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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Name of May 31 drowning victim released

Name of May 31 drowning victim released

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor June 3, 2019

The name of the person who drowned on May 31 at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area Lake is Eric Mutarika, who was 22, according to a statement released by the city of Iowa City. Iowa City police, the...

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Democrat Theresa Greenfield enters 2020 U.S. Senate race

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter June 3, 2019

Democrat Theresa Greenfield announced on June 3 that she will run against Republican incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst in 2020. In a video on Twitter, Greenfield pledged her “farm-kid values” and talked...

Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ. , speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Cory Booker to appear on Political Party Live in Iowa City

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter June 1, 2019

New Jersey Sen. and 2020 Democratic presidential-nomination candidate Cory Booker will be in Iowa City on June 8 for an event with Political Party Live. Political Party Live is an Iowa-based podcast...

Authorities retrieve body from Terry Trueblood Recreation Area lake

Authorities retrieve body from Terry Trueblood Recreation Area lake

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter May 31, 2019

Iowa City and Johnson County rescue crews recovered a body from the water at the Terry Trueblood park on the afternoon of May 31. Iowa City Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Eric Nurnberg said the...

Tim Ryan, Ohio Congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential-nomination candidate, holds a Q&A at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City on May 31.

Tim Ryan talks economic reform to Iowa City crowd

Julia Shanahan, Politics reporter May 31, 2019

U.S. Rep. and 2020 Democratic presidential-nomination candidate Tim Ryan of Ohio made a campaign stop in Iowa City on May 31 in which he touted economic reform for middle- and working-class families and...

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Court documents show blood found in suspect’s car belonged to Mollie Tibbetts

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor May 31, 2019

Court documents released on May 31 say officers found traces of blood belonging to University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts in the trunk of Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s car, according to KCCI. Rivera...

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Missing Iowa City man believed to have been found dead

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief May 29, 2019

A missing Iowa City man is believed to have been found dead Wednesday during an organized search, the city of Iowa City announced in a news release. The discovery made Wednesday during the search is...

Regent President Michael Richards listens to a presentation during a state Board of Regents meeting in the IMU Main Lounge on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.

Iowa regent universities to evenly split $12 million increase in state support

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief May 28, 2019

The state Board of Regents will likely evenly share its $12 million boost in fiscal 2020 state appropriations among its three public universities, giving the University of Iowa and two other institutions...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

University of Iowa will ask regents to sell Iowa Center for Higher Education property

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter May 28, 2019

After initially closing the Iowa Center for Higher Education because of state funding cuts in 2018, the University of Iowa has asked the state Board of Regents for permission to sell the Des Moines property...

(L-R) David Benioff and D.B. Weiss attend HBOs Game of Thrones eight and final season premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY, April 3, 2019. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA/TNS)

From Iowa City to Westeros: University of Iowa alum behind ‘Game of Thrones’ series

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief May 19, 2019

As "Game of Thrones" fans  bid farewell with the Sunday night finale of HBO's hit series, the University of Iowa congratulated one of its own who happens to be instrumental to running the show. D.B....

2020 Democratic presidential-nomination candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks during the town hall at the Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon on May 18, 2019. The Iowa City event marked the third of four Iowa campaign stops for Buttigieg this weekend.

In Iowa City campaign stop, Buttigieg says ‘we’ve got to win’ to decide America’s long-term future

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief May 18, 2019

Pete Buttigieg pitched his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in Iowa City on Saturday as a fight to unite Americans around protecting the nation’s core values of freedom, patriotism,...

Democratic presidential-nomination candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, addresses the audience during his visit to Airliner in Iowa City on March 4, 2019.

2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg to visit Iowa City on Saturday

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor May 17, 2019

Democratic presidential-nomination candidate Pete Buttigieg will make a campaign stop at the Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon in Iowa City on Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Iowa City event...

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