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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Area officials excited for Coralville to be RAGBRAI stop

JADE DONAGHY January 31, 2011

On July 29, thousands of bicyclists, vendors, volunteers, and onlookers will crowd the streets of Coralville for the 39th Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — RAGBRAI XXXIX. Ride...

FEMA denies Museum of Art funding, again

ALISON SULLIVAN January 31, 2011

If University of Iowa officials expect to build a new Museum of Art, the Federal Emergency Management Agency says the school needs to look at other options for funding. Officials with the agency’s Region...

Budget cuts may mean higher tuition, consolidation of programs

ARIANA WITT January 31, 2011

Some University of Iowa officials and regents said they’re concerned about Gov. Terry Branstad’s proposed cuts to higher education. The result of the cuts, some said, could be higher tuition or even...

Students displaced after apartment fire

HAYLEY BRUCE January 31, 2011

A fire that charred the entire first floor of a six-plex apartment building on the evening of Jan. 29, has displaced 12 Iowa City residents. Rescuers responded to a call about a structure fire at 421...

Marathon kid clung to music through cancer battle

ALISON SULLIVAN January 31, 2011

Jacki Eckrich sits nestled on the couch, a laptop perched on her lap and a SpongeBob blanket hugging her legs. She’s watching home videos, remembering, as her little boy belts into a microphone. Off-camera,...

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