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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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FILE - Iowa running back Akrum Wadley runs up the middle during the Iowa-Iowa State game at Kinnick on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. Iowa head Iowa State to one field goal to defeated them, 45-3. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert, file)

Divided state, splintered loyalties

September 8, 2017

The in-state rivalry is very much alive.  Who will take home the Cy-Hawk trophy this Saturday? By Courtney Baumann [email protected] Saturday will mark the 41st-consecutive meeting between...

UI Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers speaks during the Womxn of Color Welcome Mixer at the Women's Resource and Action Center on Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2017. It was the inaugural event for the Womxn of Color Network Series, and will feature a monthly program on a topic affecting womxn of color. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Womxn of Color Network Series kicks off

Paige Schlichte, [email protected] September 6, 2017

A new program aimed at empowering and uniting women of color on campus kicked off Wednesday evening at the Women’s Resource & Action Center. The Womxn of Color Network Series, created by Jessica...

Sarah Fisher Gardial, Dean of the Tippie College of Business, speaks during the state Board of Regents meeting inside the IMU Main Lounge on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Gardial spoke changes in the market dynamics that led to the decision to close the full-time M.B.A. program.

Regent expresses approval of Tippie full-time M.B.A. program closure

Despite the reaction from some University of Iowa alumni about the Tippie College of Business’ announcement in August that it plans to close its full-time M.B.A. program, the college’s dean maintains...

University of Iowa J. Bruce Harreld speaks during an interview with the Daily Iowan in Adler Journalism Building on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. This was the DI's first interview of the 2017-18 school year with Harreld. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Harreld talks DACA, tuition increases

DI staff, [email protected] September 6, 2017

DI: You’re coming into your second full year as president of the University of Iowa. How would you say you’ve taken the UI from “great to greater,” as you said you wanted to in 2015. What still...

Kaleek Asham Douglas Jones (gayandciha.com)

Autopsy finds cause of death for Ped Mall shooting victim

September 5, 2017

The Johnson County Medical Examiner's Office concluded from autopsy results that 22-year- old Kaleek Asham Douglas Jones, a victim of the Aug. 27 Pedestrian Mall shooting, died as a result of gunshot wounds. "The...

Cathy Glasson meets with members of SEIU during a demonstration at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines on Monday, September 4, 2017. Glasson, the president of SEIU local 199, is running for governor of Iowa as a Democrat. Protestors attended multiple events in Des Moines on Labor Day to demonstrate in support of a $15 per hour minimum wage and private sector unions. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Iowans fight for $15 in Des Moines on Labor Day

Molly Hunter, [email protected] September 4, 2017

DES MOINES — More than 100 protesters gathered in front of Mercy Medical Center, 1111 Sixth Ave., on the morning of Sept. 4 to demand the state of Iowa raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Pete...

Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley yells coverage to teammates during the Iowa/Wyoming game  in Kinnick on Saturday, Sept. 2. The Hawkeyes defeated Wyoming, 24-3. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa wins first game of season, tops Wyoming, 24-3

Pete Ruden, [email protected] September 2, 2017

Nate Stanley’s nerves showed early. He threw an interception and didn’t complete a single pass in the first quarter, but he found his rhythm as the game went on, leading Iowa to a 24-3 victory...

Bernie Sanders speaks at Hancher Auditorium on Thursday August 31, 2017. Sanders spoke at Hancher during a tour to promote the book. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Sanders: Break out of comfort zone

Madeleine Neal, [email protected] September 1, 2017

For Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., his political revolution was never about whether the people of Iowa, or the United States, were prepared to accept ideas what he said some might call outside-of-the-box...

Iowa City community mebers listen to some upcoming public art projects at Merge collective workspace, Wednesday, Aug. 30 2017. The Iowa City Downtown district hosted the event to gather input from the community on possible art projects through the district. (Paxton Corey/The Daily Iowan)

Downtown District discusses impact of public art

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] August 30, 2017

By Brooklyn Draisey [email protected] The Iowa City Downtown District met Wednesday at MERGE to discuss public art downtown with local artists, property owners, and people who want to see...

EPI Graphic of Patrick Wronkiewcz, Rose Fiala, and Emiliano Martinez (David Calderon/The Daily Iowan)

Alt-right rhetoric comes to fore

Molly Hunter, [email protected] August 30, 2017

As “alt-right” rhetoric crops up nationwide, University of Iowa students reflect on the role of free speech in society. UI senior Rose Fiala, a co-chair of the Iowa City Democratic Socialists of...

Interim provost Sue Curry speaks during an interview inside her office in Jessup Hall on Monday, June, 12, 2017. Curry began as interim provost in April after P. Barry Butler stepped down to take a position as the new president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Phase 2 of Iowa’s 2020 Academic Structure study begins

August 30, 2017

By Brodie Malatt [email protected] The University of Iowa will soon turn to the campus community to seek input about restructuring and streamlining its academic departments while working with...

The new UI Vice President for Student Life, Melissa Shivers, poses for a portrait inside her office in the IMU on Friday, Aug. 25. 2017. Shivers moved from her previous job at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville where she filled the role of Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Life and Dean of Students. She has been employed within public higher education for 20 years. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

New UI vice president for Student Life talks success, diversity, safety

DI staff, [email protected] August 29, 2017

DI: What do you think of Iowa City and the campus community so far? What are some goals you hope to achieve coming into the job? Shivers: Certainly, as a person who was born and raised in the South,...