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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

UI’s new alcohol plan well intentioned, but a bit naive

DI EDITORIAL BOARD December 9, 2010

At first glance, the University of Iowa’s new Alcohol Harm Reduction Plan seemed absurd. We were especially concerned with the preliminary suggestion that prospective students divulge past problems with...

Schwab faces mentor as Hawkeyes travel to Northern Iowa

SAM LOUWAGIE December 9, 2010

Tonight’s wrestling dual meet against Iowa is an important one for first-year Northern Iowa head coach Doug Schwab. He spent the past seven years as an assistant to Iowa head coach Tom Brands, the first...

Hawkeyes look to avenge 19-point smackdown against Cyclones

JON FRANK December 9, 2010

Today’s women’s basketball matchup between Iowa and Iowa State marks the first game in the series’ history in which both teams are ranked in the AP top-25. The No. 19 Hawkeyes (8-1) will host the...

Commentary: The tainted legacy of ‘DJK’

JORDAN GARRETSON December 9, 2010

Many Iowa fans felt the 2010 football season could not get any worse. It just did. Fewer than two weeks after a seemingly unmotivated effort led to a 27-24 loss at Minnesota, the arrest of senior receiver...

Julian Vandervelde: A man of many worlds

SCOTT MILLER December 9, 2010

    Julian Vandervelde stands in line at Mesa Pizza, patiently waiting to be served. He peers over the glass to look at the gourmet options: slices of chicken pesto, barbeque steak and fries,...

$250,000 grant to help Iowa towns with economic development

DI STAFF December 9, 2010

Eight Iowa towns are receiving help with economic development. Jeff Schott, the director of the University of Iowa’s Institute for Public Affairs, is spearheading the project, which is funded by a $250,000...

UI won’t turn over report on Hunninghake probe

DI STAFF December 9, 2010

The University of Iowa is refusing to release a report regarding the criminal investigation of UI Professor Gary Hunninghake, according to the Associated Press. UI police said they have concluded their...

Police arrested four for attempting burglary with shotgun

DI STAFF December 9, 2010

Iowa City police have arrested four subjects for allegedly attempting a burglary. Kodie Kruse, 22, and Taia Garcia, 19, both of Muscatine, were charged Wednesday with attempted first-degree buglary and...

Spotlight: The science of strength

JON FRANK December 9, 2010

It’s 9:30 a.m., and JC Moreau is in the Recreation Center’s weight room coaching. Glints of sun beam through a nearby window as he crouches in a squatting position, dumbbells in either hand. The...

Undergrads show off research projects

MARIA GIBBS December 9, 2010

Nico Aguilar stood by his corkboard, watching roughly 200 spectators and graduate students milling around the second floor of the University Capitol Centre on Wednesday. When someone stopped in front of...

A joyous celebration of Kwanzaa

ALLIE WRIGHT December 9, 2010

Performers dressed in vibrantly colored tunics, skirts, and head pieces danced to the beat of bongo and djembe drums on Wednesday night, as audience members nodded their heads, danced in their chairs,...

UI works to reclassify jobs

ALISON SULLIVAN December 9, 2010

Updating roughly 5,500 staff titles and job descriptions will help University of Iowa officials recruit and retain employees more effectively, officials said Wednesday. Kevin Ward, the UI assistant vice...

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