Kate Perez

3 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Kate Perez

I can vividly remember my first pitch meeting as a news reporter for The Daily Iowan the Sunday before my first day of college. I remember being told that the DI is a learning lab, a place where you're able to be a real journalist in a controlled environment. I was completely intimidated by working at a place where you're thrown into the water and you either sink or swim. With no prior journalistic experience and imposter syndrome through the roof, I thought I'd sink. I didn't.

3 weeks ago | dailyiowan.com | Kate Perez

In less than two weeks, fourth-year University of Iowa student Grace Corcoran will go from being a Hawkeye to an alumnus. After four years at the university and holding multiple jobs and volunteer positions, she is excited about the new possibilities and change that graduation can bring. However, that change, and the subsequent job search that comes with it, has been a point of anxiety for the student double majoring in finance and business analytics and information systems.

1 month ago | dailyiowan.com | Kate Perez

The Iowa women's tennis team saw its season end Friday at the hands of Georgia Tech in the first round of the NCAA tournament, falling to the No. 29 Yellow Jackets, 4-1, in Athens, Georgia. This was the Hawkeyes' first NCAA tournament appearance since 2010 and their eighth in program history. The Hawkeyes entered the tournament by earning an at-large berth. Iowa captured the first win at No. 3 doubles with third-year Pia Kranholdt and fourth-year Barbora Pokorna dominating the Yellow Jackets, 6-1.

1 month ago | dailyiowan.com | Kate Perez

The University of Iowa's International Writing Program recently received a $250,000 donation to help sustain the program, a little over two months after seeing a substantial funding cut from the federal government. The donation comes from investor and lawyer Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr, according to a press release from the program. Culverhouse is encouraging other supporters of the program to also make a monetary donation.

1 month ago | dailyiowan.com | Kate Perez

Young voters showed up for the 2024 election in a historic way. A voter demographic that has predominantly voted Democrat for decades showed unprecedented support for the Republican Party and President Donald Trump. One of the driving forces behind this shift: young men. Youth voter turnout increased this past general election cycle, with 18-29 year-olds making up 16 percent of voters in 2024 compared to 13 percent in 2020.