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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

Working to end suicide silence

ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC April 23, 2014

Book bags sitting on the Pentacrest typically hold notebooks, pens, and sandwich wrappers from the library café. But Tuesday, the backpacks held a different meaning. More than 1,000 backpacks decorated...

Officials discuss radon levels

LILY ABROMEIT April 22, 2014

Right around springtime four years ago, what Gail Orcutt thought were allergies turned out to be much worse.  “I found out I had lung cancer,” the Pleasant Hill resident said. “I’ve...

Blood drives have been seeing increased success at the UI

DANIEL SEIDL April 22, 2014

Students at the University of Iowa have been pumping up blood donations this year. “In the past year, our student organization of the DeGowin Blood Center has really taken a more active role,”...

New bakery opens its doors

IAN MURPHY April 22, 2014

Rain might have battered the sidewalks and people, but it did not stop the succulent smells of scones and pastries that wafted out of the kitchen of the Golden Carrot Bakery. The bakery has been at Public...

University of Iowa Powwow cancelled after 20 years

KAITLIN DEWULF April 22, 2014

For over 20 years, the Native American Student Association has hosted the University of Iowa Powwow celebration. But this year, the event filled with drumming competitions and food vendors has been...

New ICON to début

ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC April 21, 2014

Iowa Courses Online will get a makeover this summer, with a whole new modernized interface involving fewer clicks and more alerts. University of Iowa ICON senior IT support consultant David Long said...

Locals react to Korean ferry accident

LILY ABROMEIT April 21, 2014

Sang-Seok Yoon is frustrated with his home country’s government. Yoon is from Seoul, South Korea, and following an accident on April 16 involving a ferry capsizing, he said he and many others are...

Focusing on women in politics

IAN MURPHY April 21, 2014

White-haired men are not the only ones on Capitol Hill anymore. But their female counterparts are not coming from Iowa. The University of Iowa Public Policy Center held a symposium, Women In Politics,...

College Republicans shift focus

CHRIS HIGGINS April 21, 2014

The University of Iowa College Republicans will hold its Grand Old Party outreach campaign this week. Members will host events such as a roundtable with congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks...

Planting season shortened

DANIEL SEIDL April 21, 2014

Iowa farmers could spend less time in the tractors planting crops and more time in the combines harvesting them this year. According to a study published earlier this month by the Useful-to-Usable Project,...

Teens, cops hoop it up

DANIEL SEIDL April 18, 2014

The sounds of basketball fill the gym, sneakers squeaking and balls hitting the court. A police officer sinks a 3-point shot and an eighth-grade student goes up for a block. “It’s pretty competitive...

Supervisors OK hazard plan

KAITLIN DEWULF April 18, 2014

The five-year effort to establish Johnson County’s first comprehensive hazard-mitigation plan continues to push toward increased disaster protection across the county. The county Board of Supervisors...