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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

Prosecutors respond in Spence trial

DI STAFF February 23, 2010

Prosecutors in the trial of a Minneapolis man charged in connection with the 2004 break-in at the University of Iowa Spence Labs and Seashore Hall have filed responses to the defendant’s motions, according...

No raises for most administrators

DI STAFF February 23, 2010

The majority of higher-education institutions did not increase senior-level staff salaries for the first time in more than 25 years, according to a survey released Monday by the College and University...

Spotlight Iowa City: Aiding personal growth

MEAGHAN ROHAN February 23, 2010

Janet Shepherd is a coach who loves to play. As a seminar leader for the Iowa City Learning Foundation, an organization that offers classes to promote personal growth, she tries to improve people’s...

Displaced residents recover after fire

HOLLY HINES February 23, 2010

Olga Mironova sat in a backroom at the University Bookstore on Monday and said she was lucky she lost so little in the fire that destroyed her apartment. Two fellow store employees stood nearby — both...

Redistricting discussion moves to Wood Elementary

NORA HEATON February 23, 2010

Iowa City School District officials heard from a different crowd Monday night. Parents and community members gathered at Wood Elementary, 1930 Lakeside Drive, to discuss boundary-change scenarios with...

Officials on guard about flooding

JOSEPH BELK February 23, 2010

The increased prospect of spring flooding this year has University of Iowa and local government officials on guard. Officials said they are concerned about current conditions — highly water-saturated...

Fire code violations common

NICOLE KARLIS February 23, 2010

The nine violations city officials doled out to an apartment that caught on fire last week between routine inspections are common at most rental properties, they said on Monday. Officials conducted a...

Transfer numbers ratchet up

EMILY BUSSE February 23, 2010

Online programs and a recent “push” have increased the number of students transferring to the University of Iowa in the last few years, and officials say the surge shows no sign of slowing. In the...

For UI, access is in the cards

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND February 23, 2010

For University of Iowa students and faculty, exterior entrance keys could soon be a thing of the past. Beginning next fall, all the university’s residence halls will move to a card-access system for...

Haiti is in their hearts

MICHAEL ARRIOLA February 23, 2010

One moment, audience members were listening to placid piano music. The next, they heard a chant to a voodoo god as lights changed color to resemble the Haitian flag. As the Benefit for Haiti event opened...

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