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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

Lawmakers eye anti-bullying law

LILY ABROMEIT February 14, 2014

In the information age, bullying no longer stops when students leave school, which is why Iowa lawmakers are wading into the issue to empower schools to tackle cyber bullying. A bill in both the Iowa...

Winter takes aim at water mains

KEVIN SVEC February 14, 2014

The Iowa City winter has stirred up as much trouble underground as it has on the surface. This year has been one of the worst years for water-main maintenance in the city’s history. So far, there...

Solar farm nearer to fruition

ABIGAIL MEIER February 14, 2014

A new farm in the Johnson County area will trade corn for sunshine. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors completed the last requirements at its Thursday meeting for a group of individuals to create...

Where’s the beef? Sky-high

ALISON KEIM February 13, 2014

Beef prices are on the m-o-o-ve. A shortage in cattle has led to a recent increase in beef prices leaving it at the highest it has been in the past several years. A downward trend in the number of beef...

Weather blamed for lack of blood

KEVIN SVEC February 13, 2014

This year’s abnormally harsh winter has taken a toll on blood collections in Iowa and the rest of the Midwest. The 2013-14 winter has been ranked the ninth coldest Iowa winter in 121 years. The...

Hopeful backs ‘low-carb’ diet

DANIEL SEIDL February 13, 2014

Monica Vernon, a Democrat running for Iowa’s 1st Congressional Districtseat, believes the nation needs to slim down.  “The world needs, and America needs, to go on a low-carb diet,”...

Alcohol plan tweaked

MICHELLE NGO February 13, 2014

University of Iowa officials and students are striving to step down from the university’s position at the top of the Princeton Review’s party-school ranking. While the group has had some...

Dem hopeful takes aim at poverty

LILY ABROMEIT February 13, 2014

Another gubernatorial Jonathan Narcisse, “At this moment in He said he is most focused Narcisse said in order In this proposal, for every Tom Hoefling, who is “We want to get government A statement...

Dashboard tracks UI energy use

MEGAN DEPPE February 13, 2014

The Energy Control Center keeps track of the energy use at the University of Iowa on a dashboard-like system, and officials encourage community members to check it out. George Paterson, senior utilities...

New leader for College Republicans

DI STAFF February 13, 2014

The University of Iowa’s College Republicans has a new head. UI junior Quentin Marquez, a political-science and international-relations major, is serving his first term as the College Republicans...

Area man allegedly chokes woman

DI STAFF February 13, 2014

A Coralville man allegedly broke door a down and attacked a woman. Ralph Costanzo Jr., 55, was accused on Tuesday with domestic abuse assault impeding air/blood-causing injury. According to a Coralville...

Iowa woman allegedly chokes partner

DI STAFF February 13, 2014

A Marion woman allegedly choked her partner during a disagreement over music. Kumeka Jordan, 20, was charged on Wednesday with domestic-abuse assault impeding air/blood and causing bodily injury. According...