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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

Small electrical fire caused little damage Monday

DI STAFF November 16, 2010

A small electrical fire occurred at Calvin Hall on Monday. According to UI police, a small electrical transformer was the source of the fire that offcials discovered began in the lower-level room 10B....

Panel probes bigotry against Muslims

NINA EARNEST November 16, 2010

Islamophobia is not just a fear. It's a prejudice. Miriam Amer shared this definition with a crowd in the Main Library's Shambaugh Auditorium on Monday night. Amer, the executive director of the Iowa...

Spotlight: Grad student uses professional experience to teach dance

ALYSSA MARIE HARN November 16, 2010

Iowa City residents shouldn't be surprised if they see Kevin Schroder purchasing socks the next time they're at CVS. "I go through a lot of socks," the University of Iowa dance graduate student...

National Guard happy with new armory

ALAN TOUSSAINT November 16, 2010

Inside a rectangular-shaped red building with a long line of large camouflaged vehicles parked in front, 40 employees in similar camouflage uniforms work daily, soldiers visit for drills and training once...

No raises for TAs in regents’ proposal

ARIANA WITT November 16, 2010

It remains unclear if University of Iowa graduate students will get the raise they're hoping for. The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students and UI officials won't sign contracts until March, but it was...

UI selects architects to design new School of Music

SAM LANE November 16, 2010

University of Iowa officials have selected LMN Architects — a Seattle-based firm with a "wealth of experience" in designing performing-arts spaces — to design the new music building. The...

Council to study data in affordable housing decision

ALICIA KRAMME November 16, 2010

Iowa City city councilors would like to disperse affordable housing among the various school neighborhoods evenly, and a new mapping software program may help. Because officials say schools benefit from...

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