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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

Iowa City’s high school AP test scores trump rising national average

STACEY MURRAY February 28, 2013

Iowa City West and City High’s Advance Placement scores have consistently topped national averages — demonstrated once again last week in the release of the Advance Placement test report. Advance...

UISG, city officials discuss downtown Iowa City improvements

HILLARY ROSENCRANTS February 27, 2013

City officials and members of the University of Iowa Student Government gathered Tuesday to discuss a number of topics, including the change in policy regarding entertainment venues. Officials said the...

New group on UI campus promotes healthy body imagery

CASSIDY RILEY February 27, 2013

A new group on campus seeks to increase student awareness of eating disorders and negative body images. On Monday, the University of Iowa Counseling Service officially launched the Eating Disorders Awareness...

As Iowa City City Council discusses homelessness, one UI program fills a need

NICK HASSETT February 27, 2013

The Iowa City City Council has begun discussing ways to address homelessness in the community, and one answer may be as close as the University of Iowa. At a work session meeting on Feb. 19, officials...

Iowa City officials unfazed by possible hits to education funding come March 1

JONATHAN SOLIS February 27, 2013

The looming sequestration would cut $6.4 million in funding for primary and secondary education in Iowa, according to a report released by the White House. However, some local education officials say the...

Study: Online courses don’t effectively serve all students

MICHELLE KIM February 27, 2013

University of Iowa officials say online courses offer students as good an academic experience as in-class courses do, so long as students devote the same amount of time and effort in such classes. With...

UI officials hope to add four new generators to power plant

BRIANNA JETT February 27, 2013

For now, the pavement near the University of Iowa Power Plant is covered in snow. This spring, though, officials hope to break ground on a new wing, replacing a snow-covered lot with the heat of four massive...

Iowa Senate Democrats consider push for Constitutional amendment

BRENT GRIFFITHS February 27, 2013

Super PACs bombarded airwaves across the country and raised millions of dollars for both parties during the 2012 election cycle. However, both state Senate Democrats and the U.S. Supreme Court are planning...

Iowa Board of Regents accepting nominees for transparency task force

JORDYN REILAND February 27, 2013

The state Board of Regents is accepting nominees for the Regents Transparency Task Force. At a Feb. 6 meeting, the regents approved the creation of the panel. This group will include one member of the...

Board votes to dismiss Iowa Public Radio CEO

BRENT GRIFFITHS February 27, 2013

The CEO of Iowa Public Radio was fired on Tuesday. Douglas West, the vice head of the IPR Board of Directors, said CEO Mary Grace Herrington was “no longer with the organization.” West said...

Johnson County Crisis Center begins international-student training for chat program

STACEY MURRAY February 26, 2013

The Johnson County Crisis Center has begun training 12 University of Iowa international students to offer online Crisis Chat in Mandarin Chinese to students, and officials there say the implementation...

Expert: Too soon for Iowa Legislature bill on regent transparency

STACEY MURRAY February 26, 2013

The Iowa Legislature is taking up a bill that will call for more transparency from the state Board of Regents. This bill follows the regents’ work with the same issue at the university level. Sen....