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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

An elm tree, the notable survivor of dutch elm disease, stands outside of Schaeffer Hall on Thursday, July 30, 2015. The UI campus used to flourish with elm trees, particularly in the pentacrest. (The Daily Iowan/Lexi Brunk)

Pentacrest elm still stands

Ben Marks, [email protected] August 3, 2015

Like the proud, sole survivor of a great war, it stretches upwards toward the sky, defying the disease that wiped out thousands like it. Once, more than 3,000 American elm trees existed on the University...