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Iowa rower Jaecee Hall creates clothing brand to empower female athletes

University of Iowa rower Jaecee Hall created her own shirt in late March to wear to practice after being unable to find clothing that empowered female athletes. After a few teammates expressed interest, she created her own brand and sold the first shirt in May. Since then, she’s sold around 300 items.

“Various barriers and obstacles are thrown in front of all female athletes,” Hall said. “Regardless of those barriers, we female athletes are unbreakable.”

Anti-gun violence protestors march through Iowa City

Protestors marched downtown to the University of Iowa Pentacrest in a demonstration against gun violence in Iowa City on Monday.

Organized by students from the Iowa City Community School District, protestors marched from College Green Park to the Pentacrest while onlookers cheered on alongside the protestors’ chants.

Protestors urged for tighter gun laws, active shooter drills, and closing of the ‘Boyfriend Loophole,’ which would make people who were convicted of domestic abuse against someone...

Abortion-rights protest in Iowa City after overturning of Roe v. Wade

Over 500 people gathered on the University of Iowa’s Pentacrest on Friday, protesting against the United States Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade. In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that abortion is not a federal right, leaving it up to the states.

Several people spoke at the Pentacrest, with one being Francine Thompson, executive director of the Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City.

“With the Supreme Court’s cruel and dangerous actions today, millions of people will be stripped o...

Anne Frank sapling ceremony

An Anne Frank sapling, which was propagated from the chestnut tree Anne Frank and her family saw outside their window, was planted on the Pentacrest at the University of Iowa on Friday, April 29.

The ceremony, which moved inside to MacBride Hall because of the rain, brought forth speakers such as University of Iowa German lecturer Kirsten Kumpf Baele, University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson, arborist Andrew Dahl, MFA candidate Emma Silverman, executive officer of the Division of Diversity,...

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