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

ISU to have forum on new president

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Iowa State University will hold a forum on Wednesday to allow members of the public to share their ideas on what they'd like to see in the school's next president, according to a university press release. The...

Museum Studies celebrates 100th anniversary

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

The University of Iowa Museum Studies program is celebrating its 100-year anniversary in an exhibit at the Old Capitol Museum, according to a university press release. The exhibit will remain open throughout...

2 professors honored

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Two University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty members were recognized in the school for their efforts in diversity and community engagement, according to a press release. Vincent...

11 chosen for Creative Campus

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Eleven University of Iowa faculty members have been selected to partake in a Creative Campus Institute sponsored by Hancher and the UI Center for Teaching from May 16 to 18, according to a university press...

Barbour won’t run

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will not make a run for the Republican presidential nomination, he said in a released statement Monday. "This has been a difficult, personal decision, and I am very...

Branstad asks regents to delay Harkin center decision

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Gov. Terry Branstad has asked the state Board of Regents to delay its decision on a proposed center named for Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, according to the Associated Press. On April 23, Sen. Sandra Greiner,...

Carbon monoxide closes Longfellow

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Officials closed Longfellow Elementary Monday after carbon monoxide was detected. Students were not allowed to enter the building and were sent home, and parents were contacted to make sure children got...

Man charged with OWI, endangerment

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Iowa City police arrested a local man after he allegedly drove drunk with young children in the car. Michael Ray, 36, 436 Southgate Ave., was charged April 24 with OWI and child endangerment without injury. According...

UI J-school director finalist for position in North Carolina

ALLIE WRIGHT April 26, 2011

David Perlmutter may soon leave the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication after fewer than two years as its director. Perlmutter, who began as head of the UI journalism school...

Spotlight: Local man shares love for dirt with kids

ALISON SULLIVAN April 26, 2011

Peeling back a wooden crate door, Scott Koepke reveals a stacked, layered mixture of hay, decomposing vegetables, and warm castings. He reaches into the heap. A hunk of tiny worms — squirmy red wigglers...

School Board eyes savings fund to avoid cuts

LUKE VOELZ April 26, 2011

The majority of Iowa City School Board members said Monday they'd support using reserve-fund money to avoid cutting 22 full-time-equivalent positions for the upcoming school year. The board will likely...

Downtown post office may close

JON FRANK April 26, 2011

A handful of customers stood in line, surrounded by paper scales, stamps, and folded package containers neatly tucked away in cubbyholes at the U.S. Post Office's downtown Iowa City location last week....

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