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

Program can clean records of PAULA, intox charges

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY February 21, 2011

Kaitlyn Carlson has long dreamed of becoming a teacher. But when police charged the University of Iowa freshman with possession of alcohol under the legal age, she thought she had lost her chance at entering...

UI art students to protest possible Pollock sale

ALISON SULLIVAN February 21, 2011

“Jack the Dripper’s” brush has long been dry, but the famed artist’s piece, Mural, is still dripping with controversy. In response to a recently proposed bill that would force the University of...

Long-time editor, DI supporter dies

NINA EARNEST February 21, 2011

Most women working for the Cedar Rapids Gazette in 1957 wrote for the society and feature pages. But Phyllis Fleming covered hard news. Fleming, a longtime member of the Student Publications Inc. board,...

Pollock relatives, Guggenheim against Mural sale

ALISON SULLIVAN and ARIANA WITT February 21, 2011

Last weekend, Jackson Pollock’s relatives gathered to discuss one of their distant cousin’s most famous paintings, deciding they wanted it to stay in Iowa. Fifty years ago, the woman who donated Mural...

West High female wrestler reacts to state forfeit

ALLIE JOHNSON February 21, 2011

Fifteen-year-old Jasmine Bailey flashed a toothy smile when she spoke about her wrestling match against a particular 103-pound male. The tiny West High freshman flipped the grappler from rival Waverly...

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