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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

Baseball set for midweek ball

Baseball set for midweek ball

February 28, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected] Midweek baseball will return to Banks Field today at 3 p.m. The Hawkeyes (4-3) will host Cornell College (0-0) in their second home game of the early season. Admission...

Tennis Hawks pick their shots

Tennis Hawks pick their shots

February 28, 2017

By Nicholas Moreano | [email protected] Iowa junior Montana Crawford stands to the right of the center mark on the tennis court during a Tuesday practice, with a tennis ball in her left hand....

Minority-owned businesses are growing

Minority-owned businesses are growing

February 28, 2017

By Aja Witt [email protected] In pursuit of the American Dream, more Americans are choosing to go into business for themselves. Including small and nonprofit businesses, in 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau’s...

An employee makes tea at Cortado Coffee & Cafe on S. Clinton st. on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Businesses all over Johnson County will be impacted by the change in minimum wage. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Locals mixed on minimum wage

February 28, 2017

By Gina Jochimsen [email protected] It has been two months since Johnson County adopted the highest minimum wage in Iowa; local business owners, elected officials, and student employees differed...

The University of Iowa Campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

UI College of Public Health dean named interim provost

February 27, 2017

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld has appointed Sue Curry, dean of the UI College of Public Health, as interim provost and executive vice president beginning April 1, according to a press release...

Race Beyond Appearance

Race Beyond Appearance

February 27, 2017

By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] Since 2000, the U.S. Census has allowed people to identify themselves under numerous ethnicities. When this practice was instituted, 6.8 million Americans identified...

The new UI Children Hospital is shown on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. Officials say the project will cost more than $300 million.

For the kids’ new chapter

February 27, 2017

By Jenna Larson [email protected] The new University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital finally opened its doors on Feb. 25. That day, patients were moved from the cancer center to the...

Iowa's Aaron Mallett makes it over the final hurdle in the 110 meter hurdles during the 2016 Drake Relays on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Mallett finsihed in third place with a time of 13.58. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Track earns two top spots

February 27, 2017

By Carter Melrose [email protected] Both the Iowa men’s and women’s track teams competed in the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Geneva, Ohio, this past weekend. Like many times this season,...

Hoops seniors go out with comeback

Hoops seniors go out with comeback

February 27, 2017

By Michael McCurdy | [email protected] Emotions ran high in Carver-Hawkeye on Sunday, when the Iowa women’s basketball team welcomed Wisconsin for Senior Day. In what was a back and forth...

Officers stand on the riverbank while crews search the Iowa River, looking for a man last October. (The Daily Iowan/file photo)

Woman’s body in Iowa River identified

February 24, 2017

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office received a report on Feb. 16 of an unidentified woman from the Iowa River south of Hills Access, according to an email from Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek. With...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld listens to a presentation 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)

UI wrestles with housing

February 23, 2017

By Emi Bendler and Marissa Payne [email protected] AMES — As enrollment continues to climb, making each incoming class historically larger than the previous one, University of Iowa officials...

The Old Capitol on the night of Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. The University of Iowa was founded in 1847 and took control of the Old Capitol building in 1857 after the state legislature moved the state capitol to Des Moines. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

UI fêtes itself on its birthday

February 23, 2017

Celebrating its 170th anniversary today, the UI has had a rich history. By Isabella Senno [email protected] Today, the University of Iowa turns 170 years old. The institution has experienced...