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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

The Daily Iowan

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...

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. (Wyatt Dlouhy/The Daily Iowan)

Data show large increase in students using disability services

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter June 9, 2019

After receiving requests to see more data on disability-support services, the state Board of Regents viewed data showing a dramatic increase in the number of students who self-identify as needing services...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld addresses the Board of Regents during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019.

UI seeks OK for recreation and UIHC projects

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter June 9, 2019

The state Board of Regents has recommended approving the University of Iowa’s request to proceed with planning on a project in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center and for schematic designs, project...

2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Cory Booker speaks at Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, June 9, 2019. 19 democrats spoke at the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame.

19 Democratic presidential candidates outline progressive policies at Hall of Fame Celebration

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter June 9, 2019

CEDAR RAPIDS – In the largest 2020 presidential-nomination event leading up to the Iowa caucuses so far, 19 candidates gathered to pitch their campaign messages Sunday in Cedar Rapids before about 1,500...

2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, June 9, 2019. 19 democrats spoke at the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame.

2020 presidential hopefuls condemn Trump at the largest candidate gathering yet

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter June 9, 2019

Democratic presidential-nomination candidates are condemning the policies and rhetoric of President Donald Trump and the Republicans in U.S. Congress at the largest gathering of candidates so far this...

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