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

UI alumna to swim English Channel

JON FRANK March 24, 2011

Cheyanne Boddicker spends her Sunday afternoon training in Coralville. Sandbag weights hug her ankles. Her legs crank at a 90-degree angle, and she grips a 14-pound medicine ball overhead, her elbows locked...

Commentary: Post-rhabdo, not much change for Iowa football

IAN MARTIN March 24, 2011

Rhabdomylosis hasn’t really changed anything in Iowa City. The 13 players admitted to the hospital after an intense Jan. 20 workout are all healthy and well, said head coach Kirk Ferentz, and no one...

Ferentz still baffled by rhabdo incident, hopes to move on

JORDAN GARRETSON March 24, 2011

Kirk Ferentz is stillpuzzled. Two months after 13 Iowa football players were hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis, the 13th-year head coach — along with many others — is still left wondering exactly...

Flood Center unveils Des Moines flood maps

NINA EARNEST March 24, 2011

When the rivers rise, planning is everything. And with the Iowa Flood Center’s most recent unveiling — maps for the Des Moines area — more Iowans will have better tools to prepare for flood season. The...

Some question governor’s education summit

ARIANA WITT March 24, 2011

Effectiveness, innovation, and higher achievements. Those are the three key topics Gov. Terry Branstad said he hopes education leaders from Iowa and across the U.S. will discuss this summer at the Iowa...

UIHC revenue growing for fiscal 2011

ARIANA WITT March 24, 2011

AMES— The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics revenue is in the black, increasing by more than 11 percent for fiscal 2011 compared with the previous year. According to presentation given to the...

Spotlight: UI grad deals with others’ crises

KATIE HEINE March 24, 2011

John Shean is somewhat compulsive about having his cell phone with him at all times. But it’s not so he can surf the web or send text messages. Rather, the 27-year-old said he likes to be available...

Regents approve Hawkeye Court razing, other housing plans

ARIANA WITT March 24, 2011

University of Iowa housing officials are set to make major changes to living spaces available to students. The state Board of Regents voted Wednesday to approve demolishing 76 apartments at Hawkeye Court....

Drug shortages hit Iowa City

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY March 24, 2011

Pharmacy officials locally and nationwide said increasing drug shortages will continue to affect patient safety. Drug shortages have caused hospitals across the U.S. to cut down on their drug supply...

Regent nominees against Branstad’s higher-ed cuts

KATIE HEINE March 24, 2011

Two of Gov. Terry Branstad’s three nominees to the state Board of Regents told the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday that they don’t support Branstad’s proposed cuts to higher education. Nicole...

Meditation on the rise locally, nationally

KENDALL MCCABE March 24, 2011

Yosra Elkhalifa felt stressed. She sat in an individual study room at the Blank Honors Center, her midterm in Theory and Practice of Argument just an hour away. But instead of cramming, she began to meditate. She...

Officials: Rhabdo scare should be national wake-up call

ARIANA WITT March 24, 2011

AMES— A strenuous workout that sent 13 Hawkeye football players to the hospital earlier this year indicates athletics officials should do more to prevent athletes from pushing themselves to the point...

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