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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

Wind tax credit extension passed by Senate Committee

DI STAFF April 4, 2014

A key U.S. Senate committee passed an extension to a wind energy tax credit just days after its future was in jeopardy. The wind energy tax credit is a part of the Renewable Electricity Tax Credit, which...

Two more sexual assaults reported

STACEY MURRAY April 4, 2014

Two unrelated sexual assaults were reported Thursday evening, marking the 10th and 11th reported assaults of the 2013-2014 academic year. One male student reported he was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance...

UISG hopefuls lay out plans

DANIEL SEIDL April 4, 2014

In an unopposed race, University of Iowa Student Government candidates are focusing on sexual assault and affordable education. “A big goal of ours is to have a platform that’s feasible,”...

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...

‘Girls’ takes aim at IC

STACEY MURRAY April 4, 2014

“Girls” might not be allowed on the University of Iowa campus, but the show will come to Iowa City anyway. Jesse Peretz, one of the show’s directors, told a reporter for the website...

UI mulls Northwestern case

IAN MURPHY April 4, 2014

The University of Iowa Presidential Committee on Athletics tackled a controversial topic at its meeting when it discussed the Chicago office of the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling that Northwestern...

Hawkeye Court replacement moves ahead

ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC April 4, 2014

Battered buildings from the 1960s previously housed University of Iowa students. But this fall, the dilapidated buildings will be replaced by modern facilities. University of Iowa officials say that...

Grad College changes roil some

CHRIS HIGGINS April 4, 2014

The University of Iowa Graduate College has shifted its focus as calls for financial efficiency to flourish. Thirty-three Ph.D. programs — nearly half of 67 offered at the UI — were deemed ineligible...

Varnum decision turns 5

STACEY MURRAY April 3, 2014

According to Kate Varnum, married life is the best kind of boring. She spends her time studying and tending to her 2 ½-year-old son, Alex. The couple’s most recent undertaking is trying to teach...

Bar owners stress communication

IAN MURPHY April 3, 2014

Owners of several restaurants and bars downtown expressed frustration about a lack of communication among themselves and city and state officials at a forum held Wednesday. George Etre, the owner of...

Caucus proves to be uplifting

CHRIS HIGGINS April 3, 2014

DES MOINES — Even a broken-down bus — fixed in an hour — did not kill UI students’ positivity as they traveled to Des Moines on Wednesday. More than 100 undergraduate and graduate students...