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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

Free-clinic client numbers up

JENNIFER DELGADO March 13, 2009

More and more Iowans are using free health clinics — and officials said they expect the number to grow as the unemployment rate skyrockets. At the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic, officials said they...

Budget-crunching on for UI

ANNA LOTHSON March 13, 2009

As the budget-crunching clock ticks away, members of the six task forces across campus are working feverishly to produce cost-saving proposals to UI administrators. Initiated by UI President Sally Mason,...

Research finds segregation in hospital rates

MEGAN DIAL March 13, 2009

A recent study released by two UI professors and a UI research scientist provides evidence for the existence of segregation and its potentially fatal effects. The researchers found that in highly segregated...

UI powers down to green

ASHLEY HAUGO March 13, 2009

In addition to the stacks of paper, cans, and bottles UI student Nicki Petersburg already recycles, she will likely add to her environmental repertoire by endorsing a new challenge to reduce the amount...

Reaching out to aid GLBT int’l students

LINI GE March 13, 2009

Two young men walking down the street on the UI campus with their arms linked will mostly likely be seen as homosexuals. But it is a common behavior elsewhere in the world, including India. “If you...

UI aids dual-career couples

MEGAN DIAL March 13, 2009

Jon Houtman made the decision to join the UI’s faculty as an assistant professor of microbiology largely because of one UI program: the Dual Career Network. “That was important, because my wife was...

Under-19 fine increase draws some fire

AMANDA McCLURE March 13, 2009

UI freshman Mary Wine wishes local officials would focus their attention on other issues downtown. A newly approved measure that increased the fine for under-19 patrons in bars after 10 p.m. doesn’t...

Intox defense has skeptics

REGINA ZILBERMINTS March 13, 2009

An intoxication defense in criminal trials isn’t uncommon, but UI professors are uncertain whether it applies for second-degree murder charges. Generally, voluntary intoxication can be used as a defense...

Faces of the UI: Researcher goes to dogs

ADAM SULLIVAN March 13, 2009

Kneeling down on the hardwood floor of her Coralville home, Linda Bang had her hands full: one hand on Jack’s back and the other on Sam’s. “Come on, boys,” she said on Tuesday evening to her two...

Medicinal pot fails in Iowa

SHAWN GUDE March 13, 2009

Jeff Elton can’t control his stomach. The 55-year old Des Moines resident has a nasty medical condition — gastroparesis, or stomach paralysis — that precludes the normal digestion of food. The...

Group gets some money for Chicago Amtrak

CAITLIN LOMBARDO March 13, 2009

The Quad Cities Passenger Rail Coalition has received $475,000 toward a goal of $56 million to install a passenger line linking Iowa City with Chicago. Paul Rumler, the group’s executive director, made...

Expert: Fry suffered blackout

OLIVIA MORAN March 13, 2009

A toxicologist testified he is sure Curtis Fry was blacked out from drinking too much the night he allegedly killed a 75-year-old man. Terry Martinez, who also specializes in pharmacology, said after...

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