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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

UI film student helps produce new TV series pilot

MICHELLE NGO January 29, 2014

Since his days as a high-school sports broadcasting producer in La Grange, Ill., Eric Anfield, a cinematography student and a senior at the University of Iowa, has wanted to make and edit film. Now,...

UI professor to receive $400K award

DI STAFF January 29, 2014

A University of Iowa faculty member will receive a $400,005 over the next five years to create a new 3D technology. Ibrahim Ozbolat, an assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, was...

State Board of Regents to vote on capital projects

DI STAFF January 29, 2014

The state Board of Regents will consider recommending approval for four University of Iowa capital projects during its Feb. 5 and 6 meetings. The projects include an addition to the College of Public...

UIHC to propose changed bylaws

DI STAFF January 29, 2014

During the Feb. 5 and 6 meetings of the state Board of Regents, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics staff will propose changes to its bylaws. UIHC officials asked a task force to review the subcommittees...

University of Iowa to ask for dormitory revenue bonds

DI STAFF January 29, 2014

University of Iowa officials will ask the state Board of Regents to accept bids for the dormitory revenue bonds that will then be used to pay a part of the construction costs for the new West Campus residence...

Dance Marathon: Leaders undertake large workload

GRETA MEYLE January 28, 2014

Juggling the workload of planning events for families and dancers alike, collaborating with sponsors, and overseeing 18 event committee members are just a few of the many tasks University of Iowa senior...

Anticipating the State of the Union

MICHELLE NGO January 28, 2014

Emma Monroe, UI freshman ‘I probably won’t watch the address, because I don’t really know anything about politics, but I’m not really a fan of Obama because I have more conservative...

County officials consider law-enforcement renovations

DANIEL SEIDL January 28, 2014

The Johnson County Courthouse and Johnson County Jail weigh heavily on the Board of Supervisors following two failed justice-center proposals in recent years. “Just because people didn’t vote...

City Council considers landfill technology

DANIEL SEIDL January 28, 2014

City officials are carefully considering a new, alternative waste-management technology, which could lower the waste in the Iowa City Landfill by 80 percent. Iowa City Public Works Director Rick Fosse...

Officials propose changes to football parking

ALISON KEIM January 28, 2014

For nine Saturdays every fall, more than 70,000 fans surge into historic Kinnick Stadium. On those Saturdays, the fans also pour into the parking lots surrounding the stadium, and University of Iowa officials...

Graduate Student Senate backs Latino studies minor

MEGAN DEPPE January 28, 2014

Stacey Alex, a graduate teaching assistant in Spanish and delegate to the University of Iowa Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students, wants the UI to add a Latino Studies minor. But...

Area man allegedly found with marijuana

DI STAFF January 28, 2014

An area man has been accused of possessing marijuana. Gordon Tiernan, 25, Coralville, was charged Sunday with controlled-substance violation and disorderly conduct According to a Coralville police complaint,...