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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

Woman charged with murder to receive witness information

DI STAFF February 15, 2012

An Iowa City woman charged with first-degree murder will have a hearing to discuss her request to receive information about a potential witness. Lillie Will Williams, 49, was charged with first-degree...

Chinese Vice President stops in D.C. en route to Iowa

DAVID PITT-ASSOCIATED PRESS February 15, 2012

DES MOINES — The last time China's soon-to-be leader visited Iowa, he slept in a bedroom with green shag carpeting and Star Trek character cutouts on the walls. He ate eggs with a spoon because his...

UI faculty face new rules for teaching more classes

ALYSSA BERGAMINI February 15, 2012

University of Iowa faculty members have established a new teaching policy that would prevent professors from taking on too many classes. UI Associate Provost for Faculty Tom Rice said administrators...

Despite national hubbub, Catholic UI students still support contraception

BETH BRATSOS February 15, 2012

A mandate requiring religiously affiliated organizations to provide insurance for prescription birth control has upset local and national Catholic leaders, but many University of Iowa students who...

Iowa energy companies moving toward more natural gas

BAJ VISSER February 15, 2012

A greener future — thanks to natural gas? Justin Foss of Alliant Energy said that's exactly what's happening. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, Iowa produces approximately 5 percent of...

UIHC offers new heart disease screening process for newborns

ELISE DILGER February 15, 2012

Hundreds of infant heart patients could be saved each year thanks to a new technology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The UIHC is the first facility in the state to offer a new heart...

UI officials say iPads and smart phone will surpass student laptop use

ANNA THEODOSIS February 15, 2012

University of Iowa technology officials say they expect smartphones and tablets to soon surpass laptop use on campus. Steve Fleagle, the UI associate vice president for Information Technology Services,...

Former UISG president, statehouse candidate says officials should examine fees

ALISON SULLIVAN February 15, 2012

While keeping tuition down is a perennial talking point among state policymakers, the fees students pay don't get as much attention. But a former University of Iowa Student Government president wants...

Higher ed experts applaud Obama’s student aid proposals

CHASTITY DILLARD February 15, 2012

Higher-education advocates are applauding President Obama's plan to revamp federal student aid. In a budget proposal released Monday, the president calls for increasing the Pell Grant cap, doubling...

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