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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

Coralville Iowa River Landing sees continued investment

QUENTIN MISIAG April 26, 2013

Area officials say a 180-acre plot of land off Interstate 80 — once stigmatized as an environmentally hazardous industrial park — is today coming to fruition as a true ‘front door’ to the...

Mason: UI attains 100 percent compliance in sexual harassment

STACEY MURRAY April 26, 2013

University of Iowa President Sally Mason said at the state Board of Regents meeting Thursday that 100 percent of faculty at the UI have undergone appropriate sexual-harassment training. “This is...

Trial continued for man connected to trailer park shooting

CASSIDY RILEY April 26, 2013

The trial of a man who was injured in a shooting last summer has been continued. Demarco Dudley was allegedly wounded by gunshot from Daniel Stepleton, an agent for the Division of Narcotics Enforcement....

UI Hospitals and Clinics set to increase rates by 6 percent

STACEY MURRAY April 25, 2013

The state Board of Regents approved a 6 percent rate increase for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to become effective on July 1. Ken Fisher, the UIHC associate vice president for finance,...

UI Children’s Hospital one step closer to completion

STACEY MURRAY April 25, 2013

Construction on the new University of Iowa Children’s Hospital is one step closer to completion in 2016. “The project is proceeding very well,” said Ken Kates, the UIHC chief executive...

UI students work to develop sustainable toilet

REBECCA MORIN April 25, 2013

University of Iowa senior Bailee McClellan is not just hitting the books this semester, but she is also hitting the bricks. In McClellan’s group, she and seven other classmates are focusing on...

Physical Activities Courses kicked out of UI gen ed program

CASSIDY RILEY April 25, 2013

Fitness walking, self-defense, and badminton are all getting the boot. Beginning this summer, physical-activities courses will no longer count toward the semester hours students need to fulfill general-education...

New Dunkin’ Donuts to open this summer in Coralville

CASSIDY RILEY April 25, 2013

The first of 12 new eastern Iowa Dunkin’ Donuts locations kicked off construction in Coralville last week, and is already “ahead of schedule.” The Coralville location is scheduled to...

Terry Trueblood project enters final construction phase, will open in August

MICHELLE KIM April 25, 2013

The Terry Trueblood Recreation Area currently has 80 percent of its third and final phase completed, and it will finally hold its grand opening this summer. Iowa City Parks and Recreation Director Mike...

Iowa state senator’s interest is ‘piquing’ in run to replace Harkin

BRENT GRIFFITHS April 25, 2013

After two high-profile Republicans announced they would not run for the U.S. Senate seat that Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, will vacate after next year, one member of the Iowa Legislature is considering a run. “This...

Iowa City School District welcomes new class of kindergarteners

LAUREN COFFEY April 25, 2013

The Iowa City School District will have roughly 1,100 students for the 2013-14 school year, and school officials say they are planning accordingly. April 18 was the School District’s “kindergarten...

UI makes "Green Campus" list

JORDYN REILAND April 25, 2013

The University of Iowa was ranked as one of the 322 most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to the Princeton Review. According to a release, this is the fourth year...