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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

UISG takes on catcalling

UISG takes on catcalling

August 27, 2015

By Cindy Garcia [email protected] “IT’S NOT OK” — blunt posters hung on Cambuses are calling on students to stop catcalling are part of a national effort to stop sexual misconduct. The...

The Campus Recreation and Wellness Center is shown on Sunday, March 22, 2015. The CRWC will be closed from Monday to Sunday due to the men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. (The Daily Iowan; John Theulen)

August 27, 2015

By Katelyn Weisbrod [email protected] The University of Iowa Recreational Services offers much more than just a gym. The Campus Recreation & Wellness Center will host the first RecFest...

Safety in the pod

Safety in the pod

August 26, 2015

Pod-style restrooms provide a safe space for LGBT students. By James Hirsch [email protected] For many dormitory residents, the days of communal bathrooms are no more. The University of...

FILE - University of Iowa junior Olivia Loechner and freshman Sydney McMurray lounge in a room they share with three other women. An overflow of students stay in residence hall lounges converted into expanded housing spaces until permanent accommodations are made. (The Daily Iowan/Carly Matthews, file)

UI ‘expands’ housing again

August 26, 2015

For some, UI living arrangements are up in air. By Cindy Garcia [email protected] As students settle into their new dorm rooms for the rest of the semester, the place University of Iowa freshman...

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Welcome to a year of change, challenge, and growth

August 25, 2015

The beginning of the academic year is always exciting, but there’s an uncommon charge in the air this week. The University of Iowa is about to welcome candidates seeking to lead our institution as our...

A customer at Black & Gold Vapors blows smoke after using his e-cigarette. Coralville is looking into banning e-cigarettes in places that smoking is banned. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

UI officials to e-cigarettes: Vape off

August 25, 2015

The UI includes e-cigarettes in the smoking ban for the first time. By Katelyn Weisbrod [email protected] Including e-cigarettes in the smoking ban went into effect on the University of...

Students are studying on the ground floor of IMU. The IMU ground floor has been reopened since after the flood. (The Daily Iowan/Jai Yeon Lee)

Students enjoy IMU renovations

August 25, 2015

By Beau Bowman [email protected] The smell of cafeteria food accompanied by the sounds of students shopping at the Hawk Shop sets the scene in the new IMU ground floor. Although the 2008 flood...

Cambus looks west

Cambus looks west

August 25, 2015

A new Cambus route helps West Side students get to and from campus. By Hannah Adamson [email protected] With the addition of a new dormitory on the West Side of campus, Cambus has welcomed...

Construction cranes overlook Quadrangle Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Quad was built in 1920 and was used as a barracks during World War I before housing students. (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick)

Quadrangle, the dorm you won’t see on the campus tour

August 3, 2015

Quadrangle, the dorm you won’t see on the campus tour Built in 1920, and widely recognized as one of the worst dorms on campus, the University of Iowa’s Quadrangle Hall was just recognized by the the...

Hawks mull running game

Hawks mull running game

August 3, 2015

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz discussed on how running backs Jordan Canzeri and LeShun Daniels Jr. will fit into the Hawkeye backfield this season. By Ryan Rodriguez [email protected] CHICAGO —...

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...

UI epilepsy research forges ahead

UI epilepsy research forges ahead

Bill Cooney, [email protected] August 3, 2015

Six stories above the University of Iowa Health Science Campus, one of the most common neurological problems in the world was under discussion. On July 30, members of the UI’s Comprehensive Epilepsy...