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Sebastian (left) and David (right) Jackowski sit inside the living room of David's house on Linn Street on Monday, April 16. Their brother Kamil died last year at an out-of-state formal for his fraternity. April 30 marks the one-year anniversary of his death. "It's not as much gloom and doom anymore as it is looking back on things we can celebrate and be happy about, which is a great feeling to have," David said. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Remembering Kamil Jackowski one year later

Grace Pateras, grace-pateras@uiowa.edu • April 17, 2018

People who knew Kamil Jackowski say he was a great friend, selfless, and a natural leader. He was handsome, and his smile could instantly change the mood in a room. That’s why when the 19-year-old...

Community members make their way into the Newman Catholic Community Center during a service for University of Iowa freshman Kamil Jackowski on Tuesday, May, 2, 2017. Jackowski died Sunday morning at Sigma Chi’s formal at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. There will be a candle light vigil for Jackowski and Sean Wu, who died in April, tonight at 10 p.m. at the Iowa Memorial Union. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Sadness and the memory of a smile

Charles Peckman, charles-peckman@uiowa.edu • May 2, 2017

The Newman Catholic Student Center was silent, other than the voice of a priest and the low, sporadic whirr of flickering candles — the air was thick with heartache for Kamil Jackowski, a UI freshman...

Photo courtesy of the Daily Herald.

Community shares Jackowski memories

Grace Pateras, grace-pateras@uiowa.edu • May 2, 2017

Throughout the day Monday, memories of University of Iowa freshman Kamil Jackowski continued to circulate across social media within the UI and Iowa City community. In addition to a viral GoFundMe...

Iowa greek leaders announce alcohol ban

Iowa greek leaders announce alcohol ban

Lily Abromeit and Grace Pateras, daily-iowan@uiowa.edu • May 2, 2017

In light of a student death this weekend during a fraternity formal event in Lake of the Ozarks, University of Iowa greek leaders issued a statement banning all Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council...

Contributed photo via Kamil Jackowski GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/kamils-funeral-cost

GoFundMe and more helps remember UI freshman

May 1, 2017

By Daily Iowan staff  daily-iowan@uiowa.edu UPDATE (1:24pm): A petition to retire his high school football jersey, #1, has been circulating social media. Jackowski attended John Hersey High School...

The University of Iowa Campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

Witness describes Delta Chi formal balcony fall scene

Grace Pateras, grace-pateras@uiowa.edu • April 29, 2016

University of Iowa sophomore Claudia Magana said she was sitting on the same second-story balcony ledge as UI students Hannah Van Soelen and Mackenzie Wollenzien on April 23 when the two students fell...