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

City Council to hold public hearing on 2012 Muscatine Avenue Water Main Improvements Project

DI STAFF June 15, 2012

The Iowa City City Council will hold a public hearing on plans for the 2012 Muscatine Avenue Water Main Improvements Project. The project includes installing a water main along the south side of Muscatine...

Councilors to approve a medical office building in the Towncrest Urban Renewal Area

DI STAFF June 15, 2012

The Iowa City City Council will consider a resolution approving an agreement between the city and MDK Development LLC to build a one-story medical office building in the Towncrest Urban Renewal Area. The...

City to approve distribution of Program for Improving Neighborhoods grants

DI STAFF June 15, 2012

The Iowa City City Council will consider a resolution approving distribution of Program for Improving Neighborhoods grant funds. City Councilors allocated $15,000 in the fiscal 2013 budget for funding...

Moen wants to introduce non-profit cinema organization downtown

DI STAFF June 15, 2012

The Iowa City City Council will consider a resolution authorizing an agreement with developer Marc Moen for the private redevelopment of 118 E. College St. Moen is interested in allowing the FilmScene...

Board of Supervisors approve new animal shelter funding

ANNA EGELAND June 15, 2012

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Thursday night to provide funding for the Iowa City animal shelter, which will replace the shelter destroyed in the 2008 flood. The estimated contribution...

IC Councilors to establish diversity committee

DI STAFF June 15, 2012

The Iowa City City Council will consider a resolution June 19 establishing an ad hoc diversity committee to study city operations as they relate to minority populations. The resolution would establish...

Officials: Main Library construction won’t disrupt students

AMY SKARNULIS June 14, 2012

Though the second phase of construction for the new learning commons at the University of Iowa Main Library was expected to start in May, UI officials say construction is on track to be completed in August...

New residence hall designed to focus on living learning communities

NICHOLAS MILLER June 14, 2012

The more people with common interests who live together, the better chance they'll stick around. At least that's the theory behind the focus of creating a new residence hall in which living-learning communities...

Q and A with UI President Sally Mason

DI STAFF June 14, 2012

The Daily Iowan sat down with President Sally Mason on Wednesday to talk about the upcoming residence hall, her trip to Asia at the end of June, and plans for the new UI Children's Hospital. DI: President...

Iowa City, UI officials talk recovery on flood’s four-year anniversary

ALY BROWN June 14, 2012

Four years ago this week, the Iowa River flooded a large section of the University of Iowa campus and parts of Iowa City. Today, officials said that while much has been restored since the record-breaking,...

Transient man reportedly fails to register as sex offender

DI STAFF June 14, 2012

A local man has allegedly failed to register as a sex offender. Daniel McMahon, 22, address unknown, was charged March 5 with sex-offender-verification violation and crime against a minor. According...

Zombie Craft-pocalypse at Iowa City Public Library

NICHOLAS MILLER June 13, 2012

Twelve-year-old Max Collins knows exactly what he would do in a zombie apocalypse: climb into a tree and find things to throw. "The Subway slogan after the zombie apocalypse: Zombie eat flesh,"...

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