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

Local man allegedly punches person numerous times in the face

DI STAFF February 5, 2014

An Iowa City man has been accused of punching another person numerous times in the face. Shawn Rasmussen, 19, was charged on Nov. 1, 2013, with first-degree burglary and assault causing injury. According...

Social services offers supportive family meetings

CARTER CRANBERG February 5, 2014

Johnson County Social Services officials hope a new trial program, starting Feb. 10, will assist struggling families to prevent future problems. Social Services has allocated $2,000 of state funding to...

Research reaches across the state

LILY ABROMEIT February 5, 2014

Sirens echo as emergency doors are thrust open, and a patient is rushed into the hospital. But instead of travelling down the hall to a regular operating room, the doctors file into a room and press a...

College of Medicine requests space and time

MEGAN DEPPE February 5, 2014

Students in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine are just looking for a place to sit between shifts. But in order to have their concerns heard, the student are taking the first step — they...

Iowa native returns to headline Dance Marathon

STACEY MURRAY February 5, 2014

Brian Kistler and Ted Wendler met during their childhood summers on the beaches of Lake Michigan. Later, they both served as counselors at Camp Wapsie — a youth development program. And when Kistler...

Officials react to Farm Bill

IAN MURPHY February 5, 2014

The U.S. Senate passed the farm bill on a 68-32 vote Tuesday —creating mixed reactions from both Iowa farmers and senators. The farm bill. passed every five years, provides a structure for federal agriculture...

The boy bigger than life

JORDYN REILAND February 5, 2014

Green balloons fill the sky instantaneously in Moline around Aug. 12 every year. The identical balloons leave from the same place, but almost always end up in a completely different location from the one...

Load More Stories