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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

Proposed tobacco tax increase welcomed by some Iowa City smokers

BRENT GRIFFITHS April 18, 2013

Some Iowa City smokers welcome a proposed increase in the federal tax on cigarettes provided the money goes to its current proposed destination. President Obama proposed a 94-cent increase in the federal...

Storms cause first UI power outage since October

CASSIDY RILEY April 18, 2013

The storm that struck the Iowa City area Wednesday caused strife for the University of Iowa campus and the city alike. At approximately 11:10 a.m. Wednesday morning, Hillcrest Marketplace and the H400...

UI issues Hawk Alert for off-campus robbery

EMILY BUSSE April 18, 2013

One suspect in Wednesday’s reported armed robbery has been arrested, while the other remains at large, according to Iowa City Police. According to the alleged victims, two males entered the residence...

Newborn screenings celebrates 50 years of work at the state Hygienic Lab

STACEY MURRAY April 18, 2013

This year marks the 50th anniversary of newborn screenings for genetic disorders, and the State Hygienic Lab continues to trek forward with a new screening set to launch next month, potentially saving...

Final UI librarian candidate visits campus

LAUREN COFFEY April 18, 2013

Libraries are quickly changing, both dealing with new technology as well as dealing with budget cuts, and the University of Iowa is dealing with a new change — finding a head librarian to handle all...

Seven-semester hour science course on its way to UI

QUENTIN MISIAG April 18, 2013

Imagine knocking out all seven required natural sciences general education credit hours in one class. Come next year, with the introduction of the Origins of Life in the Universe class at the University...

Iowa City school board votes to bring grounds care in-house

NICK HASSETT April 17, 2013

With spring arriving, the Iowa City School Board voted unanimously to bring school groundskeeping in-house. The district’s contract with its most recent grounds-care provider, Quality Care, expired...

Lone candidate Ben Gillig wins UI ECGPS election

HILLARY ROSENCRANTS April 17, 2013

Ben Gillig, the newly elected president Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students said he hopes to move the graduate and professional student government forward in the coming school year...

UI professor brings music therapy to dementia patients

CASSIDY RILEY April 17, 2013

A professor and her class at the University of Iowa have brought music-therapy sessions to people all over the area this semester, ranging all the way from pre-schoolers to dementia patients. UI music...

UI council votes to retain faculty research track

STACEY MURRAY April 17, 2013

The University of Iowa Faculty Council passed the continuation of the research-track position Tuesday, despite concerns about details of the policy. “We unanimously agreed it be retained,”...

UI celebrates anniversary of MLK’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’

EVAN HAFNER April 17, 2013

Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther King, Jr. began to write the “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” In celebration, professors and students at the University of...

UI College of Medicine holds annual Health Research Week

LAUREN COFFEY April 17, 2013

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Health Sciences Research Week, kicking it off with Stanford and Yale-educated speaker Kenneth Kendler. Kendler...