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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

A major without borders

CHRIS HIGGINS April 8, 2014

A new major track at the University of Iowa could drive social change in places as far away as Las Vegas or India. Engaged Social Innovation is a new track in the Interdepartmental Studies major. Between...

City rejects animal shelter bids

IAN MURPHY April 8, 2014

The Iowa City City Council voted to reject all the bids for the construction of the new animal care and adoption facility at a special meeting Monday. City officials will hold a public hearing on April...

City, UI join on sustainability

IAN MURPHY April 8, 2014

Iowa City officials and the University of Iowa will partner during the next academic year on several sustainability projects in the Iowa City area. The City Council approved the partnership with the...

UI celebrates ‘Donate Life’ month

GABRIELLA DUNN April 8, 2014

For the last two years, Daylea Herring has been waiting. The 2½–year-old was born with a liver disease — biliary atresia — a condition in which bile becomes trapped in the liver, leading to...

OPEN open to sustainability

REBECCA MORIN April 8, 2014

The University of Iowa’s OPEN Party is focusing on getting the student body more involved in helping the environment. The group, which is the only party now running for the UI Student Government,...

Bar owners stress lack of communication with police

IAN MURPHY April 7, 2014

Iowa City bar and restaurant owners say they would like a chance to create a dialogue with one police department’s officers writing citations on patrons who have made a mistake. Some Iowa City bar...

AirCare turns 35

LILY ABROMEIT April 7, 2014

One minute, Pat Doser is helping nurses set difficult IVs or assisting with patient care in the trauma emergency room. The next, he could be boarding a helicopter, rushing to an emergency situation...

OPEN pushes advocacy

KAITLIN DEWULF April 7, 2014

The only party running in the University of Iowa’s Student Government hopes to encourage students to become more involved in state politics. The OPEN Party’s platform “Individualize...

Council to mull shelter’s future

DANIEL SEIDL April 7, 2014

Iowa City officials have two choices — they can bite the bullet and pay an additional $1 million or scale back on their plans for the new animal shelter. The city were met with unfortunate news when...

UICHR to host Ukraine panel

CHRIS HIGGINS April 7, 2014

An upcoming event is designed to increase public understanding of a recent issue that has captured countless headlines. The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights will host a panel titled “Ukraine:...

Permit delay stymies road plan

KAITLIN DEWULF April 4, 2014

A recent update from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources about the state of the permit submitted for the construction on Copi Road over Clear Creek has delayed the project from moving forward. Greg...

The law and being unmarried

LILY ABROMEIT April 4, 2014

Not all University of Iowa students are looking for a ring before spring. For some, their future does not include walking down the aisle. Instead, they are focusing on what it could mean to live an unmarried...