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The Daily Iowan

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

A police car sits inside the a parking garage on May 4, 2015.  (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Police investigate Ped Mall stabbing

May 7, 2017

Iowa City police responded to a report of a stabbing on the Pedestrian Mall on early May 7. According to a police report, officers arrived near the fountain on the Ped Mall at 12:56 a.m. and found a...

Jane Meyer, former senior associate athletic director at the University of Iowa, gets a hug from her partner Tracey Griesbaum, right, following a news conference, Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. A jury on Thursday awarded more than $1.4 million to Meyer ruling that the university had discriminated against her because of her gender and sexual orientation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

She won

Luke Meredith May 5, 2017

Associated Press DES MOINES — A jury on Thursday awarded $1.43 million to the former University of Iowa senior associate athletics director, ruling that the university had discriminated against her...

Iowa's Cole McDonald pitches during today's game against Rutgers at Duane Banks Field on Sunday, April 23. The Scarlet Knights went on to defeat the Hawkeyes 13-5. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

Baseball fights for Big Ten position

Adam Hensley, [email protected] May 4, 2017

Four teams in the Big Ten enter this weekend with a 9-6 conference record in a tight race for third place. Iowa (27-16) needs a series win against Michigan State (23-17) in order to keep pace and possibly...

Iowa pitches Shayla Starkenburg pitches during the Iowa/South Dakota softball game at Bob Pearl field on Monday, Mar 20, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Coyotes, 1-0. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Softball eyes Big Ten seedings

May 4, 2017

By Jacob Miller [email protected] With a spot in the Big Ten tournament at stake, the Iowa softball team will try to take care of business at home against Northwestern at 6 p.m. today. Each...

Community members attend a vigil for University of Iowa freshman Kamil Jackowski and Sean Wu at the IMU outdoor amphitheater on Wednesday, May 3, 2017.  Jackowski died Sunday morning at Sigma Chi’s formal at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri and Wu was found intoxicated and unresponsive in his dorm room, he later died at the hospital. Friends and coworkers shared memories and prayers. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Vigil for 2 students meshes community

May 4, 2017

 By Charles Peckman [email protected] More than 100 community members gathered at the amphitheater outside the Iowa Memorial Union to remember Kamil Jackowski and Sean Wu, two University...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and the committee's ranking member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speak on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, as FBI Director James Comey testified before the committee's hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Grassley holds Comey’s feet to fire

May 4, 2017

By Maria Curi [email protected] While FBI Director James Comey confirmed the agency is still investigating ties between the Russian government and President Trump’s administration as well as...

Iowa's Devin Cantu bats during the Iowa-Iowa State softball game at Bob Pearl Field on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 2-1, winning the final game of the Cy-Hawk series for the year. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Cantu a hit in many ways

May 3, 2017

By Jess Westendorf [email protected] True freshman Devin Cantu has not only grown into the softball player the Hawkeyes wanted, she’s the player they needed. Cantu started off the...

Tyler Cropley bats during Iowa's game against Milwaukee on Tuesday April 26, 2017.  The Hawkeyes won 4-3. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

For baseball, ‘crunch’ arrives ‘

May 3, 2017

By Blake Dowson [email protected] With only three more Big Ten series left in the regular season, the Iowa baseball team is officially in “crunch time.” Crunch time was good to the Hawkeyes...

Bonnie Riggan, owner of Calico Farm, sells her product to a customer at the Chauncey Swan Ramp on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Iowa's first farmer's market of the year was held at the ramp. (The Daily Iowan/Tawny Schmit)

Tastes of the local land return

Natalie Betz, [email protected] May 2, 2017

Not even construction can stop Iowa City’s seasonal Farmers’ Market. The market begins for the summer today from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Chauncey Swan parking ramp. The market will run from 7:30 a.m....

Iowa's Mason McCoy dodges a ball during game two of the Iowa-Penn State baseball series at Duane Banks Field on Friday, April 28, 2017. The Hawkeyes swept the rain delayed, late night double header, 4-2 and 8-2, respectively. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Baseball falls to Western Illinois

May 2, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected] After sweeping a Big Ten opponent in a three-game series for the first time since 2015, Iowa (27-16) dropped its second mid-week game in the past three weeks,...

Iowa outfielder Angela Schmiederer gets an out during the Iowa-Iowa State softball game at Bob Pearl Field on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 2-1, winning the final game of the Cy-Hawk series for the year. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Softball shuts down Drake

May 2, 2017

By Jess Westendorf [email protected] night, the Iowa softball team (18-29) shut out Drake (25-26), 2-0, to win its sixth-straight midweek game and record another victory over an in-state...

Community members make their way into the Newman Catholic Community Center during a service for University of Iowa freshman Kamil Jackowski on  Tuesday, May, 2, 2017. Jackowski died Sunday morning at Sigma Chi’s formal at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. There will be a candle light vigil for Jackowski and Sean Wu, who died in April, tonight at 10 p.m. at the Iowa Memorial Union. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Sadness and the memory of a smile

The Newman Catholic Student Center was silent, other than the voice of a priest and the low, sporadic whirr of flickering candles — the air was thick with heartache for Kamil Jackowski, a UI freshman...