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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

The Daily Iowan

Local writers join D.C. march

Local writers join D.C. march

February 14, 2017

By Natalie Betz [email protected] Iowa City writers made sure their voices of discontent were heard in the political heart of the country. The Association of Writers and Writing Programs...

Iowa pitcher Nick Gallagher winds up at Duane Banks Field on Saturday, March 26, 2016. The Hawkeyes erased a 1-0 deficit in the bottom of the 8th scoring 4 runs to beat the Terrapins 4-1. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

Baseball makes strong pitch

February 14, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected] Iowa baseball head coach Rick Heller, the program’s winningest coach in the first three years of his tenure, knows a thing or two. So when he says that...

Iowa's 157-pounder Michael Kemerer fixes his headgear while wrestling Penn State's Jason Nolf during wrestling meet between Iowa and Penn State in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. The Nittany Lions defeated the Hawkeyes, 26-11. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Kemerer lets ‘fur fly’

February 14, 2017

By PETE RUDEN [email protected] While Sunday was all about the seniors as they wrestled their final matches in Carver-Hawkeye, it was also about Michael Kemerer. On Senior Day, No. 3 Iowa...

Baseball bullish about power

Baseball bullish about power

February 13, 2017

By Pete Ruden [email protected] With the Iowa baseball season starting this week, there is a lot of buzz around the team and what it can accomplish this year. Coming off a Big Ten Championship...

Iowa 184 pound Sammy Brooks drags Nebraska's Jaquan Sowell to the center of the ring during the Iowa-Nebraska match in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Feb 12, 2017. Brooks pinned Nebraska's Sowell at 1:59.6 into the match. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 27-9. (The Daily Iowan/James Year)

Wrestlers, led by seniors, husk Nebraska

February 13, 2017

By Courtney Baumann [email protected] In a dual meet many expected to be close, the Iowa wrestling team came away with a 27-9 win over No. 6 Nebraska on Sunday in Carver-Hawkeye.The Huskers,...

Michael Hill, UI  associate professor in African American studies speaks during RTG: Relax Talk Grow event hosted by the University of Iowa African American Council and the Public Policy Center on the sixth floor of Midwest One Bank downtown on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. The event combines fellowship, local artists and policy discussions. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

When socializing meets activism

February 13, 2017

By Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw [email protected] On a Friday evening, many individuals enjoy forgetting about a stressful week. Some community members, on the other hand, gather for Relax-Talk-Grow...

Iowa guard Ally Disterhoft during a women's basketball game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Spartans, 87-83 in OT. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Davis-less, not hopeless

February 10, 2017

By Michael McCurdy | [email protected] Without starting point guard Tania Davis, a sense of uncertainty loomed over Carver-Hawkeye before the Hawkeye women’s home basketball contest against...

Iowa 184-pounder Sammy Brooks attempts to pin Michigan's Ernest Battaglia during the Iowa-Michigan meet at Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Brooks defeated Battaglia with a tech fall of 20-6. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 31-7. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Five wrestling seniors make a swan song

February 10, 2017

By Courtney Baumann [email protected] When the Iowa wrestling team has its final Big Ten dual competition Feb. 12 against Nebraska, the five seniors who have spent five years in the wrestling...

Attendees eat a traditional Indian lunch during the Gaza: To Exist is to Resist event at the Congregational Church of Christ on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. A report release last year by the United Nations stated that if conditions remain unchanged, Gaza will be uninhabitable by 2020. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Delving into Gaza’s difficult life

February 10, 2017

By Emi Bendler [email protected] The room in the Congregational Church was filled to the brim with people of all ages on Thursday for a talk on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The event was...

A protester holds a sign during the Academics United protest on the Pentecost on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Several of the University of Iowa student organizations got together to protest the "extreme vetting" to several foreign nations. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Rally condemns Trump ban

February 10, 2017

A protest against President Trump’s executive order regarding an immigration ban preceded a 9th Circuit Court ruling denying the reinstatement of the ban. By Naomi Hofferber [email protected] University...

Iowa's Thomas Gilman towers over Wisconsin's Jens Lantz during the Iowa v. Wisconsin wrestling bout, in Carver-Hawkeye  in Iowa City, Iowa  on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers with a team overall of 33-8. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Wrestlers ready to wrap it up

February 9, 2017

By Courtney Baumann | [email protected] This weekend will bring Iowa wrestling’s regular season to a close. The team will travel to Bloomington on Friday to take on Indiana, then head back...

University of Iowa law student; Jessica Donels explains the new immigration executive orders to those who may be directly affected at the Iowa City Public Library on February 8th, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/James Year)

Event covers immigration policies

February 9, 2017

By Kit Fitzgerald [email protected] President Trump’s executive order and other recent changes to immigration laws are not only alarming to some but confusing. A group of six law students,...