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

Solon man accused of failure to yield

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

A Solon man has been accused of failing to yield when police officials turned on emergency lights. Thomas Wilford, 20, was charged July 6 with eluding. According to a Johnson County Sheriffs Office...

Local man accused of stealing from Walmart

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

A local woman has been accused of stealing from Walmart. Geneva Hudson, 19, 2430 Muscatine Ave. No. 29, was charged July 5 with second-degree theft. According to an Iowa City police complaint, Walmart...

719 lost power this weekend in Iowa City

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

Local businesses struggled July 7 because of an hourlong power outage, and though the power has been restored on for most customers, some local business are still dealing with problems caused by the outage. "We're...

Two UI alumni re-visit Iowa City to screen Sundance film

EMMA MCCLATCHEY July 9, 2012

"Under the circumstances, how would you feel?" Audiences in 101 Becker Communications Building on July 7 were asked this question repeatedly as they attended a screening of the independent film...

David Fitzgerald reflects on 25 years as a UI career advisor

JOE HITCHON July 9, 2012

Despite spending his early years in agriculture, David Fitzgerald wound up working as a career adviser at the University of Iowa for the last 25 years — a position he will leave this week. During that...

Police: sexual assault unlikely in IC toddler’s death

DI STAFF July 9, 2012

Iowa City police Lt. Doug Hart said police had investigated the possibility of sexual assault prior to 20-month-old Marcus Balderas' death, but they now find it unlikely. "Initial observations led...

Revamped biology Ph.D. program aims to double admissions

ALY BROWN July 9, 2012

UI Biology Department officials say renovations in the Ph.D. program will better train students for careers in science through collaboration and seminar opportunities. Josh Weiner, head of the IBIO program...

Report alleges AgriSol is associated with human rights violations in Tanzania

NICHOLAS MILLER July 9, 2012

"Lives on Hold," a report released today by the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and the Oakland Institute, alleges that the Iowa firm AgriSol Energy is responsible in part for human-rights...

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