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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 College of Business to start requiring resumes for admission

NICK HASSETT August 31, 2012

The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business will start requiring undergraduate students to send in a résumé for admission in spring 2013, a move that officials say will better prepare their students...

Judge orders disclosure of communication in Mills case

DI STAFF August 30, 2012

A federal judge ruled today that previously undisclosed communication regarding a former University of Iowa general counsel should be made public. Marcus Mills sued the UI, UI President Sally Mason, the...

Libertarian Johnson allowed on Iowa ballot

ASSOCIATED PRESS August 30, 2012

DES MOINES — Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson will be on Iowa’s ballot in November after officials concluded Wednesday that a state law requiring a convention to get on...

Regents seek UNI president nominees

DI STAFF August 30, 2012

The state Board of Regents approved the creation of a search committee for the recently vacated position of University of Northern Iowa President Ben Allen at its telephonic meeting Monday. According...

Summit looks for new reputation

MADELINE SAVOIE August 30, 2012

At the end of their first week back in operation, Summit employees said they hope the physical and managerial renovations will help them achieve a sizeable goal: changing the bar’s notorious reputation. “The...

UI students to receive new IDs in coming weeks

ERIC CLARK August 30, 2012

Unlike their predecessors, many University of Iowa freshmen will not have to carry numerous cards to gain access to sporting events, dormitories, or even their bank accounts. UI spokesman Tom Moore estimated...

New Iowa City schools food director implements new guidelines

LAUREN COFFEY August 30, 2012

For Alison Demory, providing healthy and nutritious food for students in the Iowa City School District isn’t her toughest challenge. It’s getting the students to eat everything on their plate...

World-class unicyclist, UI student making her mark on campus

STACEY MURRAY August 30, 2012

One wheel? No problem. University of Iowa freshman Patricia Wilton is an internationally renowned unicyclist, and she recently competed at the international level in northern Italy. She came in fifth...

Iowa BAC database on hold after AG concern

MATT STARNS August 30, 2012

A website aimed at aggregating Iowa’s alcohol-breath-test results was shut down Tuesday afternoon following a request from the state’s Attorney General’s Office. The recently created...

Judge grants delay in landlord murder case

DI STAFF August 30, 2012

A motion to delay the trial of man accused of first-degree murder in connection with the death of an Iowa City landlord has been granted by a 6th District judge. Judge Sean McPartland granted Justin Marshall’s...

Iowa City students utilize ‘Brain Breaks’

BRENT GRIFFITHS August 29, 2012

One minute is a short span of time. Yet, local teachers say one-minute “brain breaks” make a big difference. These fleeting Brain Breaks are meant to provide students at Iowa City schools...

UI Main Library renovations set back to Dec. 2013

LAUREN COFFEY August 29, 2012

Renovations at the UI library have been underway for eight months — though it’s hard to notice. In what officials are calling a major renovation — set to be completed in December 2013 — students...

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