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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

Big Ten in position to improve image

BRENDAN STILES September 16, 2009

Last weekend might not have gone entirely as planned for the Big Ten, but the conference did manage to regain a little credibility. The team that made the biggest national impression was Michigan, which...

Commentary: Controversy kept to minimum thus far

RYAN YOUNG September 16, 2009

Iowa fans have suffered through a lot over the last four years. The staunch — yet sporadically fickle — members of Hawkeye Nation are used to controversy. And don’t forget about those seemingly...

Ferentz: Bulaga ‘day-to-day’

SCOTT MILLER September 16, 2009

The case of Bryan Bulaga is getting more confusing by the day. After being held out of Iowa’s 35-3 win over Iowa State on Sept. 7 because of an unspecified illness, the Hawkeyes’ left tackle is listed...

Coralville set to clean up

DI STAFF September 16, 2009

Coralville will host its annual “Mayor’s Cleanup Week” from Oct. 5 through Oct. 9. The week allow residents to put large items on the curb, including furniture, bathroom fixtures, bicycles, swing...

Man accused in shooting pleads not guilty

DI STAFF September 16, 2009

A man accused of shooting another person in a bar parking lot pled not guilty to charges of attempted murder on Sept. 11. Bernard Butler, 18, of Cedar Rapids is also charged with public intoxication. According...

Spotlight Iowa City: UI doctor makes a ground-breaking turnaround

SAM LANE September 16, 2009

Terry Wahls is a walking — and biking — miracle. Four days a week, Wahls, a 53-year-old UI clinical professor of internal medicine, rides her bike roughly five miles to and from work. Despite her...

Study Abroad Fair features new programs

MARLEEN LINARES September 16, 2009

The second floor of the University Capitol Centre turned into a spectrum of international opportunities for UI students Tuesday afternoon. Hundreds of students attended the annual Study Abroad Fair, browsing...

Local medical examiner busy

SCOTT RAYNOR September 16, 2009

Mike Hensch hasn’t been able to take a weeklong vacation since he began working at the Johson County Medical Examiner’s Department. He started seven years ago. “We try really hard to have a lean...

UISG decides to endorse student City Council candidates

KATHRYN STINSON September 16, 2009

The UI Student Government unanimously passed a bill Tuesday night calling for an endorsement of the student candidates running for Iowa City City Council and an open forum for the council hopefuls. Under...

Demolition of flood-damaged Iowa City homes begins

PARKER SMITH September 16, 2009

The first of nine Iowa City houses damaged by the floods of 2008 was torn down by workers early Tuesday morning, a year and three months after the flooding swamped roughly 265 homes in Iowa City. Shortly...

Juvenile curfew splits council

NICOLE KARLIS September 16, 2009

The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday evening voted 4-3 to continue moving forward with a potential curfew. However, the council’s opinions were just as torn as Iowa City residents’. “I don’t...

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