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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

Iowa offensive lineman charged with OWI

DI STAFF July 22, 2011

Iowa offensive lineman Dan Heiar has been charged with drunken driving after he was involved in a single-car accident in April. The native of Charlotte, Iowa, was charged on June 27, according to online...

UI bucks national grade inflation trend

JULIANA FABIANO July 22, 2011

University of Iowa officials said despite recent evidence of grade inflation across the country, UI instructors and administrators still have a strict academic policy when it comes to final grades. The...

UI professor working to develop prostate cancer vaccine

KATIE HEINE July 22, 2011

David Lubaroff defines research as 90 percent frustration and 10 percent elation. And despite spending much of his research career in the state of frustration, he continues to revel in the successes. The...

Coralville prepares for RAGBRAI bikers

BRIAN ALBERT July 22, 2011

The 30-person Coralville RAGBRAI planning committee has been busy since February preparing for an influx of 15,000 bike riders headed for the city. And when they roll into Morrison Park on July 29 for...

Gartner: too much partisan politics with Regents

LUKE VOELZ July 22, 2011

Some local officials agree with recent criticism that higher education in Iowa has grown too politicized. However, leaders say some political influence on the state's public schools might be inevitable. Michael...

Analytical engineer announces run for IC City Council

CHASTITY DILLARD July 22, 2011

If elected, Richard Finley hopes to offer a "fresh perspective" to the environment of the Iowa City City Council. "I'm a new face," the 55-year-old said. "I think there's value...

Student disorderly house charges up under 21-ordinance

ARIANA WITT July 22, 2011

The number of disorderly house citations among University of Iowa students has increased almost 84 percent in the last year, according to numbers from the UI and Iowa City police. The figures, included...

Sharia law becomes 2012 caucus issue

IAN STEWART July 22, 2011

Though discussion about radical Islam and its connection to terrorism has played a central role in political debates and elections since 9/11, a new issue has surfaced both in domestic policy and in the...

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