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

UI students work to bring sustainability to small Iowa towns

SAMANTHA HONKEN October 22, 2009

UI students are journeying to small Iowa towns this year, bringing big ideas of sustainability. Field Problems, a course in the graduate program of urban and regional planning, offers second-year graduate...

Faculty and students petition to keep branch libraries open

LAUREN MILLS October 22, 2009

Some faculty and students are fighting back against the UI’s plans to merge four branch libraries. Citing the importance of a specialized library, many said they are worried about the effect closing...

UI alumnus addresses low-income housing

MITCHELL SCHMIDT October 22, 2009

Andrew Greenlee wants to dispel the myth that Chicago natives cause the majority of violence in Iowa City. During a lecture Wednesday night in the University Capitol Centre on the issue of Chicago’s...

Teach For America gains popularity

MICHELLE BORYCA October 22, 2009

UI senior Ricky Ridgway had a standard plan coming into the UI: graduate from college, get a corporate finance job, and fulfill the American Dream. But when he watched a friend go through the Teach For...

Job market looks dismal

CHRIS CURTLAND October 22, 2009

For UI seniors hoping to graduate in December, the job outlook appears bleak. Iowa’s unemployment rate remained steady at 6.7 percent in September, up from 4.2 at the same time last year, numbers released...

Hundreds of state jobs could be slashed

REGINA ZILBERMINTS October 22, 2009

Hundreds of jobs will be lost in response to Gov. Chet Culver’s call for 10 percent across-the-board budget cuts, according to plans released Wednesday. The plans submitted by various state agencies...

UI research sails along

SAM LANE October 22, 2009

Research funded by outside sources may be one area at the UI safe from major cuts. A scenario in which the UI’s budget issues would affect these research projects is unlikely but not impossible, UI...

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