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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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UI junior Brooke Kimbrough reads an Elizabeth Catlett quote to the audience at the For Our People: The Artistic Intelligence of Black Hawkeyes event in the IMU Main Lounge on Jan. 19, 2017. The event featured readings from the work of former Hawkeyes such as Margaret Walker and James McPherson. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Celebrating artistic black Hawkeyes

January 20, 2017

The University of Iowa enters day four of Human Rights Week promoting the creative work of black Hawkeyes past and present. By Aja Witt [email protected] As a part of the African American literary...

Hope for Unity

Hope for Unity

January 20, 2017

By Maria Curi [email protected] Despite their political differences, members of the Iowa congressional delegation agree President-elect Donald Trump's tone should be one of hope. On the day of President-elect...

Iowa guard Peter Jok shoots the ball over Nebraska guard Tai Webster during the Iowa-Nebraska game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 77-66. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Iowa rallies but falls late

January 20, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected] Contrary to popular belief, turtles — or, Terrapins, that is — are extremely hard to catch. Just ask the Hawkeyes. Maryland (17-2) handed Iowa (11-9) its...

Wrestlers ready for a rumble

Wrestlers ready for a rumble

January 20, 2017

By Courtney Baumann [email protected]   Tonight is the night Iowa wrestling fans have long waited for the past three years. It is the night when the Cael Sanderson-led Nittany Lions will...

Kemerer flashes into the fore

Kemerer flashes into the fore

January 19, 2017

By Courtney Baumann [email protected] At the end of last season, Iowa wrestling fans were left with a lot of questions surrounding the 157-pound weight class. Edwin Cooper Jr., a senior who...

Wild ride for Hawkeye hoops

Wild ride for Hawkeye hoops

January 19, 2017

By Blake dowson [email protected] This Iowa basketball season has been more up and down than the pace head coach Fran McCaffery likes his teams to play. This season has been more up and down than...

UI president Bruce Harreld addresses the crowd at the Chief Diversity Office's 2017 Update on Diversity and Inclusion in the IMU Main Lounge on Jan. 18, 2016. The Update on Diversity is a part of Martin Luther King Celebration Week. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

UI works on inclusion, diversity

Marissa Payne, [email protected] January 19, 2017

As the United States and the state of Iowa undergo a political shakeup, University of Iowa officials are examining current campus-wide efforts to maintain an atmosphere of inclusion in the face of fear. The...

Textbook case:  No sales tax

Textbook case: No sales tax

January 19, 2017

The elimination of sales tax on academic materials is only one way to reduce textbook prices. By Naomi Hofferber [email protected] For college students, the cost of textbooks can range from...

Iowa guard Tania Davis dribbles the ball against a defender at mid-court during the Iowa-Robert Morris game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. The Hawkeyes defeated the Colonials, 81-60. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Hawkeyes finally win on the road

James Kay, [email protected] January 18, 2017

Behind the play of Tania Davis, the Iowa’s women’s basketball team improved to 12-7 after defeating Rutgers, 71-59, on the road Tuesday night. With the win in Piscataway, New Jersey, the Hawkeyes...

Iowa forward Cordell Pemsl reacts after grabbing a rebound with seconds remaining during a men's basketball game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Boilermakers, 83-78. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Home cooking fuels Hawks

January 18, 2017

By Adam Hensley [email protected]   Home-court advantage is a real thing in college basketball, especially during conference play — just ask the Hawkeye basketball team. When...

Panelists Stacey Walker, Linn County Board of Supervisors; Rachel Williams, Associate Professor in Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies and Art & Art History; Deborah Whaley, Associate Professor of American Studies and Robert Crader, an ex-convict, speak to a crowd in FilmScene on Tuesday, Jan 17, 2017. The panelists spoke after a showing the film "13." (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Bijou doc focuses on life on ice

January 18, 2017

A FilmScene screening and discussion focuses on issues in the criminal-justice system. By Emi Bendler [email protected] One in 17 white males will be incarcerated in their lifetime. A third of...

Council addresses immigration

Council addresses immigration

January 18, 2017

The Iowa City City Council reaffirmed its stance on maintaining enforcement of federal immigration laws with a unanimous vote. By Molly Hunter [email protected] The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday...