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

UI Student Legal Services to hire new attorney

KRISTEN EAST December 9, 2011

The University of Iowa spends less on providing legal advice to students than any school in the Big Ten. Greg Bal, supervising attorney for UI Student Legal Services, said he doesn't think adding a...

Iowa policymaker: Buy local Christmas trees

CHASTITY DILLARD December 9, 2011

Lying against the white, snowy earth, Brian Fuhrmeister joked with his 5-year-old son while preparing to chop down the family's ideal Christmas tree. "All right, Lukas. I'm going to cut down the...

Johnson County officials push private wind turbine use

AUDREY ROEN December 9, 2011

Johnson County supervisors said they believe county residents would seize an opportunity to invest in private wind turbines if obtaining them was made easier. Officials said the technology is capable...

UI students face another tuition hike

DORA GROTE December 9, 2011

Increasing tuition and cutting back state appropriations may affect the presence of young people in Iowa's workforce. That's according to Regent Robert Downer, speaking during the state Board of Regents...

Some GOP candidates call for balanced-budget amendment

RISHABH R. JAIN December 9, 2011

About one out of every three dollars the federal government spends is borrowed. That's troubling to the pack of Republican Iowa caucus contenders, but some scholars say the U.S. debt crisis isn't so...

Virginia Tech alert system faster than UI

ALISON SULLIVAN December 9, 2011

Students and employees at Virginia Tech University knew about a gunman on campus just minutes after local law enforcement were called. That's a sharp contrast to a similar system at the University...

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