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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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UIHC employee to run 176 miles for multiple sclerosis awareness

Amanda Scott, a University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics employee, will run from Des Moines to Davenport this week — 176 miles in seven days. She undertakes the multiple-marathon challenge as part of...

File photo. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Local urban farmer educates community on how to grow produce without breaking the bank

June 25, 2017

Iowa City community members learn about the business of urban farming. By Autumn Diesburg [email protected] With urban farming continuing to take hold in communities, would-be urban farmers...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks to a student during a US Service Academy Open House in the Cedar Rapids Public Library on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Ernst met with prospective military families and protesters alike to answer questions both on and off par with the event. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Ernst visits Cedar Rapids, encourages Iowa youth to apply to military academies

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 24, 2017

  CEDAR RAPIDS — The ethics of college affordability marched to the forefront of a U.S. senator’s visit to Iowa. On June 24, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, held a U.S. Military Service Academy...

A Trump Supporter poses for a portrait near the Donald Trump rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. The arena was filled to capacity and many of the supporters had to be turned away. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

Trump rallies the faithful in Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS — In his first visit to the red state of Iowa since being inaugurated five months ago, President Trump vowed to fix the economy. Trump spoke of fulfilling campaign promises to an enthusiastic...

Kirstin Hudson, a Presbyterian Pastor from Cedar Rapids greets supporters of Donald Trump who are attending a rally in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday June 21, 2017. Hutson said that she was praying for the people attending the rally and that she thinks "the assertion that Trump somehow represents Christian values is so misplaced." (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Protesters greet Trump in CR

Gage Miskimen, [email protected] June 22, 2017

CEDAR RAPIDS — Rain rolled into Cedar Rapids on the evening of June 21, but that didn’t stop hundreds of President Trump’s supporters and anti-Trump protesters from attending the event and standing...

People walk on the Ped Mall on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. City Council voted Tuesday to allow for an open container ordnance allowing people to take a drink from a bar into the street to accommodate for community events. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Downtown morphs into a party

Levi Wright, [email protected] June 21, 2017

The first Iowa City Downtown Block Party will make its début on Saturday. The new event is being put on by the Downtown District, and officials expect an estimated 15,000-plus to attend. “[The Block...

Iowa's Kyle Shimp pitches the ball during game three of the Iowa-Purdue series at Duane Banks Stadium on Sunday, March 27, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Boilermakers, 7-2, taking the series, 2-1. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

A long road back for lefty

June 21, 2017

By Megan Sprengeler [email protected] Across the nation, Iowa turned heads this season, winning its first Big Ten Tournament championship and receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA regionals...

Presidential nominee Donald Trump gives a speech inside Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. (The Daily Iowan/File photo)

Trump heads to Cedar Rapids

June 21, 2017

Nearly half a year after President Trump’s inauguration, it seems to some he is rallying to garner excitement about the prospects of his re-election. After postponing a Cedar Rapids rally in May, he...

Sugar marries Iowa corn (maybe)

Sugar marries Iowa corn (maybe)

June 21, 2017

A recently reached trade deal on Mexican sugar exports to the U.S. avoided repercussions that could have adversely affected Iowa’s corn industry or Iowa’s trade relationship with Mexico. Negotiations...

Nancy Bleuer, a preschool teacher at Washington Charlie Brown Preschool and Childcare in Mason City, discuses her experience of donating her kidney at the UIHC on Wednesday, June 14. Bleuer offered to donate to the father of one of her students. (The Daily Iowan/Hieu Nguyen)

A Mason City father received kidney from son’s teacher

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 20, 2017

An Iowa educator gave Darreld Petersen the gift of a lifetime for Father’s Day earlier this month. Nancy Bleuer, 54, a preschool teacher at Washington Charlie Brown Preschool & Childcare in Mason...

No place like home for transfer volleyball player Ashley Smith

No place like home for transfer volleyball player Ashley Smith

June 20, 2017

By Megan Sprengeler [email protected] The Iowa volleyball team gained a new defensive weapon to add to its already impressive arsenal. Originally from Iowa City, sophomore Ashley Smith has...

Ted Meyers, co-owner and operator of Urban Greens discusses his production method used for microgreens at 1135 E College St. on Monday, June 19. Urban Greens, a microgreens producer, is part of a growing trend in urban gardening, which utilizes the earlier stages of plant growth for harvest. Meyers along with co-owner Chad Treloar offer their products to many local businesses such as Heirloom, Big Grove, Pullman, Cobble Hill, and Atlas. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

‘New Age’ farmers grow local produce year-round

A pair of roommates transformed their residence into an urban garden and now sell their produce to local restaurants and at the Iowa City Farmers’ Market. Co-owners of Urban Greens Chad Treloar and...