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Feminism, light bulbs, & comedy: Theater lecturer Megan Gogerty to stage presentation

Feminism, light bulbs, & comedy: Theater lecturer Megan Gogerty to stage presentation

Gracey Murphy, [email protected] April 20, 2016

Democrats, Republicans, and independents. How can these people of vast and varying opinions find common ground? Well, through comedy, of course. Megan Gogerty, a University of Iowa theater lecturer,...

Regents' Committee approves funding for new Psych building

Regents’ Committee approves funding for new Psych building

April 20, 2016

By Cindy Garcia [email protected] The largest department in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is one step closer to receiving a state-of-art teaching and research space. The Iowa...

North entrance of Quad resident hall goes through construction on Thursday, March 31, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)

Quad faces last days

Tom Ackerman, [email protected] April 7, 2016

  It’s around eight weeks until Quadrangle Hall comes down, and cracks are beginning to show. University of Iowa officials have confirmed Quadrangle Residence Hall’s coordinator has resigned...

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Artists to show off work during Spring Art Exposé

Isaac Hamlet, [email protected] April 6, 2016

Art can draw from an unending palettte of sights and textures to color our emotions. Artists use tempered talents to express thoughts and truths unrestrained by the limitations of spoken syllables. On...

The Islam Expo is pictured in the University of Iowa Main Library on Monday, April 4, 2016. This week kicks off Islam Awareness Week, a week dedicated to raise awareness and understanding of Islam on campus, sponsored by the UI Muslim Student Association. (The Daily Iowan/McCall Radavich)

Students work to combat Islamophobia with second Islam Awareness Week

Cindy Garcia, [email protected] April 5, 2016

  Even while eating at a restaurant with her friends, Doaa Elgaali, who wears a headscarf, must be careful of what she says. Words like “hijack” and “bomb” are off limits, she said. “If...

UI bids ISIS adieu

UI bids ISIS adieu

April 4, 2016

University of Iowa website will soon change its name. The Iowa Student Information System (ISIS) will soon change its controversial name to MyUI, according to a UI news release issued Monday. The...

UI reports sexual assault

UI reports sexual assault

April 4, 2016

The University of Iowa police issued a crime alert on Friday regarding a report of sexual assault that occurred on campus. According to the alert, the  sexual assault occurred on March 25 in an East...

Group blasts IMU prayer spaces

Group blasts IMU prayer spaces

A national group wants prayer spaces for Muslims removed from the University of Iowa, but that doesn’t necessarily echo on campus. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national umbrella organization...

DITV: Break Dancers

DITV: Break Dancers

March 31, 2016

This weekend, one University of Iowa student organization, the UI Breakers, are hitting the stage. The UI Breakers are a dance group who specializes in break dancing, on top of other college commitments. "We're...

A Student from the University of Iowa holds the tattoo gun that was purchased from Amazon.com at The University of Iowa on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The University of Iowa student has been tattooing fellow students since winter break. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Guerrilla tattooing in the dorms

Tom Ackerman, [email protected] March 31, 2016

  Betts said tattooing machines are now easier to acquire than before because of the Internet. “You had to know somebody, and they had to have a license,” he said. Betts first learned...

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UI Relgious Studies department seeks video submissions

Kyle Wehrle, [email protected] March 30, 2016

Some students on campus can submit their experiences with religion, organized or otherwise, to potentially win $100. The University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies is accepting submissions of...

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Guest opinion: In defense of COGS

March 30, 2016

The Campaign To Organize Graduate Students (COGS) writes in response to remarks made by a bargaining unit member, Patrick Bigsby, in a panel discussion with Madeleine Elfenbein on graduate employees and...