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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 prof gets lifetime achievement award

DI STAFF February 25, 2011

The Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics presented a lifetime achievement award to a University of Iowa professor on Feb. 18. Walter Seaman, an associate professor of mathematics, was honored for his...

17-month-old tests positive for meth

DI STAFF February 25, 2011

A 17-month-old child tested positive for methamphetamine after officers reportedly found numerous items used in meth manufacture and use at his mother’s home. Salana Scarborough, 22, 230 Blackfoot Trail,...

UI student plays a dozen musical outlets

SAMANTHA GENTRY February 25, 2011

Breaking out into a song about broccoli while waiting in the salad-bar line in the Burge Marketplace is a normal occurrence for musician Megan Logan. “Sometimes, it’s kind of annoying, but I like...

UI alumnus profiles African American war heroes

MADISON BENNETT February 25, 2011

Robert Morris’ goal is to tell the stories that aren’t often told — the stories of forgotten African American war heroes. As Black History Month comes to a close, approximately 20 people congregated...

IC woman receives small business award

KATIE HEINE February 25, 2011

Kristen Sharma can’t stop smiling. That’s because the local businesswoman just experienced the “highlight” of her life. Sharma, 44, was selected as the 2010 Iowa Woman Entrepreneur of the Year,...

Law students ask legislators for funding

LUKE VOELZ February 25, 2011

A chorus of clicking keyboards echoed throughout the Levitt Auditorium at the University of Iowa College of Law Thursday. There, around 100 law students crafted e-mails to Iowa legislators, requesting...

UI students teach art to local children

ALISON SULLIVAN February 25, 2011

A half-dozen paper flowers blossomed out of a ragged book, and a purple three-eyed monster grinned from a slice of a brick wall. These unique art displays served as examples for local high schoolers Thursday...

Vets try to save USS Iowa

KENDALL MCCABE February 25, 2011

The battleship USS Iowa braved combat in World War II in the Pacific and faced North Korean forces in the Korean War, and the vessel’s voyage is far from over. For the last two decades, the 71-year-old...

UI to take internal action against prof cleared in child-porn case

HAYLEY BRUCE February 25, 2011

At the same time University of Iowa Professor Gary Hunninghake faked a stabbing and robbery in Chicago in April 2010, UI police were pursuing a child-pornography investigation against him, according to...

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