Below is a recap of all of the biggest stories this week.

Memorial Union to provide housing for students

Starting July 1, the hotel in the Memorial Union will shut down to start transitioning rooms into housing for approximately 70 returning students. 

Room prices will begin at $5,299 for a triple room, $5,875 for double and $7,637 for a single.

Allowing students to live in the Memorial Union Hotel will be a first since the 1930s. The rooms will be fully furnished and Wi-Fi capable with attached bathrooms, cable and temperature controls included. A meal plan will not be required to live in the rooms.

“It is a new community, so we want these students to really take ownership of that and create their own traditions,” said Brittney Rutherford, the marketing coordinator for the Department of Residence.

Tump and Clinton claim the states

GOP front-runner Donald Trump swept all five states on Tuesday including Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Rhode Island and Delaware.

As for the Democrats, Hillary Clinton managed to take four of the five states, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Connecticut with 56, 63, 60 and 52 percent of the vote, respectively. 

Clinton fell to Sanders in Rhode Island, where he came ahead with 55 percent of the vote.

Trump reigned with more than 30 percentage points over his other Republican candidates, Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich. 

According to the New York Times, Trump said, “frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she would get five percent of the vote.” 

Vice President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Iraq

Vice President Joe Biden made an unexpected visit to the Iraqi capital Thursday morning, even though some reports say the visit was scheduled a few months ago.

Biden’s trip was intended as an opportunity to meet with officials and continue the discussion of the future of Iraq.

“In my last meeting with the prime minister, we talked about the plans that are in store for Mosul and the coordination going on with all of our friends here,” Biden said, according to NBC News. 

Iowa Board of Regents member steps down

Regent Mary Andringa announced her resignation from the Iowa Board of Regents on Wednesday, but there has been no timeline set to replace her position yet. Andringa failed to disclose her conflict of interest with a national manufacturer before a local distributor signed a no-bid contract with the University of Iowa last year, the Associated Press reported.

“I underestimated the time required to fully serve in this role given my pre-existing commitments and responsibilities,” Andringa said in a press release by the board.

Andringa is currently serving as a director at Herman Miller manufacturing company and chair of the board at Vermeer Corporation, among other national and governmental roles. 

The next member will be appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad and then voted on by the Iowa Senate during their next session.

Dead week is getting “in-tents”

Ali Elsadig, senior in microbiology, and DeVaughn Jones, sophomore in biochemistry, joked about setting up camp in Parks Library for Dead Week—and turned their comedy into a reality.

With a tent, a TV and a PlayStation 4, the two were ready to spend their week in the third floor of the library. 

When confronted about the idea by Beth McNeil, dean of the library, the students were shocked to find she wasn’t upset. 

“We just stood there silent, just like, ‘man, I know she did not allow us to set this up just to tell us to take it down,'” Jones said. “So we started talking to her and it turns out she was actually cool with it. She was on board, she thought it was funny.”