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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 City Council approves first vote on payday lender ordinance

NATE OTJEN August 22, 2012

The Iowa City City Council unanimously approved the first consideration of an ordinance Tuesday night that would change zoning laws for where payday lenders can set up shop. A change in the zoning code...

UI medical school student government eyes lower tuition

ANNA THEODOSIS August 22, 2012

Lowering the costs of tuition is No. 1 on the priority list of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Student Government. Council President Shady Henien proposed the idea titled "Invest...

ECGPS focuses on Biggest Improvement initiative, transparency

NICK HASSETT August 22, 2012

The Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students has a simple goal this year: making sure students know it exists. Luke Stauffer, the public-relations liaison for the Executive Council, which...

Iowa City City Council votes to end Youth Advisory Commission

KRISTEN EAST August 22, 2012

The Iowa City City Council approved a resolution Tuesday to abolish the city’s Youth Advisory Commission. The resolution was passed with approval of the City Council’s consent calendar. The...

UI officials balk at party school rankings

MADELINE SAVOIE August 21, 2012

No. 4 no more. The University of Iowa moved up on the Princeton Review’s top 20 party schools list this year by two spots, despite many recent initiatives to combat the binge drinking culture at...

Iowa City City Council may end Youth Advisory Commission

NATE OTJEN August 21, 2012

While the Youth Advisory Commission may likely come to an end in the near future, city officials say there will still be a place for youth to be involved in city politics and the community. “The...

IC school officials confident in safety after bomb scare

MATT STARNS August 21, 2012

Classes at Regina High will resume today after a bomb threat Monday morning, and school officials say they have protocols in place should such an event happen again. Lee Iben, the Regina Catholic Education...

UI alum to help usher Chinese students to campus

ANNA THEODOSIS August 21, 2012

Despite an already robust international student population on campus, University of Iowa officials are still looking to bridge the gap between the UI and  other countries by hiring someone to focus specifically...

UISG touts Get Out the Vote campaign as fall initiative

NICK HASSETT August 21, 2012

The University of Iowa Student Government is underway with a mix of new and old initiatives this year, and the group’s leaders say the Get Out the Vote campaign is a priority this semester with the...

Iowa City parents eye lower costs for school groundskeeping

LAUREN COFFEY August 21, 2012

Community parents want to see greater opportunities arise from groundskeeping n the Iowa City School District, but they are concerned that the move might have a large price tag. A meeting was held Monday...

Sex offender charged with failing to register his address

DI STAFF August 21, 2012

A sexual offender has been charged with a Class-C felony after allegedly failing to register his most recent address with police. According to an Iowa City police complaint, Daniel McMahon, 22, a registered...

Suspect in Breckenridge Trailer Court shooting faces controlled substance charge

DI STAFF August 21, 2012

One of the men sought by police in conjunction with an Aug. 16 shooting at Breckenridge Trailer Court has been charged with a felony controlled-substance violation. According to an Iowa City police complaint,...

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