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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 District Working with Office of Civil Rights

DI STAFF September 25, 2013

In efforts to address racial disproportionality, one local school district has entered into agreements with the U.S. Department of Education.  The Iowa City School District has entered into a voluntary...

IC man charged after allegedly stealing $2,200 worth of property

DI STAFF September 25, 2013

An Iowa City man has been accused of stealing $2,200 worth of property. Jerome Brooks Jr., 18, was charged between Sept. 9-13 with second-degree theft and third-degree burglary. According to an Iowa...

IC man charged after allegedly charging approximately $700 to stolen credit card

DI STAFF September 25, 2013

An Iowa City man has been accused of charging almost $700 in stolen credit-card fees. Anthony Patterson, 21, was charged Sept. 22 with unauthorized use of a credit card not exceeding $1,000. According...

IC landlord accused of "peeping" on tenants waives right to a jury trial

ABIGAIL MEIER September 25, 2013

The trial for an Iowa City landlord accused of “peeping” on tenants opened and closed on Tuesday after he waived his right to a jury. Associate District Court Judge Stephen Gerard will decide...

IC School Board touches on special education deficit

EMILY FRIESE September 25, 2013

With a roughly $3.5 million deficit, the Iowa City School District has asked for more money to fund its special-education programs. On Tuesday evening, members of the School Board approved the request...

Q&A: Mason talks diversity, construction, and tuition freeze

DI STAFF September 25, 2013

The Daily Iowan: It recently came to light that Darlene and James McCord who have pledged more that $3 million to the UI over the years have been charged with avoiding more than $700,000 in taxes. What...

Mason reaffirms support for 21-Only ordinance

GRETA MEYLE September 25, 2013

With a Nov. 5 election quickly approaching, the fate of the persistently debated and controversial 21-ordinance has created a divide among local businesses, students, and government communities. “I’ve...

Sycamore Mall to be rebranded as Iowa City Marketplace

QUENTIN MISIAG September 25, 2013

While a number of store closings have come to the forefront, a number of Iowa City community members have long maintained their opinions on one East Side shopping center. While “dated,” “dead,”...

Be the Match chapter comes to UI campus

MEGAN DEPPE September 25, 2013

The University of Iowa has become the first college campus in the state to establish a chapter of Be The Match, a national registry for bone-marrow donors. The national project Project Marrow has been...

UI Faculty Senate moves forward on online evaluations

DANIEL SEIDL September 25, 2013

Change is on the way for those all-too-familiar evaluations nearly every single University of Iowa student is required to fill out each semester. Following discussion Tuesday afternoon at the UI Faculty...

UISG unanimously votes to allocate money to student organizations

DI STAFF September 25, 2013

At their second Senate meeting of the academic year, University of Iowa Student Government members unanimously voted to allocate $11, 906 to student organizations at the UI. UISG Senator and head of...

ICCSD hires national expert to lower disciplinary referrals

REBECCA MORIN September 25, 2013

As cultural differences blur the line between what is considered “disrespectful,” local secondary-school teachers appear to be struggling with disciplining children properly. One Iowa City...