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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

Police report 2 robberies

DI STAFF April 13, 2010

Iowa City police responded to two robberies early Monday morning, but haven’t yet made an arrest in either. According to authorities, the first robbery occurred along the 1200 block of Gilbert Court....

Spotlight Iowa City: Coming through the struggles

NORA HEATON April 13, 2010

UI senior Jordan Tivers would classify his childhood as “abnormal.” Ridden with what he said was a dysfunctional family situation, he remembers suffering from depression and anxiety for years, weighed...

On e-mail, committee discusses outsourcing

LISA BRAHM April 13, 2010

University of Iowa officials have assembled a new committee to begin discussions of outsourcing students’ campus e-mail accounts. The recommendation committee will host open forums beginning today and...

Success requires diversity, candidate for UI office says

ADAM B SULLIVAN April 13, 2010

Instead of a broad, buzzword ideal, diversity in higher education should be a very real goal, said Georgina Dodge, a candidate to become the University of Iowa chief diversity officer. Dodge, who heads...

Iranian-born best-selling author speaks at IMU

EMILY BUSSE April 13, 2010

At age 15, Reza Aslan read a roughly 1,000-page book on a dare. It was The Brothers Karamazov, and “the gigantic Russian tome” changed his life. “I just knew, instantly, this was what I wanted to...

Networking essential in job hunt, experts say

ARIANA WITT April 13, 2010

Kate Albrecht has never tried to get a job through employment listings. Even when she was a student at the University of Iowa, she relied on networking to forward her career. Now, the 24-year-old, who...

SoBar mulls future after 21-ordinance

MORGAN OLSEN April 13, 2010

While Iowa City bars prepare to go 21-only by summer, Students Organizing for Better Alcohol Responsibility plans to make some changes to prepare for next semester. SoBar, a group of University of Iowa...

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