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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

UI may lose more funds

DI STAFF October 7, 2009

The UI could potentially see a 1 to 5 percent reversion in its budget, Faculty Council officials said. At the Faculty Council meeting Tuesday, David Drake, thepresident of the Faculty Senate, addressed...

Attempted-murder trial delayed

DI STAFF October 7, 2009

The trial of an Iowa City man accused of attempted murder has been delayed. Gregory Phillips, 55, is now scheduled to go to trial Feb. 8, 2010. His pretrial conference will be Jan. 28, 2010. Phillips’s...

Judge orders UI to turn over Hillcrest-assault documents

DI STAFF October 7, 2009

A local judge ordered the UI to turn over more than 1,100 documents related to a sexual-assault investigation involving two former Hawkeye football players. Sixth District Judge Douglas Russell decided...

Council OKs loitering ordinance

DI STAFF October 7, 2009

The Iowa City City Council, on a 6-1 vote Tuesday night, passed the loitering ordinance. The ordinance will go into effect Oct. 16. It will carry a $50 fine for people who congregate in large groups and...

Board ponders possible conflicts of interest

DI STAFF October 7, 2009

Iowa City School Board members said they may seek guidance from the Iowa Attorney General’s Office regarding possible conflict-of-interest issues. At the School Board’s retreat, members discussed...

Spotlight Iowa City: Needlework as high art

CHRIS CURTLAND October 7, 2009

With bumblebees on their ring fingers, a happy couple walked out of Nemesis Studio about a year ago. But the tattoos weren’t just symbolic — an official ordained minister inked them while simultaneously...

Tippie makes a grilling

LAUREN MILLS October 7, 2009

The Tippie School of Business has a new Grill Master. The prestigious title and Golden Spatula that accompanies it now belong to Kevin Felker, a lecturer in management sciences. The Second Faculty Grill-Off...

Many UI student veterans still waiting for tuition assistance

SHANE ERSLAND October 7, 2009

Nearly two months into the fall semester, many student veterans have yet to see promised funds that would enable them to pay their tuition. Only a third of the roughly 60 UI students who applied for the...

UISG creates tuition panel

KATHRYN STINSON October 7, 2009

UI Student Government officials moved closer to trying to keep tuition low for UI students at a meeting Tuesday night. The Senate approved creating a Legislative Tuition Task Force, though not before...

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