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

Hawkeyes seeking improvement before Homecoming bout with Michigan

BRENDAN STILES October 6, 2009

When the Iowa Hawkeyes left the field after a 24-21 victory over Arkansas State, Kirk Ferentz told his team inside the locker room that winning isn’t easy. While many on the outside believed that the...

Bus, ramp schedules change for Homecoming

DI STAFF October 6, 2009

Several public transit and parking ramp schedules will be changed during Friday’s Homecoming parade. The last Iowa City Transit buses will leave the downtown interchange at 3:45 p.m., relocating to...

2nd District leads in uninsured

DI STAFF October 6, 2009

The 2nd Iowa Congressional District, which includes Iowa City, has more uninsured individuals than any other Iowa district, according to a report released Monday. A total of 56,015 people in the district...

Primary today

DI STAFF October 6, 2009

The primary to determine which four candidates will advance to the Nov. 3 Iowa City City Council elections will be held today. Candidates are vying for two open seats. Iowa City residents should vote...

Spotlight Iowa City: Cooking up a splendid table

NICOLE KARLIS October 6, 2009

Add, mix, and wait. They are instructions Regina Miller follows daily. She started cooking when she was a kid. However, after adding two cups of baking soda to her cupcake mixture by accident, it seemed...

Getting out the blood for Homecoming

KATHRYN STINSON October 6, 2009

Greek letters and vibrant T-shirts overwhelmed the IMU’s second-floor ballroom as students lined up to donate blood at the annual Homecoming blood drive. The UI Homecoming Committee sponsored the event,...

Afghan activist speaks out against violence

LAUREN MILLS October 6, 2009

Although she answers to “Zoya,” it is not her real name. As a speaker for Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan, a group pushing women’s rights, she must keep her identity a secret. The...

Journalism School eyes revised curriculum

DANNY VALENTINE October 6, 2009

Under the reins of a new director, the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication is preparing a massive revamp of its curriculum as journalism across the country is brimming with uncertainty. The...

City to skip property taxes

HOLLY HINES October 6, 2009

City councilors will not likely spend city money on what Iowa law refers to as “token” property taxes. After purchasing flood-damaged buyout properties in the middle of the fiscal year, the city became...

Disability Summit to include students and national guest speaker

ERIN PHILLIPS October 6, 2009

Not every disability comes with a wheelchair. From mental illness to hearing loss and learning difficulties, hundreds of UI students live every day with a disability, but many go unnoticed. In an attempt...

Local car sales go clunk

MICHELLE BORYCA October 6, 2009

Car dealers have hit a road bump one month after the end of the popular Cash for Clunkers program. Auto sales plunged 41 percent nationwide in September, the first month after the federal Car Allowance...

Students work with campus police

REGINA ZILBERMINTS October 6, 2009

Jade Hankes swiveled in her chair, 10 flat-panel computer monitors mounted in front of her. Each screen carried a different image. Students walked between classes on a feed from a UIbuilding. A map...

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