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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

UI senior founded UI’s first Bollywood dance team

KRISTEN EAST December 15, 2011

Tanvi Inani has tried nearly every restaurant in Iowa City. After graduating this month, Inani said, her next big project is learning how to make sushi. "I want to kind of learn how to cook...

UI engineering student aids developing nations

ASMAA ELKEURTI December 15, 2011

For University of Iowa senior Luke Smith and his family, vacations are nothing but another opportunity to help. The 23-year-old Iowa City native has been involved in volunteer work most of his life,...

UIHC expert: don’t take Adderall lightly

ERIC MOORE December 15, 2011

Adderall is the study aid of choice for many students during finals week, but one family nurse practitioner said students shouldn't take the drug lightly. David Barloon, who works in the chemical...

Q&A: Mason talks Insight Bowl, state funding, assaults

DI STAFF December 15, 2011

  The Daily Iowan: Is the UI aware of the increasing number of assaults downtown? UI President Sally Mason: I was reading in the paper yesterday some information about the assaults downtown, and...

IC officials: break-ins spike over winter break

MATT STARNS December 15, 2011

Iowa City police say students should take several steps to ensure the safety of their residences before they leave for winter break. "We always see a rise in break-ins when the students are gone,"...

Locals protest Gingrich on poverty, gay rights

CHASTITY DILLARD December 15, 2011

  Iowa Republican caucus candidate Newt Gingrich holds a "callous and arrogant attitude toward poverty and poor people," demonstrators yelled during the former U.S. House speaker's talk...

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