From The Daily Iowan
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IC Downtown District builds pickleball court on Ped Mall for summer
The Iowa City Downtown District built a multisport pickleball court late last week for residents to use this summer into early fall. The court also has hopscotch and shuffleboard and can be used for other sports if the pickleball net is removed. Downtown District Executive Editor Betsy Potter said it is open and free for
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Indigo Girls grace the stage at Englert Theater
Indigo Girls, the folk-rock duo consisting of Emily Saliers and Amy Ray, took the stage at the Englert Theater Wednesday night for the first of two sold-out shows this week. The pair, who have been performing together since high school, have nearly 900,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, 16 studio albums, and are the subject of
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With adjournment around the corner, Iowa lawmakers consider tax overhaul
As lawmakers move toward adjournment this weekend, Senate lawmakers advanced a tax omnibus bill that would, among other changes to tax processes, decrease the state’s income tax rate to 3.8 percent by next year. The state’s tax rate is already set to decrease to 3.9 percent by 2026, due to a 2022 Iowa law signed
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The Israel-Hamas Conflict: moving the goal post
Let me at the outset state that what Hamas did on Oct. 7, 2023, is an act of terrorism on the innocent civilians of Israel. This is a deplorable act and the persons who carried it out should be brought to justice. However, the brutal war on the stateless Palestinians by the Israeli Government —
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Iowa track and field prepares for first home outdoor meet
Before Iowa’s first home track meet of the season, the team competed coast to coast. Coastal competition On April 11, a duo of Hawkeyes took the track for the Bryan Clay Invitational in California to post top-ten times in school history. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\'div-gpt-ad-1573565244436-0\'); }); In the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase, second-year Hayden Kuhn finished in
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Three takeaways from Iowa baseball’s midweek victory over Bradley
The Iowa baseball team defeated the Bradley Braves in a hard-fought midweek contest. The Hawkeyes trailed 6-3 at one point, but patient hitting and solid pitching led them to victory. With the triumph, Iowa improves to 19-15 on the season. Here are three takeaways from the win: Resilience at the plate googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\'div-gpt-ad-1573565244436-0\'); });
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Caitlin Clark to sign eight-figure endorsement deal with Nike, receive signature shoe
Former Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark is signing an eight-figure endorsement deal with Nike and is set to receive her own signature shoe, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. Clark was drafted No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever on April 15. She joins an exclusive club of WNBA players to have their own signature
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Graduate student workers ask ‘Who is the university for?’
The University of Iowa pays poverty-level wages to graduate workers despite incredible fundraising and an endowment of over $3 billion. The Board of Regents has increased tuition yet again and is desperately seeking funds from new private partnerships in order to “maintain academic excellence”. How can one school be so wealthy and yet so anxious
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Johnson County Jail in dire need of renovations as building ages
Johnson County officials have slowly progressed toward a constructive plan regarding the maintenance and future of the deteriorating Sheriff’s Office and Jail. County Sheriff Brad Kunkel said the county is waiting on the results of a $75,000 space needs study conducted by Shive-Hattery to make a reconstruction or replacement plan for the jail. A space
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Shelter House Emergency Shelter set to receive renovations
The Iowa City Shelter House Emergency Shelter is set to renovate the single adult dormitories, bathrooms, and stairwells to improve the safety of guests and staff. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a request by Shelter House to reopen the Winter Shelter for the duration of the project to continue uninterrupted emergency shelter services.
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UI political science faculty weigh in on potential effects of Iranian attack on Israel
Days following Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel, some University of Iowa faculty say the conflict could cause the Israel-Hamas war to escalate. In its first direct attack, Iran launched missile and drone strikes on Israel on the evening of April 13. The attack comes in retaliation to Israel’s April 1 strike on an
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UI REACH students lobby for access in Washington
WASHINGTON — Gavin Carlson looked for a college program that could provide him access to higher education. Originally from Maine, Carlson had to move across the country to find what he needed. “I had to go to Iowa to find a program that met my needs,” Carlson, a second-year University of Iowa student in the