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

UISG holds informational meeting for spring elections

DI STAFF March 4, 2014

A meeting regarding the upcoming open positions in the University of Iowa Student Government was held on Monday to address all available positions and requirements for students to run for office. UISG...

Local woman accused of stealing laptop

DI STAFF March 4, 2014

Authorities have accused a local woman of stealing a laptop from city bus. Alyssa Williams, 18, was charged on Feb. 18 with second-degree theft. According to an Iowa City police complaint, the victim...

Lower taxes for commercial and rental properties could hurt homeowners

CARTER CRANBERG March 4, 2014

County officials are trying to plug the dam; however, the need for increased taxes appears imminent. Senate File 295, a property-tax-reduction bill signed into effect last year, is causing backlash in...

Exhibit highlights African-American achievement in health care

LILY ABROMEIT March 4, 2014

The creation of an exhibit that would honor African-American members of the health-sciences field came as a spur-of-the-moment idea to exhibit curator Andre Lee, who decided African Americans in the health...

Heart parachutes at UI

ABIGAIL MEIER March 4, 2014

Heart-attack survivors suffering from congestive heart failure could potentially see a parachute of support. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics specialists in the Heart and Vascular Center are...

City mulls more one-way conversions

IAN MURPHY March 4, 2014

Iowa City officials are considering turning Market and Jefferson Streets into two-way streets, hoping to slow down traffic. “It mirrors a national trend we’re seeing in urban core areas,”...

Oz, the cheerleader

BEN ROSS March 4, 2014

Oz Agbese kept his cool while the Iowa State student section peppered him with racial slurs. The 5-10, 220-pound Iowa cheerleader with biceps as big as grapefruits lifted one of the I-O-W-A banners as...

Looking beyond assault numbers

REBECCA MORIN March 4, 2014

Because most sexual assaults occurring on a college campus go unreported, the recent rise in the number of reports at the University of Iowa does not mean the campus is “unsafe,” experts say. “If...

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