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

City officials move forward with fee increases

DANIEL SEIDL April 16, 2014

Iowa City officials have taken a step toward increasing fees to maintain services. “Our infrastructure is starting to suffer, and we need some more income,” City Manager Tom Markus said. The...

Muscle atrophy could see a green enemy

ABIGAIL MEIER April 16, 2014

Maybe spinach wasn’t the only thing Popeye the Sailor should have eaten — green tomatoes can strengthen muscles too.   According a team of University of Iowa scientists, a compound found...

Iowa City cabins approach restoration

KAITLIN DEWULF April 16, 2014

More than 180 years ago, back before the Iowa City skyline was ruled by tall city and campus buildings, the first settlers of European descent in Johnson County called log cabins home. Today, two log...

Juicing diet plans slim on nutrients

ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC April 16, 2014

Some Iowa City residents are squeezing their fruit so they can squeeze into their summer clothes. But Katherine Mellen, a University of Iowa lecturer in health and human physiology, said juicing has...

Paul Ryan’s budget cuts student aid

BRENT GRIFFITHS April 16, 2014

Dramatic cuts to federal student aid programs are included in House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget which passed the Republican-controlled U.S. House last week — a decision he argues...

Event focuses on women in politics

JORDYN REILAND April 16, 2014

While voters in Iowa have a chance to send its first woman to Washington this November, officials from the state and Iowa City community will meet this weekend to discuss the ongoing issue of electing...

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