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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

UI reacts to possible funding switch

JORDYN REILAND May 15, 2014

Graduate and professional students and officials alike are scratching their heads at what might result in a lack of allocations for their respective programs. During a state Board of Regents meeting in...

Q&A: Mason talks performance based funding, flood recovery

DI STAFF May 15, 2014

The Daily Iowan sat down with University of Iowa President Sally Mason to talk about the issue of sexual assault on college campuses, the performance-based funding model, and the ongoing flood recovery....

Officials: Alcohol linked to sex assault

DANIEL SEIDL May 15, 2014

The conversation on sexual assault at the University of Iowa is shifting to include alcohol. “That’s a huge Venn diagram that we’re not really discussing,” said Susan Junis, the...

Group wants to do away with bar exam

ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC May 15, 2014

Students graduating from the University of Iowa College of Law will accept their diplomas Friday, but they can’t practice law quite yet. First, they must take the bar exam and wait until fall for...

Board freezes administrative pay

LILY ABROMEIT May 15, 2014

Iowa City School District administrators are also taking a hit from budget cuts. Board member Tuyet Dorau was determined to make change Tuesday night at the Iowa City School Board meeting. Proposing...

Man accused of making unauthorized transactions

DI STAFF May 15, 2014

Authorities have accused a local man of making unauthorized transactions with a stolen debit card. According to an Iowa City police complaint, Nadler stayed with a man at a hotel for approximately one...

Local nightclub fined

DI STAFF May 15, 2014

An Iowa City nightclub has been fined by the state, and it will lose its liquor license for 30 days. Caliente Night Club, 171 Highway 1 W., will be fined $1,000 in addition to the liquor-license suspension,...

Cheba Hut closes

DI STAFF May 15, 2014

The Iowa City Cheba Hut, 314 E. Burlington St. announced its closure Wednesday. Scott Jennings founded the original Cheba Hut in 1988 near the Arizona State Campus. The marijuana-theme store is one of...

Students thrive somewhere over the rainbow at the UI

DANIEL SEIDL May 14, 2014

After four years of hard work, the odyssey is finally over for one LGBTQ student. “It feels amazing,” Preston Keith said. “Being done with school and going onto this next journey …...

UI moves on identity theft

DI STAFF May 14, 2014

The University of Iowa launched a new tool to prevent identity theft for its employees. The free service, Duo, is a two-step phone verification tool to protect employees from on- and off-campus locations....

UI law partners with six more schools

DI STAFF May 14, 2014

Students throughout Iowa can earn bachelor’s and law degrees in six years now from eight undergraduate institutions. The University of Iowa College of Law has partnered with eight institutions since...

UI prepares for Spring 2014 graduation ceremonies

DI STAFF May 14, 2014

Approximately 5,000 University of Iowa students will reach a landmark this coming weekend. Split ceremonies will be held for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences undergraduates to accommodate more family...