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

District eyes more cuts

HOLLY HINES December 7, 2009

Iowa City School District officials now have a clearer picture of budget cuts they will need to make. Officials will likely need to cut between roughly $1.4 million and $7.4 million in the 2010-11 school...

Program to reach out to foster kids

SCOTT RAYNOR December 7, 2009

When it comes time to leave a foster-care family, many children have difficulty adjusting to adult life. Without a traditional support system, many are less likely to graduate from high school or successfully...

Peace Corps a plus, volunteers stress

LAUREN MILLS December 7, 2009

UI alumna Fran Boyken lived for 27 months in the island nation of the Philippines, almost 8,000 miles away from her desk in the UI’s Study Abroad Office. Boyken, 25, now works as the UI Peace Corps...

Family, friends honor Ponseti

SAM LANE December 7, 2009

While riding in a taxi cab with wife Helena Ponseti and son Bill on a vacation to Spain, Ignacio Ponseti noticed the driver had an interesting name. Ponseti, perhaps the UI’s most well-known medical...

Hawk Nation eyes Miami

CHRIS CURTLAND December 7, 2009

Local travel agents began feverishly booking fans’ trips to Miami on Sunday night as the news broke that the Hawkeyes will play in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 5, 2010. Unclear if Iowa would play in the...

The siren song of alcohol

DANNY VALENTINE December 7, 2009

The radio screeches. A loud voice fills the Dubuque Street ambulance hub. Two paramedics hasten to their vehicle. Lights. Sirens. Full throttle. The ambulance speeds to One-Eyed Jakes. They find...

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