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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

Black Student Union celebrates Black History Month

Black Student Union celebrates Black History Month

Cassandra Santiago, [email protected] February 18, 2016

Watch The Wolf on Wall Street, and you might learn about the stock market; play Monopoly, and you might learn the value of money; listen to Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” [sic], and you might gain insight...

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South Asian Student Alliance to host a mock wedding celebration

February 18, 2016

Here comes the bride. Well, the fake bride. The South Asian Student Alliance will host a Mock Shaadi. By Alex Kramer [email protected] A sea of white, gold, and red flares and mingles among...

Elliot: Outskirts of nowhere

Elliot: Outskirts of nowhere

February 16, 2016

Beau Elliot [email protected] Hello, Republicans. What do you have to say about … What the? Hmm. Voicemail again. And I was going to ask them if they thought it’s odd that an Iowa Republican...

UI probes military injuries

UI probes military injuries

Tom Ackerman, [email protected] February 16, 2016

University of Iowa engineers are working with technology used in James Cameron’s Avatar — on U.S. service members. The Office of Naval Research granted the UI $2.6 million to better predict and...

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UI to offer publishing track in writing certificate

Macey Spensley, [email protected] February 16, 2016

A new publishing track at the University of Iowa next semester will offer students the competitive professional edge they have looked for. The Magid Center for Undergraduate Writing will offer a new...

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UI hired new College of Education dean

Gage Miskimen, [email protected] February 16, 2016

The University of Iowa on Feb. 8 hired a new dean of the College of Education. Daniel Clay, a former faculty member of the UI and the current dean of the College of Education at the University of Missouri,...

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

UI Turning Point USA chapter takes aim at national debt

Katelyn Weisbrod, [email protected] February 16, 2016

Among the different political voices on campus, one new group is seeking to give a bigger voice to the fiscally conservative. Turning Point USA is a new student organization at the University of Iowa...

The goat that went missing in January. (University of Iowa)

Search cost for missing UI goat: $10k

February 16, 2016

By Beau Bowman [email protected] University of Iowa officials released a statement last week saying the cost of the search for an escaped goat was just under $10,000. The goat escaped on Jan....

Broken hearts turn out to be real

Broken hearts turn out to be real

Kaylyn Kluck, [email protected] February 12, 2016

  No one wants to have a broken heart on Valentines Day, but cardiovascular specialists confirm that it can be a legitimate physical condition. For years, doctors at the University of Iowa Heart...

UI pushes LGBTQ safe zones

UI pushes LGBTQ safe zones

KayLynn Harris, [email protected] February 12, 2016

Conditions on campus for LGBTQ members have improved, but the search for safe places still continue. The University of Iowa has led in some areas among schools across the nation when it comes to addressing...

(From left to right) Crystal Gurrola, Anya Kress, Erin Corcoran, Anthony Pucci and Kristen Vasilakos perform "Pineapple" during the Faculty/Graduate Concert rehearsal on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. The performance will be held on Feb. 11th, 12th and 13th at 8pm at Space Place Theater in North Hall. (The Daily Iowan/Valerie Burke)

UI Dance Department to stage graduate/faculty concert

February 11, 2016

Dance Department faculty members and graduate students will perform in Space/Place on Friday. By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] Emotions can be read from the bend of an eyebrow or the soft lifting...

When the revolution was here

When the revolution was here

February 11, 2016

By Cassandra Santiago [email protected] Almost everyone agreed Beyoncé won Super Bowl 50. Just hours before she took the stage with a Black Panther-inspired costume and backup dancers,...