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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Man accused of stealing from a garage

DI STAFF July 25, 2012

A local man has been accused of burglarizing a garage. Pierre Keller, 19, 3010 Cornell, was charged Monday with second-degree burglary. According to an Iowa City police complaint, Keller was observed...

Woman accused of possessing meth

DI STAFF July 24, 2012

A woman has been accused of possessing methamphetamine. Susan Lodestein, 51, of Nevada, Iowa, was charged Monday with a controlled-substance violation and possessing or distributing without a tax stamp. According...

Woman accused of setting house on fire after argument

DI STAFF July 24, 2012

A local woman has been accused of setting a fire in a bedroom during a verbal argument. Rebecca Rosenbaum, 61, 1035 Howell St., was charged Sunday with first-degree arson. According to an Iowa City...

RAGBRAI to ride through Cedar Rapids Thursday

DI STAFF July 24, 2012

While RAGBRAI participants were greeted by thousands in Coralville last year, local residents who are interested will have to travel to Cedar Rapids this year to see any local trace of the 40th-annual...

Mason says Penn State sanctions are harsh but necessary

NICHOLAS MILLER July 24, 2012

As the result of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's sex-abuse scandal, the NCAA has imposed a slew of "unprecedented" sanctions against the university, including a four-year postseason ban...

County Salvation Army begins first Christmas in July

AMY SKARNULIS July 24, 2012

This week, customers of Hy-Vee, Walmart, and Walgreens in Johnson County will hear the kettle bells that normally remind shoppers that Christmas is coming. The Johnson County Salvation Army is holding...

UI launches online immigration software for foreign students

RISHABH R. JAIN July 24, 2012

Xidong "Watson" Feng was used to being a good student until he graduated from high school and enrolled in a college in his hometown, Beijing. Troubled by excessive alcohol use among his peers,...

Dance Marathon offers new incentive for dancers

ALY BROWN July 24, 2012

There will most likely be more dancing in the halls this year at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital thanks to a new fundraising initiative for Dance Marathon 19. UI Dance Marathon participants...

Two men accused of possessing drugs and drug paraphernalia

DI STAFF July 24, 2012

Iowa City police have accused two local men of possessing drugs and paraphernalia. William Holden, 24, 632 S. Dodge St. No. 8, was charged July 16 with a controlled-substance violation, possession of...

Officials: New dorm construction won’t disturb students

JOE HITCHON July 23, 2012

Students living on the West Campus will face the sounds of concrete trucks and jackhammers for the next few years, yet University of Iowa Housing and Facilities Management officials say they are taking...

New dean has big goals for Carver College of Medicine

ANNA EGELAND July 23, 2012

Debra Schwinn said one of her first orders of business as the new dean of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine is to take interdepartmental training to a national level. "This is an...

UI officials confident in grads’ job placement reporting

NICHOLAS MILLER July 23, 2012

With a new school year approaching, officials at the Pomerantz Career Center say the University of Iowa's methods for reporting postgraduation job placement have historically provided accurate information...

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