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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

Offensive familiarity equals success for Illinois QB Scheelhasse

MATT COZZI August 25, 2011

A.J. Jenkins finally has a sense of familiarity. The highly recruited wide receiver has had three different offensive coordinators during his career at Illinois. As a freshman, Jenkins was under the...

Hawk TE Fiedorowicz ready for potential breakout season

JORDAN GARRETSON August 25, 2011

There was a time C.J. Fiedorowicz thought college football would be easy. He remembers watching it on TV. “It seemed so natural,” he said. And for a 19-year-old who stands 6-7, weighs 265 pounds,...

Lawsuit: Branstad violated constitution with veto

DI STAFF August 25, 2011

A lawsuit filed Wednesday contends that Gov. Terry Branstad violated the Iowa Constitution when he vetoed parts of a bill that led to the closure of 36 unemployment offices last month, according to the...

Coralville man arrested on drug charges

DI STAFF August 25, 2011

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an area man on drug charges. Joseph Barrett, 23, Coralville, was charged Tuesday with two controlled-substance violations and a drug tax-stamp violation. According...

Iowa City man sentenced for dealing cocaine

DI STAFF August 25, 2011

An Iowa City man was sentenced to 108 months Wednesday for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Phillip Lewis, 38, was convicted of Wednesday of one count of conspiring to distribute crack cocaine and one...

Iowa Supreme Court to stream sessions online

DI STAFF August 25, 2011

Starting today, the Iowa Supreme Court will begin streaming its court sessions online, according to a news release from the court. The release said approximately 100 people will be able to watch the...

UI freshman changes lives through mission trips

LUKE VOELZ August 25, 2011

The Jamaican boy was nervous, starting to cry and shaking slightly as he ascended the padded leather chair. He had never seen a dentist in his life, so the set of shiny dental appliances seemed like a...

UI bookstore expands rental options

RISHABH R. JAIN August 25, 2011

Students aren’t buying full-price textbooks anymore. And with bookstores facing competition from online textbook-rental companies, they are now shifting toward cheaper rentals. Encouraged by a $10...

UI guest lecturer works on Haiti awareness

JOHN STAAK August 25, 2011

A year and seven months after Haiti was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, public awareness of the poverty-stricken country has shrunk. Dr. Paul Farmer, a cofounder of the humanitarian organization...

UISG plans 24-hour unisex cab service

KRISTEN EAST August 25, 2011

Olivier Dolce won’t have to worry about traveling safely around Iowa City late at night, but only if University of Iowa Student Government follows through with its plans. By October, UISG officials...

Iowa City could lose more than $7.M on co-ops

ASMAA ELKERUTI August 25, 2011

Apartment owners now have the chance to get their property-tax bills cut in half following an Iowa Supreme Court decision allowing cooperative housing to be classified as residential. And with many owners...

Alleged UI residence hall assault marks fourth since October 2010

DI STAFF August 25, 2011

The University of Iowa police said they received a third-party report Tuesday that a female student was sexually assaulted on campus. According to a press release, the report said the alleged assault...

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