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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

City officials go slowly on landfill project

IAN MURPHY May 6, 2014

Erosion of farmland in Iowa could be leaving $1 billion worth of crop in the fields. “As you drive across the countryside in Iowa, and you look at the topsoil … we see a lot of yellow,”...

Tobacco Bowl remains open

CHRIS HIGGINS May 6, 2014

Smoke rings will still rise — for now. The Tobacco Bowl, a café at 111 S. Dubuque S., was set to close in mid-April. However, customers are still puffing away at cigarettes and sipping at coffee. Store...

Grapplers continue to grieve over loss of Dave Schultz

BEN ROSS May 6, 2014

Sometimes, when he’s feeling sad or nostalgic, Royce Alger puts on a royal blue sweatshirt and sits with a Coors Banquet beer in the backyard at his home in Des Moines. With the phrase Team Foxcatcher,...

City zaps Union exemption

LILY ABROMEIT May 6, 2014

Partygoers under 21 have only seven days left to spend all night dancing away in the Union Bar. During a hearing Monday, Iowa City officials ruled to uphold the revocation of the bar’s entertainment...

One UI student ‘country-less’ but free, for now

SARAH BULMER May 5, 2014

Once or twice every year, Coco Moreno braces herself for a full 24 hours of travel over the Atlantic Ocean, a layover at Heathrow Airport, and sometimes Schiphol, Amsterdam, then on to the Persian Gulf,...

Council to move on affordable-housing

DANIEL SEIDL May 5, 2014

Affordable housing could become an option closer to downtown. Iowa City officials seek to add more affordable housing into the developing Riverfront Crossings district, which is bounded by Burlington...

Local women unite on construction site

ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC May 5, 2014

This week, women all across the country and locally will strap on their tool belts and put on their hard hats. It is National Women Build Week, and Habitat for Humanity will continue its tradition of...

Bill aims to attract veterans through incentives

KAITLIN DEWULF May 5, 2014

Recent attempts by the Iowa Legislature to make Iowa a desirable place for veterans to retire their combat boots might not be enough, some vets say. In the past year, Gov. Terry Branstad has made repeated...

Legislators lament allowable growth rate

IAN MURPHY May 5, 2014

The allowable growth rate has not been set for the 2015-16 school year because of disagreements in between the House and Senate. Allowable growth is used to control and provide funding for Iowa schools,...

Students advocate for Rodham Clinton

CHRIS HIGGINS May 5, 2014

Presidential politics are brewing on the Pentacrest, well before ballots have been printed. Some University of Iowa students have begun gathering in support for a 2016 presidential campaign by former...

Athletics gets richer

CHRIS HIGGINS May 2, 2014

They got more than they hoped for. The University of Iowa Athletics Department budget will end up with roughly $1 million more than expected this fiscal year. The news was revealed at a Presidential Committee...

Parents sue School District in wheelchair incident

DI STAFF May 2, 2014

The parents of a child reportedly injured in a wheelchair accident are suing the Iowa City School District, according to court documents. Bradley Kaldahl and Soon Ryang, both of Iowa City, are the parents...