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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

School Board moves on controversial redistricting plans

EMILY FRIESE October 9, 2013

The Iowa City School District will have to wait a little longer for an update on renovations and new schools. Sparking much debate, the School Board met Tuesday evening to discuss redistricting, which...

Free speech the topic of Faculty Council discussion

GRETA MEYLE October 9, 2013

University of Iowa faculty representatives want to discern the difference between free speech and provocative behavior among their peers. At the Faculty Council meeting Tuesday, after mixed court verdicts...

UI No. 1 for nonfiction

DI STAFF October 9, 2013

For the fifth year in a row the University of Iowa was ranked the No. 1 school for nonfiction in the country by Poets and Writers Magazine. The UI Nonfiction Writing Program was founded in 1976 and is...

World Citizen: Where is home?

LU SHEN October 8, 2013

I like going to New York City, because I don’t feel like a foreigner there; I think I’m no different from anybody hurrying by me on the street. When the subway arrives on a station, passengers...

ICCSD updates enrollment projections

GABRIELLA DUNN October 8, 2013

The ongoing growth in the Iowa City School District has raised a new concern — an update to enrollment projections — to be addressed by School Board members during this evening’s meeting. ...

Locals work to create awareness for mental illness

MEGAN SANCHEZ October 8, 2013

While it’s been almost 20 years since her most recent psychiatric hospitalization, today, the collection of 18 different keys — more specifically what they symbolize — has helped Margalea Warner...

Supervisors hold last public input hearing

DANIEL SEIDL October 8, 2013

While proposing to build a new Johnson County Jail and Courthouse is highly controversial in the area, county officials are once again moving forward after two recent initiatives failed to garner voter...

Housing crisis addressed

REBECCA MORIN October 8, 2013

With the debate of implementing affordable housing within one of Iowa’s most expensive counties to call home, local residents and officials are trying to create new ways to address the issue. “Affordable...

Special election set to fill Sorenson’s seat

DI STAFF October 8, 2013

Following the resignation of former Sen. Kent Sorenson, R-Milo, Gov. Terry Branstad has announced the date of a special election to fill the vacant seat. Sorenson resigned on Oct. 2 after a report was...

Chicago man charged after assaulting female

DI STAFF October 8, 2013

A Chicago man has been accused of assaulting a female. Lemont Baker II, 29, was charged Monday with assault causing bodily injury. According to an Iowa City police complaint, officers responded to reports...

WIC funding to continue through October

MEGAN SKUSTER October 7, 2013

In the wake of a now seven-day government shutdown, Iowa families that rely on Woman, Infants, and Children vouchers now have a little more breathing room. On Oct. 3 the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Newhall, Iowa man charged after allegedly driving while intoxicated

DI STAFF October 7, 2013

A Newhall, Iowa, man has been accused of driving while intoxicated. Adam Stock, 32, was charged Sunday with third-offense OWI. According to a Johnson County sheriff’s complaint, Stock was pulled over...