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

Editorial: Iowa lags in driver safety

DI EDITORIAL BOARD January 23, 2014

Drivers in Iowa are subject to one of the weakest sets of driving-safety laws in the country, according to a report released Wednesday from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. The annual report...

Training trip leaves Hawkeyes prepared for championship season

RYAN RODRIGUEZ January 23, 2014

The Iowa men’s swimming and diving team is coming off winter break hungrier and more determined than ever. After a January that saw the team travel to San Diego for its annual winter training trip,...

Disterhoft steps into starting role

JACOB SHEYKO January 23, 2014

After the Iowa women’s basketball team’s 88-72 loss to Michigan State on Jan. 16, head coach Lisa Bluder knew a change was needed. The Hawkeyes had yet again fallen behind early in the game...

Berhow to coach against former team

CODY GOODWIN January 23, 2014

Ben Berhow is sitting in his office inside the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex. His desk is cluttered with papers of all sorts, but he doesn’t really care about that right now. He’s busy telling...

Wolverines halt Hawkeye basketball buzz, for now

RYAN PROBASCO January 23, 2014

Until Wednesday night, Hawkeye fans could cling to the notion that Fran McCaffery’s group hadn’t been outplayed by any opponent yet this season. There were several chances to put away Iowa...

New Goodwill store to open Thursday

DI STAFF January 23, 2014

A new Goodwill of the Heartland facility will open Friday at 445 Highway 6 E. in Iowa City. The new 29,000-square-foot facility is the first under the new branding campaign “Look What I found.” The...

UI focusing on conservation

DANIEL SEIDL January 23, 2014

To aid in the ongoing struggle for sustainability, one University of Iowa employee takes a unique approach to the subject. Doug Litwiller,  â€Žassociate director of energy conservation at the UI,...

Student government anticipates new semester

MEGAN DEPPE January 23, 2014

As the new semester rolls in, the University of Iowa Student Government looks forward to continuing its current initiatives and seeing new ones develop. Many of the initiatives from last semester will...

Event provides support for healthcare application

LILY ABROMEIT January 23, 2014

Computers in the Iowa City Public Library sat prepped and ready, displaying a banner reading “Healthcare.gov” at the top of the screens. But even an hour into the event, the chairs sat empty. Community...

UIHC offers free Spanish course to medical staff

KEVIN SVEC January 23, 2014

Officials at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will offer a new Spanish course this spring for the medical staff to better accommodate the growing Latino population in Iowa. The class is offered...

Ronald McDonald House remodeled

ABIGAIL MEIER January 23, 2014

Shortly after the birth of Des Moines native Almeda Walker’s second child, the family received unexpected news that son A.J. would need a kidney transplant. Since Nov. 23, Walker’s family...

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