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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

Entertainment venues pass second test at Iowa City City Council

DI STAFF February 6, 2013

A proposed change to the entertainment-venue policy in Iowa City passed its second consideration in the Iowa City City Council. The council voted 7-0 in favor of the measure, which would allow 19- and...

Man accused of attacking emergency room worker

DI STAFF February 6, 2013

A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested after allegedly attacking a doctor working in the emergency room at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. David Hirvela, 44, was charged Jan. 21 with assault...

Miller files lawsuit against S&P alongside other attorneys general

DI STAFF February 6, 2013

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, alleging that the company misrepresented its investment analysis services. According to a...

Regents to discuss River Landing Clinic expansion among several topics today

DI STAFF February 6, 2013

The state Board of Regents will meet today in West Des Moines, planning to discuss several items during the two-day period. University of Iowa officials have requested approval for an expansion project...

Former patient files lawsuit against UI Healthworks

DI STAFF February 6, 2013

A woman who received treatment for a knee injury at a University of Iowa Health Care affiliate has filed a lawsuit against the group, according to court documents. Barbara Gericke of Tiffin is suing UI...

UISG expecting competitive student elections this year

DI STAFF February 6, 2013

The University of Iowa Student Government confirmed Peter Chalik as this year’s Student Election Board commissioner Tuesday evening, and officials expect him to have his hands full this year with...

Recylemania 2013 aiding in 2020 UI sustainability initiative

QUENTIN MISIAG February 5, 2013

From the small blue recycling bins located inside every residence hall room to a new dishwasher and food pulper system in the Hillcrest Marketplace that has resulted in the saving of more than 3,800 gallons...

UI graduate students push for change in student fees

NICK HASSETT February 5, 2013

Graduate students at the University of Iowa are tired of “paying to work.” The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students, a local union that represents graduate-assistant employees, met Monday...

Regent universities see increase in women, minority faculty

REBECCA MORIN February 5, 2013

The United States is etched with diversity and it’s a concept to which the University of Iowa is no stranger. The Annual Diversity Report for the UI, Iowa State University, and the University of...

IowaCare patients receive new transportation

LAUREN COFFEY February 5, 2013

After University of Iowa Health Care disbanded a free transportation service for IowaCare patients last year, officials in Linn County took the matter into their own hands. UI Health Care officials ended...

UI Hospital parking ramp construction underway

JONATHAN SOLIS February 5, 2013

Slab-by-slab, workers continue to carefully demolish the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics parking ramp 2 in the day-to-day commotion of the Health Science Campus. In an effort to continue running...

UI to pay Jordanian law firm up to $550 an hour in Juweid case

ASSOCIATED PRESS February 5, 2013

The University of Iowa will pay a law firm up to $550 per hour to defend two administrators against criminal charges in Jordan that are based on the allegations of a fired professor. The university signed...