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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

DITV: Feb. 15, 2016

DITV: Feb. 15, 2016

February 16, 2016

DITV: Feb. 10, 2016

DITV: Feb. 10, 2016

February 11, 2016

Photo by Pam Ramsey Corey

Gaelic Storm to rock the Englert

February 11, 2016

On Feb. 14, the Englert Theater will take a trip to Ireland. Gaelic Storm, a popular Celtic band, will play at 7 p.m.Valentines’ Day. After starting in Santa Monica, California, it has played all over...

Love and guts for Valentine’s with Sweeney Todd

Love and guts for Valentine’s with Sweeney Todd

February 11, 2016

Sweeney Todd, the beloved tale of gruesome murder and revenge, hits the stage just in time for a romantic Valentine's Day date. By Gracey Murphy [email protected] This Valentine’s Day, pie may...

Men’s, women’s tennis dominate weekend competition

Men’s, women’s tennis dominate weekend competition

February 8, 2016

The Iowa men and women’s tennis team’s combined for three wins in weekend completion. The men defeated SIU-Edwardsville 7-0 and Western Michigan 6-1 in a doubleheader. Dominic Patrick, Iowa’s No....

UI students cheer during the opening ceremony of the 22nd Dance Marathon in the Iowa Memorial Union on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. There are over 220 families in attendance this year. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)

Dance Marathon reaches goal

February 7, 2016

By Tom Ackerman and Beau Bowman @Tom_AckermanDI | @beauknows2 [email protected] | [email protected]   Dance Marathon raised $2,424,031.22, after what some may call a wild and...

Stephanie Mueller works at a "standing" desk in an experimental classroom at Elton Hills Elementary School in Rochester, Minn. Mayo Clinic obesity researchers want to learn whether classrooms really need desks, or if being able to move around helps students fight obesity and learn at the same time. (Associated Press/Janet Hostetter)

Education goes standing-room only

For Ali-Borger Germann, all it took was one article in a National Education Association magazine to completely change the environment in which she taught students at City High. After Borger-Germann...

DITV Live: Feb. 1, 2016

DITV Live: Feb. 1, 2016

February 2, 2016

Photos: Iowa caucuses

Photos: Iowa caucuses

February 2, 2016

Clinton squeaks by

Clinton squeaks by

Brent Griffiths, [email protected] February 2, 2016

DES MOINES — Iowa Democrats may come first-in-the-nation, but after their party caucuses, there was only a whisker of space separating Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. With 99 percent...

Cruz snags victory in Iowa caucuses

Cruz snags victory in Iowa caucuses

Quentin Misiag, [email protected] February 2, 2016

WEST DES MOINES — A unique self-funded presidential campaign based on outspoken principles and heavy media coverage was not enough to crown Donald Trump the winner of the 2016 Republican caucuses Monday,...

GOP voting numbers smash record

GOP voting numbers smash record

Mitch McAndrew, [email protected] February 2, 2016

DES MOINES — Iowans showed up to caucus Tuesday night in unprecedented numbers. The GOP saw more than 180,000 voters headed to precincts across the state, shattering the previous record of 121,354...