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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Kelly leads Hawks past Michigan in overtime thriller

CHARLIE KAUTZ February 23, 2009

Iowa dressed for the Oscars in a game against Michigan featuring all the elements of an Academy Award winner on Sunday night. There was red-carpet glitter when Iowa unveiled its new, stunningly gold jerseys...

Know your campus: The Pentacrest

LINI GE February 23, 2009

Other parts of campus are probably jealous. Everyone is always talking about the Pentacrest — where this building is in relation to that building and where your introduction to American politics meets. Meaning...

UI celebrates diversity at culture festival

LINI GE February 23, 2009

Sequins and scarves — in bright blues, greens, oranges, and yellows — and golden jewelry adorned the children and young adults as the bells on their ankles complimented the traditional and Indian pop...

Dance Marathon still hard at it

ASHLEY HAUGO February 23, 2009

With only 347 days until Dance Marathon’s Big Dance returns to the UI campus, there is little time for organizers to be idle. “Dance Marathon is a 12-month program. The activities don’t stop after...

School Board looks at cuts, future expansion

CLARK CAHILL February 23, 2009

With the Iowa City School Board’s budget decreasing by $6 million over the next two years, officials are considering staff cuts and a possible adjustment of school hours. Because of inevitable staff...

UI students present kids with an international perspective

LINI GE February 23, 2009

Standing in front of a large map of the Middle East, UI medical student Harb Harb presented the background and current situation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to a global-studies class of roughly...

UI could house Iowa Flood Center

TIFFANY HUNG February 23, 2009

When the 2008 floods hit, some said there was no “go-to” expert within the state to rely on. “I think it’s a fabulous idea,” Hogg said. “I think it’s a good thing to do, and in the long...

Court reduces UI’s penalty in fraternity case

OLIVIA MORAN February 23, 2009

The Iowa Supreme Court reduced the amount the UI will pay in damages and attorney fees to a university fraternity, whose members sued the UI in 2005 over the chapter’s suspension. The court ordered...

TAs to get increased tuition assistance

JUSTIN SUGG February 23, 2009

The UI will provide nearly 100 percent tuition assistance to teaching assistants by 2011 as part of the graduate students’ new contract with the state Board of Regents, said Mark Salisbury, the president...

Iowa City Police officer charged with OWI

REGINA ZILBERMINTS February 23, 2009

An Iowa City police officer is on administrative leave after allegedly driving drunk and refusing to cooperate with officers. Iowa City police Sgt. Sidney Jackson was charged Feb. 21 at around 4 a.m....

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