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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

Dance Marathon: Nurse uses laughter to care for kids

EMILY BUSSE February 2, 2010

Every summer, Carolyn Bygness gets two weeks of vacation time. And for the last 25 years, she’s given up half of that to be a counselor at a summer camp for kids with cancer. For that one week, Bygness,...

Dance Marathon: Family remains involved

ADAM B SULLIVAN February 2, 2010

The members of the VanWey family still sport their matching Dance Marathon gear. It’s been about half a year since 6-year-old Mikayla VanWey finished her final leukemia treatment. But the family —...

Q&A: Mason discusses tuition, Hancher

DI STAFF February 2, 2010

The Daily Iowan sat down with UI President Sally Mason for a monthly Q&A series to discuss Hancher, budget changes, tuition, and other decisions going before the state Board of Regents on Thursday. DI:...

UI engineering students design flood sensor

KELLIE PETERSEN February 2, 2010

When it came time for a group of UI engineering students to begin their project for the Capstone Senior Design class, they turned to the floods of 2008 for inspiration. But their inspiration may have...

City Council supports city manager search firm

KATHRYN STINSON February 2, 2010

All the City Councilors agree — a search firm it is. At Monday night’s Iowa City City Council work session, all seven councilors expressed support for hiring an outside search firm to aid the group...

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