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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

UI employees see higher average pay raises

BRIANNA JETT March 13, 2013

Slowly but surely, salary increases are outpacing inflation at the University of Iowa. During the recession, faculty and staff at the UI saw very few pay raises. However, as the economy has improved,...

UI graduate programs and colleges rank top 25 in nation

KRISTEN EAST March 13, 2013

Twenty-six of the University of Iowa’s graduate programs and colleges were ranked among the 24 best in the country among all public and private schools, according to the most recent U.S. News & World...

UI graduate student killed after standoff with police

REBECCA MORIN March 12, 2013

A University of Iowa graduate student was killed Sunday evening during a standoff with police that also left three officers wounded. North Liberty police responded to reports of a domestic dispute at...

Moen development projects in downtown Iowa City progressing

QUENTIN MISIAG March 12, 2013

Three prominent projects are underway downtown. Though some completion dates and have shifted and predicted budgets have increased, city officials say one thing is for sure: the face of downtown is changing. ...

State Board of Regents set to approve parking fee increase for Iowa universities

STACEY MURRAY March 12, 2013

People on the University of Iowa campus are likely to see an increase in parking fees this year, and officials say the hike is necessary to keep up with recent campus construction and daily maintenance. “Parking...

UI School of Journalism focuses on health communication with new hire

MICHELLE KIM March 12, 2013

Journalism faculty at the University of Iowa developed a strategic plan in 2007 to increase the focus on health communications, and the recent hiring of a new assistant professor will contribute to the...

Iowa Secretary of State seeks controversial voting rule change

JONATHAN SOLIS March 12, 2013

A new rule that passed through an Iowa legislators’ executive committee last week will identify registered voters who may potentially be ineligible to vote. Initially proposed in August 2012by Iowa...

UI to develop heart disease prevention program

RANA MOUSTAFA March 12, 2013

If it wasn’t for a visit to the dentist about a little toothache, Jennifer Long would not have had her blood pressure taken nor would she have known she had a serious heart problem. “I didn’t...

Teen driving fatalities up in Iowa, nationally

BRIANNA JETT March 12, 2013

For teens across the nation and here at home, driving is proving to be increasingly dangerous. The Governor’s Highway Safety Association reported on Feb. 26 that the number of teenage-driver fatalities...

UI Office of Financial Aid implements financial literacy service

CASSIDY RILEY March 12, 2013

With nearly 60 percent of University of Iowa students graduating with debt, the UI Office of Student Financial Aid has launched a financial-aid literacy program to help students understand the complexities...

East to be next Daily Iowan editor-in-chief

NICK HASSETT March 12, 2013

Kristen East will enter her junior year at the University of Iowa next year, yet she’ll also take on a role typically left for seniors: editor-in-chief of The Daily Iowan. “I’ve always...

Local man charged after stabbing girlfriend

REBECCA MORIN March 12, 2013

A local man has been accused of stabbing his girlfriend in the bicep. Dakota Washington, 21, was charged Sunday with domestic abuse and willful injury. Washington and the woman got into an argument on...