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

Iowa Review receives a face lift

MITCHELL SCHMIDT October 29, 2009

Dozens of poster-size design submissions hang on the west wall of The Iowa Review’s small office nestled on the third floor of the UI English-Philosophy Building. About to celebrate its 40th anniversary,...

Students get up close and surgical

SAM LANE October 29, 2009

Alex Hubbell witnessed his first surgery this week. The laparoscopic nephrectomy, an operation on the kidneys, is a far cry from the economics textbook Hubbell used to study. After graduating with an...

Officials break ground on new Iowa City fire station

NICOLE KARLIS October 29, 2009

Iowa City dug into a new project Wednesday — its first fire station in more than three decades. Funding for the new building is secured, but Iowa City city councilors said they still have no set way...

Ethanol may flow away from corn-base

LAUREN MILLS October 29, 2009

Husks, dust, and the rumbling of a large green combine filled the air as Jim Hogan worked in his cornfields near Mount Vernon. Through the back window of the cab, one could see a growing mass of newly...

Prairie Lights to start serving alcohol

MICHELLE BORYCA October 29, 2009

Prairie Lights Books customers will soon be able to indulge in a glass of red wine while curling up to a classic novel. Thirty-one years after the opening of the bookstore, known for its local vibe and...

30 local soldiers welcomed home

SHANE ERSLAND October 29, 2009

Army Spc. Weston McKee can finally get back to work on building his new house. McKee is one of 30 local National Guard soldiers dismissed from duty during a ceremony Wednesday after being deployed in...

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