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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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A woman speaks at the Iowa City City Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. The meeting addressed the Waste Minimization Strategy Implementation, which could start extending recycling services to apartment complexes and provide curbside food waste collection. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

City eyes recycling moves

October 18, 2016

A proposed change in City Code may increase recycling and green efforts in the Iowa City community. By Naomi Hofferber [email protected] The first consideration of a motion to a change in City...

Lieutenant Eric Werling and Officer Jess Bernhard participate in a simulated active-shooter scenario during a UI Police Violent Incident Survival Training course in the UI Hospital on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. The VIST training lasts two and a half hours and covers a flexible set of principles of the Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate system to prepare participants in the event that they are involved in a violent situation. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Class preps people for survival

October 18, 2016

Violent Incident Survival Training teaches students their options when it comes to survival techniques. By Travis Coltrain and Wyl Smith  [email protected] Although last weekend’s Burge active-shooter...

Students walk down the T. Anne Cleary Walkway in-between classes on December 2, 2015 at the university of Iowa. (File photo/The Daily Iowan)

University of Iowa student arrested for false active-shooter report

October 18, 2016

DI Staff The University of Iowa Police Department has arrested one person following the false report of an active shooter at Burge Residence Hall on Oct. 15, according to a press release. UI student...

Iowa forward Nicholas Baer goes up for a layup against Michigan's Zak Irvin and Derrick Walton Jr. during the Iowa-Michigan game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 82-71. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Terps, Wolverines reload

October 17, 2016

By Blake Dowson [email protected] The college basketball season is roughly four weeks away, and with that exciting thought squarely in the minds of the sports staff at The Daily Iowan, the second...

Iowa defensive back Desmond King returns a kick return during the Rose Bowl Game at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. Stanford defeated Iowa, 45-16. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Secondary becomes primary

October 17, 2016

The Iowa secondary has been lax with a lead, highlighted in the win over Purdue. By Courtney Baumann [email protected] Iowa’s most recent game against Purdue showed a few things — the rushing...

Officer Gabriella Blanchard-Shreck with the University of Iowa Police Division talks about potentially dangerous situations during a Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Class at the Department of Public Safety in Iowa City on Wednesday, Oct 5, 2016. R.A.D. classes are basic self-defense classes for women. (The Daily Iowan/Ting Xuan Tan)

A RAD idea: male defense

October 17, 2016

Men learning how to defend themselves is a stigmatized topic in society that needs to be discussed more, officials say. By Kayli Reese [email protected] The importance of self-defense for men on...

With the help of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors and the Crisis Center of Johnson Country, Elizabeth Tate Alternative high school opens their in-school pantry on October 17,2016. Since the school has an above average free and reduced lunch rate, the pantry will be available for the students on Mondays and Fridays. (The Daily Iowan/Simon Banks-Mackey)

Keeping the feast movable

October 17, 2016

By Jenna Larson [email protected] Students at Tate Alternative High School and their families will no longer have to worry about whether they have food to eat every night. “What we have been...

Iowa's no. 29 Jess Janota attacks with the ball during a volleyball match at the Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct 8, 2016. Iowa defeated Indiana 3-0. (The Daily Iowan/Ting Xuan Tan)

Mixed results for Hawkeye volleyball

October 16, 2016

By James Kay [email protected] The Hawkeye volleyball team (15-5) had mixed results this past weekend; the team split its weekend matches against Maryland and Ohio State. Iowa beat Maryland in...

Iowa running back Leshun Daniels Jr. runs the ball in the third quarter during the Purdue vs. Iowa game at Ross-Ade Stadium.  The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated Purdue 49-35. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

How to get that rushing feeling

October 16, 2016

By Jordan Hansen [email protected] WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Five hundred-twenty. That’s how many yards the Iowa offense was able to put up against Purdue on Oct. 15 in its 49-35 win. It was...

As "We Are Phil" week comes to a close, Herky visits students within the College of Public Health on October 14, 2016. We Are Phil week celebrates and honors philanthropy on UI's campus.(The Daily Iowan, Simone Banks-Mackey)

Phil Week reaches ‘culture’ goal

October 16, 2016

By Naomi Hofferber [email protected] While numbers are still being counted on how much money was raised during We Are Phil week, an estimated 500 University of Iowa employees donated, and more...

For UI, dry is better

For UI, dry is better

Marissa Payne, [email protected] October 16, 2016

The Pentacrest will be adorned with 1,800 flags this week as a symbol of the number of U.S. college students who die every year due to alcohol poisoning or other alcohol-related incidents as part of National...

FILE - The University of Iowa campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

Burge ‘active shooter’ just a ‘prank’

October 15, 2016

  The report of an “active shooter” at Burge Residence Hall on Oct. 15 has been deemed to be false, according to a University of Iowa statement from Jeneane Beck, the assistant vice president...