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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

Coralville Iowa River Landing sees continued investment

QUENTIN MISIAG April 26, 2013

Area officials say a 180-acre plot of land off Interstate 80 — once stigmatized as an environmentally hazardous industrial park — is today coming to fruition as a true ‘front door’ to the...

Local police join national push to "take back" prescription drugs

REBECCA MORIN April 26, 2013

Local police will participate in a national initiative on Saturday to help local citizens rid their medicine cabinets of old or unused prescription pills. National Prescription Drug “Take-Back”...

Johnson County officials: current jail technology "on its last leg"

QUENTIN MISIAG April 26, 2013

As the May 7 vote for a new Johnson County justice Center nears, county officials face yet another hurdle in the maltimillion-dollar project. During a Thursday morning Board of Supervisors meeting, county...

Iowa City officials praise surveillance after Boston Marathon bombing

BRENT GRIFFITHS April 26, 2013

Iowa City activists are seeking 400 more signatures to bring the privacy debate to the forefront in Iowa City — a debate that has only intensified with actions taken in Boston in response to the Boston...

Kinnick Stadium to receive new video screen, sound system

STACEY MURRAY April 26, 2013

Hawkeye football fans can anticipate watching replays with improved HawkVision this fall. The state Board of Regents authorized the University of Iowa to enter an $8 million agreement to fund a new video...

RVAP’s ‘Clothesline Project’ shares assault victims’ stories at UI

LAUREN COFFEY April 26, 2013

Under a clear blue sky on the green Pentacrest lawn, roughly 300 victims spoke out, sharing their stories of abuse. The stories took on many different forms: a spew of profanities, individuals struggling...

UI students hold campus vigil for earthquake victims in China

MICHELLE KIM April 26, 2013

Thousands of miles from Iowa, an earthquake struck China last week, but some University of Iowa students still felt the impact. On April 20, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the center of Ya’an, located...

FEMA denies UI’s appeal for utility tunnels

STACEY MURRAY April 26, 2013

The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the University of Iowa’s appeal to fund a project that would prevent future flooding on campus through underground utility tunnels. FEMA Region VII...

Iowa regents create task force to review state funding for universities

STACEY MURRAY April 26, 2013

The state Board of Regents announced a new task force at its meeting Thursday to analyze state funding for the regent universities. Regent President Craig Lang has asked Regent David Miles to head the...

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