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

Men’s hoops anxious for year two with McCaffery

BEN SCHUFF October 14, 2011

If history is any indication, all Fran McCaffery needs to turn a program around is two years. In his two previous head coaching jobs — at North Carolina-Greensboro and Siena — McCaffery's teams posted...

Former Hawkeye Greenwood emerges from coma

DI STAFF October 14, 2011

Former Iowa safety Brett Greenwood is out of his medically induced coma, his high-school coach told The Daily Iowan on Thursday night. Greenwood is "talking and standing up," said former Pleasant...

Confessions of a Northwestern fan

RYAN MURPHY October 14, 2011

I'm a sophomore at Iowa. I love watching the football team play in Kinnick Stadium on fall Saturdays. I'm a Hawkeye fan — and have been for nearly 10 years. But there's one thing separating me from...

Hawks look to stop Northwestern’s streak

MATT COZZI October 14, 2011

Iowa has lost five of its last six to Northwestern, including the last three games in Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes are 20-4 at home since the start of the 2008 season. Two of those losses have come against...

Resident urges City Council to reconsider housing

DI STAFF October 14, 2011

One Iowa City resident is disgruntled with residents of parental non-owner-occupied housing, or "dude housing." North Side resident Steve Smith wrote to Iowa City City Council in May commenting...

Pretrial discusses status of Dykstra trial

DI STAFF October 14, 2011

A former Iowa City man's second-degree-murder trial will begin Oct. 24, according to a pretrial conference held Thursday at the Johnson County Courthouse. Assistant County Attorney Anne Lahey and defense...

Police looking for man behind robbery

DI STAFF October 14, 2011

Iowa City police are looking for any information that could lead to the arrest of a man who committed a robbery Wednesday night at Hills Bank located on Muscatine Avenue. According to a release from the...

Irish music group visits Iowa City

JULIA JESSEN October 14, 2011

Irish music can be smooth, melodic, and graceful, crisp in its gentle rise and fall, but it can also be bouncy and exciting, filled with bursting percussion and upbeat tempos. The Beggarmen, an Iowa City...

UISG plans new finals policy

KRISTEN EAST October 14, 2011

University of Iowa students may never be faced with six hours of testing in one day again. After approximately 100 students responded to a mass email describing their dissatisfaction with the current...

Int’l recruitment costs UI $130K per year

KRISTEN EAST October 14, 2011

The University of Iowa is spending thousands to recruit students from other countries. But compared to the money those students bring to the local economy, that sum is tiny. The UI spends roughly $130,000...

IC council candidates address taxes, city gov’t role

ASMAA ELKEURTI October 14, 2011

A doctor, a lawyer, a coffee-shop owner, a retired professor, a radio-station owner, an energy-company supervisor, and a University of Iowa junior met to answer the public's questions Thursday. After...

Shelter House sees increase in needy

JENNY EARL October 14, 2011

The Iowa City Shelter House's new facility —  which opened in November 2010 — increased capacity from 29 beds to 70. Despite the sizable increase in space, officials say they still turn needy people...

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