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

Regents approve two apartment leases for 2013-14 school year

DI STAFF December 6, 2012

The state Board of Regents approved the description and budget for the University of Iowa’s Stanley Hall renovations. The $6.7 million project will renovate restrooms and upgrade the sinks and...

UAY gives back to local needy teens

LAUREN COFFEY December 6, 2012

Piles of sweaters, pants, shoes, and hygienic items sat on top of a dozen tables Wednesday. Lines of people holding trash bags wound around each table and surrounded the room. Through the chaos, the...

UI professor leaves a lasting impression

CASSIDY RILEY December 6, 2012

At 84 years of age, Professor Emeritus Gerhard Loewenberg is showing no sign of slowing down. Despite having been retired since 2003, he is still actively involved in the Political Science Department at...

UI adapts to new financial aid shopping sheet

CASSIDY RILEY December 6, 2012

Financial-aid award notifications are receiving makeovers at several schools across the country. More than 500 colleges and universities across the country — including Iowa’s three Board of Regents’...

UI student entrepreneurs aim to bring relief to battered East Coast

QUENTIN MISIAG December 6, 2012

Though coverage of Hurricane Sandy’s destruction appears to be waning, one group of University of Iowa students is eager to bring a renewed sense of urgency about the lingering devastation caused...

UI officials expect lower payout than 2011 from Big Ten bowl revenue

ERIC CLARK December 6, 2012

While the Hawkeye football team will not attend a bowl game this year, the the Iowa Athletics Department will still receive a payout from the Big Ten. The Big Ten pools the payouts from all bowls in which...

Pentacrest protest targets potential UI Center for Human Rights closure

BRIANNA JETT December 6, 2012

Shouts of protest echoed around the Pentacrest Wednesday afternoon. More than 100 students, faculty, and community members gathered to protest the closing of the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights....

In-state tuition freeze passes Iowa regents with no discussion

STACEY MURRAY December 6, 2012

Following months of discussion, support, and even some disproval, the state Board of Regents officially passed the tuition freeze for undergraduate resident students in a unanimous decision for the 2013-14...

Iowa regents president: Gray incident suggests UI “not doing a good enough job”

STACEY MURRAY December 6, 2012

State Board of Regents President Craig Lang said Wednesday the University of Iowa’s handling of the Peter Gray sexual-misconduct controversy is an “obvious breakdown in the process” —...

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