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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

Scotland votes down independence

LINDSEY DRILLING September 19, 2014

Scotland voted yesterday in a historic referendum, which has the possibility of creating a separate, independent nation from the United Kingdom. Many in the country are split over the issue. UI junior...

Grant to win third-annual Women in Equity award

KAITLIN DEWULF September 19, 2014

When Christine Grant was hired as the University of Iowa’s first women’s athletics director, she struggled with male colleagues who did not understand how to work with a woman. Grant used...

Environmentally safe housing project discussed at meeting

RACHEL GREEN September 19, 2014

The Prairie Hills cohousing community Board of Managers unveiled its next step in a plan to create the first cohousing community in Iowa City. On Thursday evening, the board asked the Iowa City Planning...

Institute has raised $400K in donations

ALYSSA GUZMAN September 19, 2014

This year, the John Paul II Medical Research Institute received the most donations it has ever seen. “We received funds through the Ice Bucket Challenge,” institute President Jay Kamath said....

Longtime local radio personality received prestigious award

LILY ABROMEIT September 19, 2014

Dottie Ray received a welcome surprise last week, winning a highly prestigious award in her field. The former Daily Iowan editor, who for more than 50 years hosted a radio show for AM 800 KXIC in Iowa...

Officials remember Bender

MITCH MCANDREW September 19, 2014

Kelly Bender, a former University of Iowa official who spearheaded several alcohol-safety programs for the university and Iowa City community, died at the age of 43 Thursday morning at Mercy Hospice with...

Johnson County Secondary Roads Facility may get rooftop solar panels

BEN MARKS September 19, 2014

The construction of the Johnson County Secondary Roads Facility may include the installation of rooftop solar panels. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors discussed the project at their meeting Thursday...

Cedar Falls native takes stage as Kid Captain

MEGAN SANCHEZ September 19, 2014

Margaret Schafer is a performer. In her life she takes on many roles, whether it’s an actress on stage, a pianist in a recital, a sister and daughter, or even, a patient at the University of...

Branstad, Hatch to face off in second debate

QUENTIN MISIAG September 19, 2014

A GOP kingmaker looking to continue on Iowa’s gubernatorial ladder and a state senator who trails him in several state and national polls will come face-to-face in their second debate on Saturday. Still,...

Cervantes: Is spanking spiteful?

CHRISTOPHER CERVANTES September 19, 2014

My mother loves to tell me about how strict her father, Gary Mayberry, was. I heard stories that I found both shocking and amusing, like when my Aunt Debi didn’t want to get out of bed and he put...

Guest Opinion: EPB situation harms learning

GUEST OPINION September 19, 2014

I am writing in response to the recent article published in The Daily Iowan about the mold in the English-Philosophy Building. As one of the evicted persons, I have some clarifying points I would like...

Byrd: On the eve of the Scottish referendum

MATTHEW BYRD September 19, 2014

Byrd is studying abroad at the University of Westminster in London. For the capital of a political entity on the verge of potential amputation, London was quite calm on the evening of Sept. 18. Not...

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