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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

Another sex-assault reported

REBECCA MORIN April 18, 2014

University of Iowa officials have received a report of another sexual assault. This would be the 12th sexual assault reported for the 2013-14 academic year. The student reported to UI staff that she...

No worries yet on planting corn

ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC April 18, 2014

Iowa’s prized crop has gone unplanted so far this year, but farmers’ concerns aren’t growing. Iowa, along with other major corn-producing states, are planting their corn at historically...

Cultural event expands

CHRIS HIGGINS April 18, 2014

Community members tried free food — and something new. The University of Iowa Campus Activities Board cultural committee hosted the second Taste of Asia on Thursday night at Old Brick. Students and...

IC seeks to sing blues

IAN MURPHY April 18, 2014

Iowa City has an upcoming case of the blues, but it’s not a bad thing. Iowa City is in the Blue Zone Demonstration Site stage, said Dan Buetner, founder of Blue Zones and identifier of the original...

Fire probe focuses on welder

DI STAFF April 18, 2014

A welder reportedly might have caused a warehouse fire Tuesday afternoon. Iowa City Fire Battalion Chief Brian Platz said in a letter to Chief John Grier that his team believes a welder could have started...

Fire investigation still underway

IAN MURPHY April 17, 2014

Numerous area fire departments were called in on Tuesday to help battle a fire that burned most of the night in Iowa City, and officials are still investigating the cause of the fire. Smoke billowed...

Court Street block to be closed

DI STAFF April 17, 2014

Because workers will extend underground utilities to support the new music facility, a block of Court Street will be closed April 21 to June 30. The closure, which is near the construction site, will...

UI receives mentoring grant

DI STAFF April 17, 2014

A grant has been awarded to the University of Iowa to establish one of only five University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring in the nation. The centers are located at universities that have proven records...

Tuition freeze hits bump in road

A little more than $4 million may stand in the way of another in-state tuition freeze. The Legislature has reached an impasse as House Republicans and Senate Democrats disagree on how much funding should...

Digital dentistry advances at UI

LILY ABROMEIT April 17, 2014

Kaitlin Hoogezeen is ahead of the curve. The third-year student in the University of Iowa’s College of Dentistry has had firsthand experience working with the technology that has crept next to dentist...

Officials mull courthouse annex

IAN MURPHY April 17, 2014

The new courthouse annex is starting to take shape as the Johnson County Board of Supervisors and local architects perused floor plans at the supervisors’ work sessions Wednesday. The 72,000-square-foot...