Iowa head coach Rick Heller shook things up this past weekend and may have found himself a new guy for the...

A wind turbine generates power in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. The turbine is located on the Kirkwood Community College campus. (File photo/The Daily Iowan)

Editorial: Expanding renewable energy

April 25, 2016

The future of renewable energy holds a vast amount of potential, and few states have embraced this potential more than Iowa. Des Moines-based Mid-American Energy has recently announced plans that would...