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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

City, Johnson County officials meet in first public discussion to plan SEATS future

QUENTIN MISIAG March 28, 2013

City officials joined members of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors in person for the first time this year to discuss the future funding allocations of SEATS. Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty...

UISG votes to not support new Justice Center proposal

LAUREN COFFEY March 28, 2013

Heated debate broke out Tuesday evening in the final University of Iowa Student Government Senate meeting about the Johnson County Justice Center. It came down to an individual count of votes, but UISG...

Newman Center students create pillowcases for youth in need

LAUREN COFFEY March 28, 2013

Stacks of colorful pieces of fabric were lined up on a table, women laughed and talked with one another, and the sound of sewing machines hummed in the background. These students weren’t sewing...

UI Department of Public Safety establishes emergency management team

REBECCA MORIN March 28, 2013

Disasters can strike at any moment, and one newly created management team is working to be prepared during those situations.  The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety created the All-Hazard...

Johnson County, city officials to discuss future of SEATS funding

STACEY MURRAY March 27, 2013

Following months of discussion, city officials will meet today to discuss funding in a setting that one supervisor hopes will create honest, helpful information. City officials will meet with Johnson...

Iowa Regent President Lang interested in helping graduate student tuition

BRIANNA JETT March 27, 2013

While funding for an in-state tuition freeze is a hot topic in the Iowa Legislature, state Board of Regents President Craig Lang said he’s looking for ways to aid graduate students. Lang spoke to...

Iowa City group prepares for next step in fight against ‘The Chauncey’ development

NICK HASSETT March 27, 2013

For an Iowa City group focused on fighting against a new 20-story development in Iowa City, a planning and zoning measure could be its last chance to stop it. The Iowa Coalition Against the Shadow, a...

UISG student leaders look back at the year’s accomplishments

JONATHAN SOLIS March 27, 2013

The University of Iowa Student Government gaveled in its last Senate meeting on Tuesday. One year ago, the I-Party was in the same position. Its members campaigned on a platform that promised improvement...

New leaders to direct Johnson County political parties into 2014

BRENT GRIFFITHS March 27, 2013

The new chairman of the Johnson County Democrats said the party is moving past its “major loss” in the Board of Supervisors election and getting back to the basics of campaigning. On the...

Trial reset for Iowa City landlord accused of peeping

CASSIDY RILEY March 27, 2013

The trial has been reset for an Iowa City landlord accused of peeping on his tenants. Elwyn Miller, 63, was charged with 11 counts off invasion of privacy for allegedly peeping at female residents through...

UI medical student meets with Branstad to discuss tuition proposal

LAUREN COFFEY March 27, 2013

Shady Henien, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Iowa and the president of the Carver College of Medicine Student Government, met with Gov. Terry Branstad on Tuesday morning to gain his...