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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

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A community member addresses the Iowa City School Board on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The board discussed the use of seclusion rooms in Iowa City schools. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

District focuses on seclusion rooms

June 14, 2017

A task force advises the Iowa City School District to decrease seclusion room use and to have quarterly meetings to re-evaluate progress. Seclusion rooms are 6-by-6-foot rooms in classrooms used to isolate...

Executive Director of Board of Regents Bob Donley listens to a presenation during a meeting in the Reiman Ballroom of the ISU Alumni Center in Ames on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. The Board of Regents will have a full board meeting on Feb. 23. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Regents executive director resigns

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 14, 2017

The state Board of Regents saw the departure of two of its top leaders in April, and in about one month, it will see the departure of yet one more. Robert Donley, the regents’ executive director and...

Iowa first basemen Jake Adams bats during the first round of the Big Ten Tournament between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Maryland Terrapins in Bloomington, Indiana on Thursday, May 25, 2017. The game was back and forth all the way until the end with the Hawkeyes winning 9-8. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

Adams, McCoy picked in sixth round of MLB Draft

June 14, 2017

By Pete Ruden | [email protected] Two Hawkeyes came closer to making a dream come true Tuesday. The Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles selected Jake Adams and Mason McCoy in the sixth round of...

University of Iowa student John "Jake" Dibel died Friday, June 9, of cancer. Dibel had completed his sophomore year of college. Photo taken from a GoFundMe page set up to alleviate medical costs for the family.

Cancer takes UI student over the weekend

June 13, 2017

  University of Iowa student John “Jake” Dibel died of cancer on Friday, June 9, according to a campus notification from Dean of Students Lyn Redington sent Tuesday. Dibel was a 20-year-old...

Iowa's Aaron Mallett clears a hurdle alongside teammate Chris Douglas during the 18th annual Musco Twilight at Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Iowa's men and women's track and field finished first overall in the Musco Twilight with a 237.5 and 203 respectively. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Men’s and women’s track & field season end with recognition

June 12, 2017

Both the Iowa men’s and women’s track & field teams ended the season with appearances at the NCAA Championships last week. Men’s Track & Field: The Iowa men’s track & field team...

Bob Goodfellow/contributed

Riverside brings Macbeth to lower City Park

June 12, 2017

By Levi Wright [email protected] Dresses hung in the open-aired amphitheater as a light hum of music played alongside the whistling birds. It felt ghostly as the dresses blew in the wind and the...

File photo (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

University lab fire causes $500,000 in damages

June 12, 2017

A laboratory on the second floor of the Bowen Science Building caught on fire on Sunday around 5:50 p.m. A team of firefighters and other first responders answered the alarm, according to a public press...

Mayor Jim Throgmorton is seen inside Fair Grounds Coffeehouse on Monday, June, 12, 2017. Throgmorton along with the Johnson County Board of Supervisors agreed to commit to the Paris Accord. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Local governments seek to maintain climate agreement

June 12, 2017

By Katelyn Weisbrod [email protected] Iowa City and Johnson County have united with other local governments nationwide to continue climate-change action. Since President Trump announced his...

Iowa first baseman Jake Adams hits the pitch deep during the game between Omaha-Iowa at Duane Banks Field on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. The Hawkeyes pull off another comeback win with three runs in the 8th inning and two runs in the 9th inning for the 9-8 victory. (The Daily Iowan/Alex Kroeze)

Baseball runs to a grand season

June 11, 2017

The Iowa baseball team explored the unknown in its 2017 season. It achieved a first-ever Big Ten Tournament title and a run in the NCAA regional. By Jess Westendorf [email protected] The...

Contributed photo. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)

Ladies’ Day in football land

June 11, 2017

Women from all over Iowa, as well as the country, raise money and have an exclusive day with Hawkeye players and coaches. By Jess Westendorf [email protected] When the 2017 Ladies Football...

(File Photo) Johnson County's Administrative Building is seen on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Editorial: Local support for Paris Accord necessary

June 11, 2017

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution this past week to commit to the Paris Climate Agreement, a week after President Trump announced his plans for the U.S. to withdraw from the...

University of Iowa Provost Sue Curry speaks to University President Bruce Harreld during an Iowa Board of Regents Meeting on Thursday June 8, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

Regents approve another tuition hike

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 8, 2017

CEDAR FALLS — For a second year in a row, the state Board of Regents took a summer vote to raise tuition for Iowa’s public universities. The regents approved the increases at their meeting here...