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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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Minimum-wage fight hits home

Minimum-wage fight hits home

Marissa Payne, [email protected] February 16, 2017

Students working through college may soon become more reliant on other sources of income to pay tuition. A bill introduced by Rep. Jake Highfill, R-Johnston, in the Iowa House Local Government Committee...

Students at the Engineering Career Fair at the IMU on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The UI has an average of 25% female students enrolled in engineering, compared to the national average of 20%. Women are shown to be less likely than men to pursue STEM degrees, and black and Hispanic students are less likely than white students. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Engineering diversity taking hold at the UI

February 16, 2017

By Aja Witt [email protected] The nation saw an increase in female engineers from the 1980s to the early 2000s, but it hasn’t seen much progress since then, according to the Society of Women Engineers....

Iowa's Emmanuel Ogwo poses during a track/field practice in the Iowa Recreation building on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Ogwo formerly was a wide receiver on the football team prior to deciding on exclusively running track. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Ogwo’s right choice, fast choice

February 16, 2017

By Carter Melrose [email protected] During his first year at Iowa in 2015, Emmanuel Ogwo had dreams of being a dual-sport athlete. He gave it a go — he was a sprinter on the track team and...

Iowa's No. 4, Chase Coley sets up her free-throw at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. The Hawkeyes beat the Hoosiers 76-73 in front of a home crowd of 9,838. (The Daily Iowan/Ting Xuan Tan)

Crunch time looms for Hawkeyes

February 16, 2017

By Michael McCurdy |[email protected] W ith four games left before the seedings of the Big Ten Tournament, the Iowa women’s basketball team is in the driver’s seat of how the rest of...

UI Executive Vice President and Provost Barry Butler listens to testimonies given during the Academics United protest on the Pentacrest on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Several of University of Iowa student organizations got together to protest the "extreme vetting" of several foreign nations. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

UI provost named new president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Marissa Payne, [email protected] February 15, 2017

University of Iowa Executive Vice President and Provost P. Barry Butler will make a move from the Midwest to Florida to serve as the sixth president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Butler has...

UISG members seek better local locks

UISG members seek better local locks

February 15, 2017

By Sarah Stortz | [email protected] The University of Iowa Student Government is working on a proposal with the Iowa City City Council to allow higher security in off-campus housing. The proposal...

Terry Johnson, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, speaks during a Faculty Senate meeting in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Faculty members discussed budget changes. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

UI wrestles with budget

Marissa Payne, [email protected] February 15, 2017

Despite the Iowa Legislature’s decision to cut $18 million from higher education as a result of a state budget shortfall, University of Iowa officials are aiming to maintain the institution’s excellence. The...

Copeland tabbed to fix recievers

Copeland tabbed to fix recievers

February 15, 2017

By Blake dowson | [email protected] The number of wide-receiver flameouts at Iowa over the past five years vastly outnumbers the success stories at the position. For every Matt VandeBerg, there...

Polasek to lead o-line

Polasek to lead o-line

February 15, 2017

By Blake dowson | [email protected] The offensive line has always been Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz’s bread and butter. It’s the position group in which he got his start in Division-1...

Emergency crews respond to an incident on Madison Street by Gibson Square park on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. This story is developing. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Accident reported on Madison Street

February 14, 2017

An accident occurred in Iowa City on Madison Street Tuesday at 5:22 p.m., according to Lt. Denise Brotherton of the Iowa City Police Department. Brotherton said officers responded to a report of a personal...

UI researchers wary about youth flag football

UI researchers wary about youth flag football

February 14, 2017

University of Iowa Health Care researchers released a report suggesting that youth flag football may not be safer than tackle football. The study was initiated by Kyle Smoot, a sports medicine physician...

Oscar Salazar the former CTO of Uber talks about his experiences with entrepreneurship, and the AI revolution at the IMU on February 13, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Osama Khalid)

Salazar stresses high-tech future

February 14, 2017

By JASON ESTRADA [email protected] Oscar Salazar, an entrepreneur and investor, ended his lecture on Monday with a message of hope, emphasizing the need to look toward the future. He spoke...