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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

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President Donald Trump pauses during a speech at the Iowa GOPs America First Dinner at the Ron Pearson Center in West Des Moines on June 11, 2019.

Jimmy Fallon compares President Trump’s appearance to TigerHawk logo

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor June 12, 2019

TV show host Jimmy Fallon compared President Trump to a familiar mascot during a bit on the June 11 episode of NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” While talking about Trump’s Tuesday...

Graphic by Emily Wangen

Iowa City Tenants Union to change tenant representation in Iowa City, Johnson County

Sabrina Shearer, Arts Reporter June 12, 2019

A new organization has formed in Iowa City to combat renters’ discrepancies with their landlords. The Iowa City Tenants Union has collected signatures from Iowa City and Johnson County renters since...

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to an audience at Clinton Community College in Clinton, Iowa on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan)

Biden highlights progressive issues in Clinton campaign stop

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter June 12, 2019

Joe Biden, former vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential-nomination candidate, made a campaign stop in Clinton on June 12 during a two-day Iowa visit, during which he rallied around working class...

Defying the odds, UI Fulbright scholar Nicholas Grandstaff heads to Europe

Defying the odds, UI Fulbright scholar Nicholas Grandstaff heads to Europe

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter June 11, 2019

In the early morning hours of April 19, University of Iowa student Nicholas Grandstaff received an unlikely, life-changing phone call. Earlier that week, he had accepted an offer from a Ph.D. program...

The shovels used for the at the Stanley Museum of Art ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony are seen on Friday, June 7, 2019. (Emily Wangen/The Daily Iowan)

New Stanley Art Museum breaks ground, ‘beginning of the end’ in flood recovery

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter June 11, 2019

For 11 years, the Stanley Museum of Art’s 15,000 works of art — including works by Picasso and Jackson Pollock — have been without a permanent home. Soon, the works will return to the University...

Supporters of Elizabeth Warren gather at the Iowa City Pints and Persist event in Joes Place on April 2, 2019.

2020 hopefuls build up organizing efforts in Iowa

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter June 11, 2019

2020 Democratic presidential-nomination campaigns are ramping up organizing efforts by expanding staff and engaging with local communities in the crucial summer months with the Iowa caucuses on the political...

Proceedings for the Iowa State Colored Convention in 1868 were recorded in this text. (Contributed/coloredconventions.org)

UI students, professors uncover the history of centuries-old African American activism

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter June 11, 2019

The University of Iowa has played a crucial role in recovering lost history with a brand-new course. Professor of history Leslie Schwalm, the chair of the UI Department of Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality...

President Donald Trump walks to the podium during the Iowa GOP’s America First Dinner at the Ron Pearson Center in West Des Moines on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan)

Trump in Des Moines: ‘You will be the ones to shape America’s future’

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter June 11, 2019

WEST DES MOINES — President Trump spoke at an Iowa GOP dinner on June 11, two days after the largest gathering of Democratic presidential candidates so far this election cycle. To a crowd of around...

The University of Iowa Office of Sustainability is pictured in the Old Capitol Mall on Clinton St. UISG voted on a bill to allocate $1,738 this year for a Renewable Energy Educational Development trip, each semester. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

New database by the Office of Sustainability bridges the gap between UI researchers and the community

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter June 10, 2019

The University of Iowa Office of Sustainability launched a new database at the start of the summer to help connect researchers and professors with each other and the local community. The Sustainability...

Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen gives a presentation to the Iowa Board of Regents during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. The Regents voted in favor of a four percent tuition increase starting in the fall semester of 2019.

UI to change department, degree names

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter June 10, 2019

The University of Iowa on June 5 requested that the state Board of Regents approve changing the names of two academic programs and two departments. Approval of the request will change the names of the...

A statue dedicated to UI student Mollie Tibbetts is seen at Ahrens Park in Grinnell, Iowa on June 6, 2019. The statue created by Dubuque artist Gail Chavenelle was installed May 18, 2019.

University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts honored with statues in Grinnell

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor June 10, 2019

For many who knew her, Mollie Tibbetts was a funny, creative woman. For children at the day camp where she worked, Tibbetts was a warm and comforting presence. Two statues recently erected in Grinnell...

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