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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Reed, UI vice president for Research and Economic Development, plans to step down

Reed, UI vice president for Research and Economic Development, plans to step down

September 21, 2017

Dan Reed, the University of Iowa vice president for Research and Economic Development, will step down from the position this fall, the UI announced Thursday. Reed will leave because of a recent health...

UISG President Jacob Simpson speaks on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

UISG, Iowa City police try to keep nightlife safe

September 20, 2017

By Kayli Reese [email protected] When it comes to being safe in a college-party culture, the Iowa City community continues to try to ensure a safe city for University of Iowa students. One way...

University President Bruce Harreld adresses members of the UISG and GPSG on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Harreld spoke about the need for cooperation between student leaders and administrators as well as the challenges faced by the university following budget cuts by the state legislature. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Harreld addresses students’ role in shared governance

Marissa Payne and Elianna Novitch September 19, 2017

Campus shared-governance leaders agree the institution is better off when there is more collaboration. At a joint student-government meeting Tuesday night in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber, University...

Colin Kahl, former National Security Advisor to former Vice President Joe Biden, speaks at the Pomerantz Center on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. As the meeting of the UN General Assembly and Security Council will take place this week, Kahl discussed issues in regards to the current administration's foreign policy. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Former national-security adviser talks North Korean diplomacy

Madeleine Neal, [email protected] September 19, 2017

Colin Kahl, a former national-security adviser for Joe Biden, said Trump wants to make something clear: He is not former President Obama. Kahl discussed the future of U.S. foreign policy as part of an...

EPI reporter, Molly Hunter, prepares to repel down the side of the Hotel Vetro building at a Ronald McDonald House sponsored event on Friday, Sept. 15. Those who would like to participate could pay $25 for a spot on the list to repel. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Fundraisers go over the edge of hotelVetro

Molly Hunter, [email protected] September 17, 2017

I was 158 feet off the ground and shuffled off the top of hotelVetro. As I started to descend, my name drifted up to me. On the afternoon of Sept. 14, almost 24 hours earlier, I’d been one of the ant-sized...

Team S&M CX's Clara Honsigner, left, Van Dessel Factory Team's Sunny Gilbert, center, and Sofia Gomez Villafane, right, stand on the podium after a cyclocross race at Jinglecross at the Johnson County fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. After both of the C2 races podium finishers had a symbolic wave to children in the Stead Family Children's Hospital. Saturday night featured C2 men's and women's UCI races, Sept. 17 will host the UCI Telenet World Cup. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Volunteers victorious on second day of Jingle Cross

September 16, 2017

Jingle Cross, Iowa City’s weekend cyclocross festival, will donate all of its proceeds to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. By Sarah Watson [email protected] Spectators sip the...

Sgt. Derek Frank of the Iowa City police patrols on Highway 6 on Wednesday. Frank has been on the force for 19 years. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

State Patrol shortages affect road assistance

Kayli Reese, [email protected] September 15, 2017

A decrease in the number of State Patrol road troopers is affecting speedy roadside assistance to Iowa drivers. Alex Dinkla, a public information officer for the State Patrol, said the agency has seen...

Catherine Pierce, Chief of Operations for the Heart and Vascular Center, sits inside the Nuclear Imaging room during an open house at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Wednesday, Sept 13, 2017. The project began in 2012 with a planning period under the direction of Clinical Director, Elizabeth Moore RN. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UIHC shows off new Heart and Vascular Center

Andy Mitchell, [email protected] September 14, 2017

University of Iowa Health Care unveiled its new Heart and Vascular Center with an open house Wednesday. Select clinic staffers were present to show off the facility’s improvements and to offer engaging...

UI Foundation and Alumni Association move forward with merger

UI Foundation and Alumni Association move forward with merger

September 12, 2017

By Brooklyn Draisey [email protected] Two University of Iowa organizations are merging to form one that UI officials say will work toward better relations with alumni. University of Iowa...

Education Sec. Betsy DeVos listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a strategic and policy discussion with CEOs in the State Department Library in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 11, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Campus organizations disappointed by DeVos’ intent to change campus sexual assault guidelines

September 12, 2017

Sarah Watson [email protected] Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on Sept. 7 her intention to change sexual-misconduct policy on college campuses by re-evaluating Title IX. “It’s...

A University of Iowa law student speaks before a hundreds strong crowd of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals supporters at the Old Capitol Building on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. Several law students offered there services for free legal assistance during the event. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

Undocumented UI student talks DACA

Molly Hunter, [email protected] September 12, 2017

On the afternoon of Sept. 8, an anonymous University of Iowa junior and recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals sat down with The Daily Iowan to talk about how the policy has affected her...

Iowa City community stands divided over school bond

Iowa City community stands divided over school bond

Kit Fitzgerald, [email protected] September 11, 2017

Posters have been passed out, editorials have been written by the dozens, and citizens have gathered in the Farmers’ Market across from City Hall, shouting either “Yes” or “No.” All of this...