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

Focus on drugs, not politics

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 5, 2012

The Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy announced in a press release that $3.3 million in federal grants will go towards 31 statewide drug-prevention, treatment, and enforcement initiatives last Tuesday...

Radar pitch speed gun draws kids on Fourth

TAYLOR AXELSON July 5, 2012

Moon bounces and inflatable slides drew young children to downtown Iowa City for some fun before the firework show began on Wednesday. Boys of all ages took a chance of showing off their league-ready...

Biking Basics class popular in IC

TOM GOLDHAMMER July 5, 2012

The Field House cycling studio plays host to a Biking Basics class. The class is held in a room crammed with stationary bikes. The session meets for 45 minutes a day, four days a week, and because the...

Jumper Troy Doris not done yet

TOM CLOS July 5, 2012

The next four years will be long for Troy Doris. The former Hawkeye athlete, who graduated in May, finished eighth in the triple jump at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials on June 30. Doris' leap...

Gatens to Phoenix Suns’ summer league

MATT CABEL July 5, 2012

Iowa basketball's Matt Gatens graduated. He won't play in Carver-Hawkeye Arena again, and he's done training under head coach Fran McCaffery. But Gatens has been hard at work since his graduation, preparing...

Coralville man charged with an OWI

DI STAFF July 5, 2012

A Coralville man has been accused of running from an officer after being arrested on an OWI cahrge. James Scully, 21, Coralville, was charged Wednesday with OWI, unlawful use of driver's license/ID of...

Local woman charged with using an unauthorized credit card

DI STAFF July 5, 2012

An Iowa City woman has been accused of using an unauthorized credit card to make purchases. Whiteny Clayborn, 22, 2446 Lakeside Drive No. 10, was charged June 7 with forgery. According to an Iowa City...

UI Veterans Center Coordinator receives a Governor’s Volunteer Award

DI STAFF July 5, 2012

Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds awarded University of Iowa Veterans Center Coordinator John Mikelson a 2012 Governor's Volunteer Award June 29 during a special recognition ceremony in...

Von Maur lawsuit trial set for September

DI STAFF July 5, 2012

A trial date has been set in a lawsuit over the Von Maur department store's move from Sycamore Mall in Iowa City to Coralville. According to online court documents, a pretrial conference is slated for...

IC woman charged with vehicular homicide pleads not guilty

DI STAFF July 5, 2012

Miranda Lalla, 50, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to vehicular homicide, a Class-B felony. Lalla was originally charged June 18 with second-offense OWI after allegedly running over Pamela Gross, 44, with...

Couple pleads not guilty in death of 20-month-old

DI STAFF July 5, 2012

The couple charged in the death of 20-month-old Marcus Balderas have pleaded not guilty. Jorge Perez, 20, and Mireya Balderas, 18, are charged with beating 20-month-old Marcus to death in April. Both...

UI physician receives fellowship award

DI STAFF July 5, 2012

Brian Wolf, a University of Iowa associate professor orthopaedics and rehabilitation, received the 2013 American-British and Canadian Traveling Fellowship, according a UI press release. The fellowship...

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