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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

The Daily Iowan‘s year in review

DI STAFF May 17, 2013

Peter Gray resigns Peter Gray, a former associate director of athletics student services at the University of Iowa, resigned in November 2012 amid allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. According...

UI Student Health Service, Health Iowa renamed to UI Student Health & Wellness

JORDYN REILAND May 16, 2013

The University of Iowa Student Health Service and its health-promotion branch, Health Iowa, has been renamed UI Student Health & Wellness. According to a university news release, the changes were...

Housing markets on the rise in Iowa City, the state, and nationally

QUENTIN MISIAG May 16, 2013

Despite a flurry of construction projects around the Iowa City area, the demand for real estate is still on the rise. The latest reports from the Iowa City Area Association of Realtors indicate that...

Two Iowa school districts say resource officers could be valuable for Iowa City

STACEY MURRAY May 16, 2013

Roughly one week after the Iowa City School District started discussing the potential implementation of resource officers, two Iowa school districts say resource officers have had positive effects in their...

Pizza on Dubuque set to move to Iowa Ave.

LAUREN COFFEY May 16, 2013

While it has gone through a variety of changes throughout its 13 years, one downtown restaurant is set to undergo its largest change yet. Pizza on Dubuque, 5 S. Dubuque St., hopes to move to a new...

Two UI students create feminism advocacy group

REBECCA MORIN May 16, 2013

After enrolling in the U.S. Feminism Rhetorics course at the University of Iowa, students Paige Pennigar and Madeline Fitzgerald mulled ideas for a new advocacy group that could help eliminate common gender...

UI Donation Drive shoots to double amount of donations

CASSIDY RILEY May 16, 2013

As the Year End University of Iowa Donation Drive kicks off, officials say they hope to see the donations double over last year’s. Andrea Uhl, a graduate student in the School of Urban and Regional...

More than 5,000 UI students set to graduate this weekend

JORDYN REILAND May 16, 2013

More than 5,000 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees during spring 2013 commencement ceremonies. The first ceremony begins today with the College of Pharmacy and will end with the College...

Local man, woman accused of stealing several rings

REBECCA MORIN May 16, 2013

One man and one woman were accused of stealing several rings that are valued at more than $15,000. Stacy Levell, 40, was charged March 10 with first-degree theft and was charged Feb. 10 with third-degree...

Man charged after allegedly stepping on woman’s neck

REBECCA MORIN May 16, 2013

A local man was accused of stomping on his girlfriend’s neck. Calvin Battle, 33, was charged Wednesday with domestic assault impeding air/blood and causing bodily injury. According to a University...

Iowa City moves forward with fraternal housing rezoning despite student protest

NICK HASSETT May 15, 2013

As the Iowa City City Council meeting began on Tuesday, more than 100 members of the University of Iowa’s greek community filled the room and spilled into the City Hall lobby to make their voices...

Johnson County officials debate for minimal jail repairs in the next few years

MICHELLE KIM May 15, 2013

A little more than a week after voters nixed a proposed justice center, plans to address Johnson County’s judicial, security, and space needs appear to be moving forward. But although the Board...