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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

Protest rails against DeVos

Protest rails against DeVos

February 9, 2017

By Emi Bendler [email protected] What started as a man sitting in the middle of the Pentacrest with a few people around him grew into a full-on protest on Wednesday. Dozens of students staged...

Iowa guard Peter Jok takes a three during a men's basketball game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena between Iowa and Rutgers on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Scarlet Knights, 68-62. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Hawkeyes put winning streak on the line against Gophers

February 8, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected] Riding its longest win streak in Big Ten play this season, Iowa (14-10) will travel to Minneapolis to face Minnesota (16-7) for its 12th conference game of the...

Iowa guard Tania Davis shoots the ball during the Iowa-Minnesota game on Saturday, January 21st, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Gophers, 80-65. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)

Hoops faces life after Davis

February 8, 2017

By Michael McCurdy  [email protected] On Sunday, the Iowa women’s basketball team suffered a heart-wrenching defeat on the road against a stellar Michigan squad in a game in which it was...

The old food truck for La Michoacana sits next to the restaurant on Sunday, April 27. La Michoacana now solely serves from their location in Iowa City. (The Daily Iowan/Rachael Westergard)

Food trucks receive city OK

February 8, 2017

The City Council passes a food-truck pilot program that will begin in April. By Naomi Hofferber | [email protected] The Iowa City City Council, on a 7-0 vote, adopted a food-truck pilot program...

FILE - In this file photo, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld, DaVida Anderson, Ph.D. student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program, and Keith Carter, head of the Department of Ophthalmology in the Carver College of Medicine, thank a man after the For Iowa. Forever More: The Campaign for the University of Iowa event in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The eight and a half year campaign raised $1,975,592,048. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Fundraising campaign shatters goal set by UI, UI Foundation

Marissa Payne, [email protected] February 7, 2017

The University of Iowa and UI Foundation announced Monday the largest fundraising effort in the history of the university and the state of Iowa, “For Iowa. Forever More.,” raised $1.975 billion upon...

The New England Patriots celebrate after their overtime win in the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

The Championship of Championships this season

February 7, 2017

As sports fans, we have been spoiled beyond belief in the past 365 days when it comes to championship series. Kris Jenkins sent everybody into a frenzy when he hit a buzzer-beater against North Carolina...

Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon soars into the paint during a men's basketball game in Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois between Iowa and Northwestern on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. The Wildcats defeated the Hawkeyes, 89-54. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Hoops surfs wave of sharing

February 7, 2017

By Blake Dowson  [email protected] The Iowa men’s basketball team is in the midst of its first three-game winning streak since it won five consecutive games from Dec. 5 to Dec. 22.  in nonconference...

Patrisse Cullors speaks during an interview on KRUI Iowa City in the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Cullors is an artist based in Los Angeles and a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Using art for social justice

February 6, 2017

Patrisse Cullors traveled throughout Iowa City Monday with a simple message: Black lives matter. By Charles Peckman [email protected] Patrisse Cullors had a busy Monday in Iowa City — she...

Iowa's Sammy Brooks holds down Wisconsin's Hunter Ritter 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)

Wrestling rips off two wins

February 6, 2017

By  Pete Ruden [email protected] Give credit where credit is due. That was Tom Brands’ message after the No. 3 Iowa wrestling team defeated No. 16 Wisconsin, 33-8 on Feb. 3. The Hawkeyes then...

Nebraska forward Jack McVeigh (10) passes over Iowa's Brady Ellingson, left, and Peter Jok, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Jok returns, Hawks keep winning

February 6, 2017

By Blake Dowson [email protected] Peter Jok took the opportunity in his return to Iowa’s starting lineup to blend in as just one of the guys, and a balanced scoring effort led the Hawkeyes (14-10,...

West High sophomore Ala Mohamed cheers on a woman inside restaurant holding a "Fight Fascism" sign during the Solidarity Against the Ban march downtown on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. More than one thousand people attended the march. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Thousands rally against Trump’s ban

Marissa Payne, [email protected] February 6, 2017

Although a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for “extreme vetting” of immigrants entering the United States from certain countries on Feb. 3, the...