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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

IC bars change ownership

REGINA ZILBERMINTS September 3, 2009

While city officials try to curb underage drinking by holding the bars accountable, the bars themselves don’t necessarily have to suffer. In the past, some Iowa City establishments dodged liquor-license...

Writers’ Workshop graduates assist hopefuls

SCOTT RAYNOR September 3, 2009

Those applying to competitive M.F.A writing programs, such as the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, can now turn to a group of professional poets and writers for assistance. Two Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduates...

Private loan companies shrink student clientele

SHANE ERSLAND September 3, 2009

Roughly 45 percent fewer UI students have taken out private loans for this academic year than the number who did last year, officials estimate. Though official statistics are pending, several factors...

Volunteer fair draws a record number of participants

ERIN PETTIT September 3, 2009

With a name tag on her shirt and a smile on her face, Paula Dayton, donor recruitment coordinator for the UI Hospitals and Clinics, sought volunteers for their blood. And in fewer than two hours on Wednesday,...

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