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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

Lecture panel’s funding may shift

ALLIE WRIGHT April 12, 2011

The University of Iowa organization in charge of bringing comedians, authors, and politicians to campus may soon ask a different office for money. The University Lecture Committee is the only Presidential...

School Board to supply reading coaches

LUKE VOELZ April 12, 2011

Iowa City School Board members said they’re hoping to make the School District’s reading programs more efficient and effective through a program called Instructional Decision Making. The method would...

Numbers down, spirit not at 10K Hours

KATIE HEINE April 12, 2011

Neon glow sticks whipped across the IMU Ballroom as a crowd of people jumped to the beat of Kanye West’s “Homecoming.” Around 50 University of Iowa students attended the 10,000 Hours concert, featuring...

Loebsack backs Pell Grants

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI April 12, 2011

Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, said he’s determined to retain funding for federal Pell Grants, which have come under question in recent weeks as budget concerns swept across Congress. Loebsack spoke about...

Ron Paul talks budget issues in Cedar Rapids

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY April 12, 2011

CEDAR RAPIDS — In front of a crowd of Iowans, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, said emphasizing small and local governments is the path to solving national budget issues. He pointed specifically to the recent...

Potential presidential contender Bachmann backs online education

MADISON BENNETT April 12, 2011

Among national sputter over budget cuts to higher-education programs, Michele Bachmann says the Internet is the answer. “There’s no question that higher education has outstripped costs,” she said....

Writers’ Workshop to celebrate 75 years with visiting authors

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI April 12, 2011

Jane Smiley sat in class in the English and Philosophy Building years ago, striving to learn from the accomplished authors leading her classes at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. “When teachers...

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