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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 officials start modifications to Field House

QUENTIN MISIAG October 23, 2012

Renovation has begun on the 85-year-old Field House in order to improve access to the congested University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics complex. The 240,000-square-foot facility has been a part of the...

Johnson County group advocates for LGBT seniors

TIERRA SIMPSON October 23, 2012

When Patrick Cronk officially came out of the closet at 28 years old, his mother, father, and six siblings shunned him. Cronk, the secretary of the Visibility Action Team and a lord archbishop, said...

Complaints regarding disrespect decrease at UI

LAUREN COFFEY October 23, 2012

Complaints among students, staff, and faculty regarding disrespect have slowly increased over the last five years, and the University of Iowa Office of the Ombudsperson decided to take action against the...

UI students learn end-of-life planning with Honoring Your Wishes program

BRIANNA JETT October 23, 2012

Planning for death comes at the end of a life, right? Not always —University of Iowa students in a class have begun to take a closer look at what they would want at the end of their lives in the pursuit...

Iowa Electronic Markets favor Obama in weeks leading up to presidential election

NICK HASSETT October 23, 2012

The Iowa Electronic Markets — a system of real-money future exchanges run by University of Iowa faculty — is calling a front runner in the upcoming election. The system favors President Obama by a...

Experts spar on effectiveness of presidential candidates’ tax plans

RISHABH R. JAIN October 23, 2012

President Obama and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney have very different tax plans, and locals can’t seem to agree which man’s policy would be better for the economy. “No one likes...

Locals address presidential candidates’ college affordability plans

JORDYN REILAND October 23, 2012

University of Iowa junior Catherine Clark is in debt  — $45,000 to $50,000 in student loans to be exact. Unlike Clark, UI sophomore Brian Behrens is scotch free — his parents pay for his education....

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