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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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Dance Marathon races toward goal

Dance Marathon races toward goal

After surpassing the goal of $2 million last year, Dance Marathon has its heart set on raising $2.4 million. Its new goal is a 20 percent jump from last year, which has required the organization to...

Zogby pushes Mideast awareness

Zogby pushes Mideast awareness

Tom Ackerman, [email protected] January 28, 2016

Caucus season is in full swing for Iowans, and everyone seems to have an opinion. The American-Arab community is no exception. The Council for International Visitors to Iowa Cities hosted James Zogby...

Volunteers participate in The Privilege Walk at the College of Public Health Building on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. The Privilege Walk was an interactive exercise and discussion targeted around acknowledging different people's life experiences and privilege. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

Walk explores privilege

Macey Spensley, [email protected] January 28, 2016

One group aimed to highlight social issues that people deal with every day. As part of Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week, members of the diversity committee at the University of Iowa College of...

The descent of horrible

The descent of horrible

January 28, 2016

Line of Descent will make its world première at Riverside Theater on Friday. By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] “It’s about four really awful people trying to outdo each other, all while...

Georgina Dodge, the UI associate vice president for Diversity, listens to a question about  diversity in the IMU on Wednesday. (The Daily Iowan/Ting Xuan Tan)

UI moves to combat bias

KayLynn Harris, [email protected] January 26, 2016

“The UI is moving forward with developing a Bias Assessment and Response Team — which will use the acronym BART— for the purpose of addressing incidences of bias that do not violate policy or constitute...

Bruce Harreld talks with reporters in The Daily Iowan conference room about his upcoming term as the next president of the University of Iowa. Upon his acceptance, Harreld had an approval rating of three percent. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Freedom of Information letter to Harreld unanswered

Cindy Garcia, [email protected] January 21, 2016

Minor renovations to the President’s Office disrupted the delivery of a letter written to President Bruce Harreld by the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, University of Iowa officials say. The...

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

A haven for Asian women to find support

Tom Ackerman, [email protected] January 21, 2016

South of the train tracks and in the backroom of a ballet studio is a place for Asian women seeking support. A handful of dancers practice and music begins to muffle as Keeli Bao, a junior at the University...

Required diversity course in the works

Required diversity course in the works

Kaylyn Kluck, [email protected] January 21, 2016

Diversity will soon be required reading on campus. The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts & Sciences recently announced incoming students will have to fulfill a new diversity and inclusion...

A portait of Martin Luther King Jr. painted by Sam Watkins is shown in the IMU Kendal Gallery on Monday. Watkins will have an interactive painting session of King today in the IMU. (File photo/The Daily Iowan)

King Day promotes service

KayLynn Harris, [email protected] January 19, 2016

@KaylynnLyse Martin Luther King Jr. Day gave University of Iowa students the opportunity to come together to honor King and spread his message in their daily lives. Most regard King as a courageous...

Dorms nix popular hoverboards

Dorms nix popular hoverboards

Katelyn Weisbrod, [email protected] January 19, 2016

@katelyn_eliz One of the 2015’s most popular holiday gifts is now banned from the University of Iowa residence halls. The ban is in response to reports of hoverboard incidents around the country...

Jim Throgmorton hopes to be elected to the Iowa City Council; the election takes place Tuesday, November 3, 2015. (Daily Iowan/Karley Finkel)

While we were away

January 19, 2016

  Throgmorton elected as Iowa City mayor City Councilor Jim Throgmorton, who has served as an Iowa City city councilor since 2012, was named the city’s new mayor on Jan. 4 for a two-year term. Throgmorton...

Simeon Smith and his family joke around in the IMU on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. Simeon is celebrating five years of cancer free and is graduating at this year's Dance Marathon. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Dance Marathon swirls into Coral Ridge

Bill Cooney, [email protected] January 19, 2016

@bcooney4 One of the biggest philanthropic groups in Iowa City took over the Coral Ridge Mall on Sunday. The University of Iowa Dance Marathon held its Winter Family Event in the mall, giving families...