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The Daily Iowan

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

A 1910 Hupmobile is shown at the Antique Car Museum of Iowa on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. There is a bill being considered that would make front license plates on cars optional. (The Daily Iowan/Tawny Schmit)

Iowa bill would remove front license plate requirement on some vehicles

Ben Poss, [email protected] March 10, 2016

Front license plates may become a thing of the past for some car owners in Iowa. A bill that has passed the Iowa House of Representatives Transportation Committee, would not require a front license...

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Monarch butterflies stage comeback

Savannah Guyer, [email protected] March 10, 2016

Monarch butterflies are fluttering their way to a comeback. According to a survey by the World Wildlife Fund, the area occupied by monarchs at their winter habitat grew by 69 percent this year to almost...

A UI student studies at the IMU for upcoming finals on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. The IMU provides students with a number of events and free things to relieve finals stress, including coffee, popcorn, and massages. (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick)

Dugan: Student stress worth stressing over

March 10, 2016

Jack Dugan [email protected] The University of Iowa campus is notorious for breeding the type of students we’ve all been or at least brushed elbows with before: bags beneath the eyes, a cold sweat,...

A wind turbine generates power in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. The turbine is located on the Kirkwood Community College campus. (File photo/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa blows past other states in wind energy

Iowa surpassed a milestone for wind energy, getting 31 percent of its energy from wind this year, up from 27 percent in 2013. This week, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad announced that Iowa currently gets 31...

Be SMART meets for their first meeting at the Coralville Public Library on February 25, 2016. Be SMART's goal is not to take away 2nd Amendment gun rights, but to send a message about the importance of responsible gun storage. 1.7 million American children live in homes with guns that are both loaded and unlocked. (The Daily Iowan/McCall Radavich)

Moms Demand Action rally against gun violence

Ben Poss, [email protected] February 26, 2016

  With accidental gun-death rates increasing from 1,603 in 2014 to 1,956 in 2015, according to the Gun Violence Archive, one group of mothers in Iowa City is taking action to raise awareness. On...

UI junior Olivia Loechner and freshman Sydney McMurray sit in a UI dorm lounge they share with three other women on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. An overflow of students stay in residence-hall lounges converted into housing spaces until permanent accommodations can be made. (The Daily Iowan/Carly Matthew)

Some regents balk at raising housing and dining rates

Tom Ackerman, [email protected] February 26, 2016

  Whether there will be an increase in housing and dining rates for the three state Board of Regents universities is still in flux, but some regents expressed concerns about approving them. Rates...

Customers visit Universitees, Old Capitol Town Center, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Universitees is having big sale before they close. They will be closing when the product runs out or when their lease ends at March 31, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

UniversiTEES to close

Ben Poss, [email protected] February 25, 2016

  Fourteen years after UniversiTEES started making University of Iowa gear, its location in the Old Capitol Town Center will close. According to a press release given by T.I.S. marketing manager...

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)

Regents leave community cold

KayLynn Harris, [email protected] February 19, 2016

A record number of community members attended the latest state Board of Regents public transparency hearing, although most believed it was just another way for their voices to be ignored. Thursday,...

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A growing Iowa City skyline stands against a muggy afternoon sky on Monday, July 17, 2006. A story released Monday in Money Magazine ranked the city No. 74 on its "Best Places to Live" list out of an original pool of nearly 750.

‘The Accelerator’ nonprofit boosts start-ups

Beau Bowman, [email protected] February 11, 2016

The Iowa Start-up Accelerator has received a grant for $150,000 from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, and the funds will aid the nonprofit as it supports Iowa tech-based start-up companies. The...

A COGS International Student and Community ID Event in the Old Capitol Mall common area offered ID applications Feb. 10 and 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ID's cost $8.00 and will be mailed to you in Iowa City. (The Daily Iowan/Mary Mathis)

COGS pushes Johnson County community IDs

Cindy Garcia, [email protected] February 11, 2016

Students on campus are spreading awareness and diminishing the stigma of carrying an alternative form of government identification. The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students staked out the Old Capitol...

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

Iowa Flood Center receives portion of federal funds

Savannah Guyer, [email protected] February 11, 2016

Iowa won $96.8 million, and the Iowa Flood Center will be receiving a portion of the sums. The funds come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the National Disaster Resilience...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders waves to the crowd during the photo spray before the start of the Democratic debate on Saturday, Nov. 14. The debate took place in Carnegie Hall on Drake University's campus. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Locals strongly back Sanders, Rubio

If it were up to Johnson County, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders would have been the victors in Monday’s caucuses. According to preliminary numbers, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was...