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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

Lunch With the Chefs honors late Louis Szathmary

REBECCA MORIN February 22, 2013

Guests may have rushed into the IMU Main Lounge Thursday expecting just a meal of chicken liver pate  and wild mushroom custard. However, an event meant to honor larger-than-life cooking legend Louis...

Eastern Iowa man’s business creates product to replace shaving cream

BRIANNA JETT February 22, 2013

One local entrepreneur is taking shaving to a whole new level. Ron Christensen, the owner of Game Day Iowa 805 Second St., Coralville, invented a new shaving product called Revolt, which boasts complete...

UI Center for Human Rights finds home at Law School

BRENT GRIFFITHS February 21, 2013

The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights will bridge the Iowa River. The center will be located in the UI College of Law starting July 1, avoiding a likely closure due to a lack of funding. “[The...

Iowa City reacts to Obama’s preschool expansion discussions

LAUREN COFFEY February 21, 2013

Four-year-olds run about a colorful room, surrounded by books, easels, and dress-up clothing. These children are not only here to have fun but also to learn. During President Obama’s State of the...

UI hopes to cut nursing shortage in Iowa

REBECCA MORIN February 21, 2013

Doctors need nurses, and so do Iowans. There has been a shortage of Iowa nurses for the last couple of years, and the University of Iowa officials are attempting to narrow the gap by expanding online...

Moss "Green" business park to begin construction in Iowa City

QUENTIN MISIAG February 21, 2013

Owners of the former Moss Dairy Farm said the first leg of the multimillion dollar, 170-acre Moss Ridge Campus office park could kick off as soon as this summer, following a more than two-year delay. ...

Iowa legislators introduce HIV de-criminalization bill

LAYLA PEÑA February 21, 2013

State lawmakers introduced a bill this week that, if passed, would change the human immunodeficiency virus criminalization laws in Iowa. Sen. Steve Sodders, D-State Center, worked extensively on the...

Iowa City fire chief retires after 35 years

ALLIE WRIGHT February 21, 2013

Andy Rocca is a lifelong resident of Iowa City. And for the past 35 years, he has served the area to which he is so attached. “It’s just been a phenomenal career; I mean, I look back with...

Man accused of assaulting victim with pool cue

JORDYN REILAND February 21, 2013

An Oxford man has been accused of assaulting a man with a pool cue. Leonard Fevold, 67, was charged Tuesday with assault causing bodily injury. According to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office complaint,...

Woman claims UIHC caused her to choose between her life and her unborn child

CASSIDY RILEY February 21, 2013

A Farmersburg woman filed a lawsuit against the state of Iowa for causing her to choose between her unborn child’s life and her own, according to a court document. On Sep. 23, 2010, Regina Cross was...

City launches new financial assistance program

JORDYN REILAND February 21, 2013

Iowa City’s Economic Development Division introduced a new financial assistance program. According to a city press release, the assistance program called “Building Change” was established...

Man accused of possessing contraband

REBECCA MORIN February 21, 2013

A Coralville man was charged after allegedly smoking cannabis out of a toilet-paper roll. Scott Bohnenkamp, 46, was accused Feb. 19 with possession of controlled substance and possessing contraband in...