The Daily Iowan won top honors in seven of nine categories including best student newspaper, best TV newscast, and best website in a regional journalism competition run by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).
Outside dining has been a lifeline for struggling businesses during the pandemic. It’s become so popular that some Tampa Bay area cities have decided to make it permanent in areas. Now, New Port Richey may be joining them, at least on the weekends.
Under normal circumstances, the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Tournament would have been a bittersweet affair for Iowa wrestling, both a celebration (as the program ended its 11-year title drought and claimed a 24th national championship) and a farewell (as the program said goodbye to several key seniors). Six of Iowa s starters in the 2021 lineup were technically seniors Spencer Lee, Austin DeSanto, Jaydin Eierman, Kaleb Young, Alex Marinelli, and Michael Kemerer and so, in normal circumstances, St. Louis would have been their swan song in black and gold. But these are not normal circumstances. The Age of COVID has led to a lot of adjustments, one of which was the NCAA granting fall and winter sports athletes a free year of eligibility in 2020-21. Whether they chose to use it or not, the 2020-21 season would not count against their eligibility clock, enabling all to return in 2021-22 if they desired. That rule meant that all six of Iowa s senior starters could return for one more seaso