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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

Iowa alum Dave Dierks delivers a talk entitled Life with Phil in the second floor ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union on April 2, 2019.

David Dierks gives latest ‘Life with Phil’ talk

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter April 2, 2019

As the featured speaker for this semester’s “Life with Phil” talk, University of Iowa graduate David Dierks spoke with faculty, staff, and students about the state of philanthropy when he first entered...

The College of Public Health is seen on March 11, 2019.

UI College of Public Health dean leads collaborative workshop between U.S., India

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter April 2, 2019

Researchers in the U.S. and India have a common goal: using participatory research to study and understand the health impacts of things like pesticides, air pollution, and natural disasters. The University...

Chuck Grassley stands on stage at the Second Annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The event was a fundraiser for current governor Kim Reynolds.

Grassley raises concern for safety of U.S. intellectual property

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter April 2, 2019

U.S. research institutions, including the University of Iowa, often benefit from international cooperation, but opening those doors could allow some information to slip through the cracks via intellectual...

Candidates Madhari Belkale (left) and Alexia Sánchez pose for a portrait in Stanley residence hall on April 1, 2019. Sánchez and Belkale are running for president and vice president for Inspire UI.

Inspire UI runs on a platform of diversity and inclusion

Kayli Reese, News Editor April 1, 2019

The symbol for the University of Iowa Student Government ticket Inspire UI is a sun, which candidates on the ticket associate with shedding light on various issues around campus. Inspire UI comprises...

Ignite Iowa presidential candidate Noel Mills (right) and vice presidential candidate Sarah Henry (left) pose for a portrait on Saturday, March 30, 2019.

Ignite Iowa plans to bring change to the UI through transparency and equity

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter April 1, 2019

Ignite Iowa focuses on increasing transparency in student government and promoting equity and sustainability. Led by presidential candidate Noel Mills and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Henry, the...

Adiu Arou (left) and Dady Mansaray pose for a portrait in the Main Library on Monday, April 1, 2019. Mansaray and Arou will be running for president and vice president on the UI Charge ticket.

UI Charge runs on relationship building for UISG election

Brooklyn Draisey, News Editor April 1, 2019

“It’s your story, shouldn’t you be the one to tell it?” That quote ends UI Charge’s promotional video. The party is led by UISG Sen. Dady Mansaray and Adiu Arou, who are running for UISG president...

Ayman Sharif poses for a portrait in front of the Old Capitol on Thursday, March 28, 2019. Sharif is director of the Iowa Valley Global Food Project, an immigrant from Sudan, and a nontraditional UI student who is set to complete his undergraduate degree this year.

UI student works to connect immigrant population in IC

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter April 1, 2019

Sporting a brown suit jacket and a salt-and-pepper beard, Ayman Sharif looks like one of the many professors at the University of Iowa. Instead, he’s expecting to earn his undergraduate degree in the...

A large pothole is seen outside of Peking Buffet in Coralville on Monday, April 1. As spring moves forward, Iowa City and Coralville will continue to fill potholes and other road disturbances.

Iowa City continues pothole-repair process

Charles Peckman, News Reporter April 1, 2019

Although spring has sprung in Iowa City, the thin veneer of birds singing and the mass consumption of allergy medicine is a mask for a much more sinister problem beneath our feet (and tires) — potholes. In...

A deer strolls around a yard in Iowa City in Noember 2017.

IC City Council undecided on how to deal with deer population

Josie Fischels, News Reporter April 1, 2019

It’s official — Iowa City’s deer population is soaring. Numbers are around 10,000 in urban areas, according to a count by White Buffalo Inc. Creating a program to fix the problem is a more complicated...

Presidential candidates (from left) Alexia Sánchez, Noel Mills, Dady Mansaray during the UISG presidential debate in Shambaugh auditorium in the Main Library on Monday, April 1, 2019. Presidential candidates answered a variety of questions involving alcohol harm reduction, sexual assault, and freedom of speech. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

UISG presidential candidates debate platforms and campus issues

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter April 1, 2019

University of Iowa Student Government presidential candidates participated in a debate covering their top initiatives and debated their solutions to campus issues. The three candidates — Noel Mills...

A framed photograph of John Stortz. John died inside his home on Nov. 21, 2012 from natural causes.

The Missing Piece: Continuing life without my dad

Sarah Stortz, Arts Reporter April 1, 2019

It was Nov. 20, 2012. The evening passed by as I picked up clothes from my bedroom floor, listening to my parents’ chatter from the living room below. It was the first night of Thanksgiving break...

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