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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

World travels help UI employee relate

DANIEL SEIDL October 10, 2013

Amy Bowes, a Study Abroad adviser at the University of Iowa, was lost. It was 2005, and she had just graduated from the UI with a degree in political science. She remembered the Peace Corps building...

Union protests shutdown at VA Medical Center

GABRIELLA DUNN October 10, 2013

Since the government shutdown began on Oct. 1, there has been a snowball effect on American incomes nationwide. In Iowa City, the Veterans Affairs Medical Center is now feeling the strain from the second...

Mistake on Auditor website leads to election confusion

DI STAFF October 10, 2013

A mistake posted on the Johnson County Auditor’s Office webpage for approximately 30 minutes Wednesday morning led to confusion about the upcoming elections. John Deeth, an account clerk in the Auditor’s...

UI students attempt to send signal to Juno Probe

DI STAFF October 10, 2013

At approximately 2:21pm CDT Wednesday, NASA’s 2-year-old Juno spacecraft flew past Earth for a gravity assist that would slingshot the probe toward its July 4, 2016, destination: Jupiter. The gravity...

Iowa City man charged after hit and run

DI STAFF October 9, 2013

An Iowa City man has been accused of causing a hit and run. Patrick White, 30, was charged Tuesday with third-offense OWI.  According to an Iowa City Police complaint, officers responded to reports...

Lone Tree teen charged in connection with school lockdown

DI STAFF October 9, 2013

The person responsible for the lockdown at Lone Tree Community School has been convicted. Daniel Jansen, 18, Lone Tree, was charged Sept. 23 with going armed with intent and going armed with intent with...

IC man charged after with having a marijuana-growing operation in his basement

DI STAFF October 9, 2013

An Iowa City man has been accused of having a marijuana-growing operation in his basement. Bradley Askvig, 38, was charged Oct. 2 with controlled-substance violation and failure to affix a tax stamp. According...

IC man charged after threatening girlfriend with a knife

DI STAFF October 9, 2013

An Iowa City man has been accused of threatening his girlfriend with a knife. Derrill Jones, 31, was charged Wednesday with domestic-abuse assault impeding air or blood causing bodily injury. According...

Couple files suit against Iowa Civil Rights Commission

DI STAFF October 9, 2013

The owners of a central Iowa event venue filed suit against the Iowa Civil Rights Commission Monday, after a same-sex couple was denied the ability to host their wedding. On Monday, The Becket Fund for...

World Citizen: Getting somewhere

LU SHEN October 9, 2013

Like every international student, I have been asked a million times: do you want to stay in the States or do you want to return to your home country after graduation? It’s a difficult question...

Bruegger’s Bagels comes back to downtown

MEGAN DEPPE October 9, 2013

A round and chewy culinary delight will soon once again return to downtown Iowa City. Bruegger’s Bagels will open its doors on Oct. 14 after a more than two-year absence. The popular bagel shop...

UI officials discuss ongoing e-cigarette debate

GRETA MEYLE October 9, 2013

While an escalating trend of nicotine vaporizers has encompassed the area, the University of Iowa’s smoke-free campus policy makes no mention of e-cigarettes. Battery-powered — with no use of...