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A war of misinformation
Two Ukrainian University of Iowa community members say restricted media and misinformationcan impact understanding of the Ukraine-Russia war.
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Richard Yu holds a flag at a vigil for Ukraine outside of the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Sunday.
Rachel Schilke Senior Print Editor Ukrainian members of the University of Iowa community are reflecting on their experiences with propaganda and misinformation during wartime, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. As of March 29, Russian forces began to retreat out of Kyiv in part of a “major strategy shift.” The United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights reported on
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the same day 3,039 civilian casualties in the country, with 1,179 killed and 1,860 injured. Daria Kuznetsova, a UI doctoral student in political science from the Donbas region of Ukraine, said her research focuses on digital media and information communication technologies and their effects on protests and regime change. She became interested in the topic after taking a course on it and reading articles about media technology as a weapon during wartime.
Some instances include the 2020 Belarus protests and Russian protests from 2011-13, when Moscow, Russia’s capital city, saw its largest anti-government rally since the fall of the Soviet Union. “People in Ukraine are aware of the scale of Russian propaganda, and it’s not that easy anymore to make people believe in the messages that are seen on some social media, or just the internet,” Kuznetsova said.
University of Iowa Powwow returns
The 26th Annual University of Iowa Powwow, hosted by the Native American Student Association, returned to campus after two years. 1st District candidates are both confident in a 2022 election win
Both U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and state Rep. Christina Bohannan, D-Iowa City, are confident that they can win the upcoming 2022 election. Page 3
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UI math department to temporarily move to Jessup Hall The UI’s 10-year master plan includes the modernization of MacLean Hall, which houses the math department. While renovations are underway, the department will move to Jessup Hall.
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because we tend to come from different areas in the country,” she said. Participants in the 26th Annual UI Powwow gathered in the center of the Field House behind the Color Guard. The participants, clad in colorful regalia, began dancing once they crossed the threshold of the circle, outlined with small bleachers full of audience members. Spears was a participant in the Adult Women Jingle Dance category. She said the Jingle Dance is a healing dance. “I really dance for people
The University of Iowa mathematics department will move to Jessup Hall when modernization begins in MacLean Hall during the next decade. MacLean Hall has housed the mathematics department for over 75 years. Construction on the building is raising concerns about where the program will end up during the modernization. The master plan includes the modernization of MacLean Hall along with Jessup Hall and MacBride Hall over the next decade. According to the preliminary draft of the plan presented to the state Board of Regents on Jan. 12, Maclean Hall will be the first of the Pentacrest buildings to be rennovated. UI math Professor Bruce Ayati said he worries about how the construction could impact student learning. “We’re one of the most undergraduate-facing departments, possibly on campus, and the concern is when we heard [modernization] was happening, the temporary solutions might be quite damaging, particularly to deliver instruction to the undergraduate
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Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan Attendee Tim Livingston, whose tribal affiliation is the Klamath Tribe from Oregon, performs during the 26th Annual University of Iowa Powwow at the Field House in Iowa City on Saturday. This is the second UI Powwow Livingston has attended.
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The 26th Annual University of Iowa Powwow brought generations together as Native American community members congregated at the Field House on Saturday. Dominique Badajoz, a non-enrolled citizen of the Meskwaki Nation and the UI Powwow committee chair, said the turnout was perfect in terms of the committee’s expectations. About 460 people attended this year’s event. “We kind of set up last night around 5 p.m. and then got all the tables and chairs to
where we wanted,” Badajoz said. “We did have a few hiccups but literally minor ones. We were able to fix them, and everything has been going to plan ever since. It’s been really nice.” The event commenced with a Grand Entry, which is a favorite event among many who attended, like Darcy Spears, who is enrolled in the Red Lake Nation Band of Chippewa Indians in Northern Minnesota. “I love Grand Entry just because that’s when everyone is coming in and we’re coming together, and then that’s when we actually get to see people