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

Execution key for Hawks

BRENDAN STILES September 15, 2009

If there’s one thing Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz preaches every week to his football team, it’s execution. As the Hawkeyes left Jack Trice Stadium with a 35-3 win over Iowa State, one thing was clear...

UI receives radiation grants

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

Various research groups have awarded UI radiation oncology faculty more than $3.7 million. The U.S. Department of Energy and NASA gave $1.4 million to Douglas Spitz, a UI professor of radiation oncology. Spitz,...

Afro-American Center to celebrate

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

The Afro-American Cultural Center will celebrate 41 years of helping students this weekend. The organization will hold a Rededication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday at the African American...

UI gets Exxon gift

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

ExxonMobil Foundation contributed $107,625 to the UI Foundation as part of the corporation’s matching-gift program, the UI announced Sunday. When ExxonMobil employees, their surviving spouses, as well...

Man not guilty of attempted murder

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

A Johnson County jury found an Iowa City man not guilty of attempted murder on Sept. 11. Adam Burkart, 19, 216 E. Bloomington St., was found not guilty of attempted murder and willful injury. He will...

Crash kills IC man in Wisconsin

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

An Iowa City man was killed in Wisconsin after his motorcycle crashed on Sept. 12, according to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department. David Ryan, 39, was driving a 2008 Triumph motorcycle in Gays...

‘Suspicious’ cooler not a bomb, police say

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

Police blocked traffic for around an hour Monday afternoon near the Field House while investigating a suspicious cooler. The brand-new red and white container was on the sidewalk near the intersection...

UIHC sees increase in facial plastic surgery

SAM LANE September 15, 2009

Despite tough economic times, people are turning to facial plastic surgery as a form of career insurance, UI Hospitals and Clinics officials say. “People are coming into the office who never expected...

‘Gang leader for a day’ visits UI

REGINA ZILBERMINTS September 15, 2009

One day in November 1989 a University of Chicago first-year graduate student walked into an apartment building lobby to conduct a survey. Instead, he met a gang leader. Tonight, Sudhir Venkatesh will...

Spotlight Iowa City: IC resident swims back to live

MICHELE DANNO September 15, 2009

While most Olympians run the risk of being stripped of their titles if caught using steroids, athletes such as Bill Klahn would be unable to compete without them. His Iowa City apartment is cluttered...

West Side dorms to see expanding recycling

PARKER SMITH September 15, 2009

Students living in UI residence halls are still waiting for expanded recycling capabilities, while others remain with none. University Housing Director Von Stange said officials are in the process of...

Council debates fowl move

NICOLE KARLIS September 15, 2009

The Iowa City City Council took its first look at an issue Tuesday night that has been ruffling some residents’ feathers — amending the zoning code to allow hens and roosters to be housed in residential...

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