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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

Police: Colorado woman had 11 pounds of pot

DI STAFF October 10, 2011

North Liberty police arrested a Colorado woman after allegedly finding 11 pounds of marijuana in her vehicle. Alexandra Owens, 27, was charged Oct. 6 with failure to affix a drug tax stamp. The complaint...

Police charge man with domestic assault, interference with official acts

DI STAFF October 10, 2011

Coralville police arrested a homeless man after he allegedly slapped a woman and injured an officer while resisting arrest. James Shaw, 21, address unknown, was charged Oct. 7 with domestic-abuse assault...

Car accident sparks teacher’s interest in photography

JULIA JESSEN October 10, 2011

Spending the morning hiking around the Amana Colonies, searching for the perfect scenes to freeze in time with his camera, David Heusinkveld finds beauty in nature: flowers on the Amana lily lake, a grasshopper...

COGS rallies for worker benefits

AUDREY ROEN October 10, 2011

Members of the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students and local union members marched last week in support of better graduate student compensation. COGS leaders say fair job opportunities and guaranteed...

Perry stresses deregulation at Iowa campaign stop

MELISSA DAWKINS October 10, 2011

GOP caucus hopeful Rick Perry has repeatedly called for deregulation of business to spur job creation and he iterated those calls over the weekend in Johnson County. But some experts said such deregulation...

UI grad student looks at ‘Arrested Development’ philosophy

ERIC MOORE October 10, 2011

The dysfunctional characters on the cult television show "Arrested Development" can teach people about philosophy. This is the concept behind University of Iowa graduate student Kris Phillips'...

Occupy Iowa City settles in for fourth day

MATT STARNS October 10, 2011

As the fourth day begins in the "Occupy Iowa City" protest, an infrastructure has begun to take shape in the local movement. And though the group doesn't have a specific demands for change in...

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