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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 ROTC sees declining funding, increasing applicants

DEREK KELLISON May 4, 2012

Faced with declining funding and an increasing number of applicants, University of Iowa Reserve Officer Training Corps members said they're ready to meet the challenge.   Officials said national...

Branstad addresses corporate tax rate, property taxes

DORA GROTE May 4, 2012

Iowa City community members crowded the University Athletics Club on Thursday to hear Gov. Terry Branstad discuss the effects of federal corporate income tax on Iowa. "I do think we do have some...

UI vets pleased with Obama executive order on college recruiting

ANNA THEODOSIS May 4, 2012

Student veterans and military officials at the University of Iowa are glad to see a federal order restricting aggressive recruitment tactics by college recruiters. President Obama signed the executive...

Prominent screenwriter and UI Playwrights’ Workshop graduate returns for New Play Festival

KATHRYN-KELLY OLIN May 4, 2012

Rick Cleveland graduated from the University of Iowa Playwrights' Workshop in 1995 — a semester earlier than he intended. The Ohio native had been discovered by Hollywood producer Barry Kemp at the...

Rail service advocate to speak later this month

DI STAFF May 4, 2012

John Robert Smith, a prominent rail advocate, will speak to locals about the community benefits of rail service. Smith's visit comes in light of the Iowa and Illinois transportation departments and the...

City receives Tree City USA award

DI STAFF May 4, 2012

Iowa City was one of 86 state communities to receive the 2011 Tree City USA award. The award was presented by the National Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Forestry Bureau...

Coralville man charged with child endangerment

DI STAFF May 4, 2012

A Coralville man has been charged with putting a minor child in danger. Daniel Brosnan, 54, Coralville, was charged Wednesday with child endangerment with no injury. According to a Johnson County Sheriff's...

Frazier’s Driftless to play at festival

DI STAFF May 4, 2012

Daily Iowan photography coach Danny Wilcox Frazier will show his film Driftless at the Rural Route Film Festival on Saturday. The festival, which showcases 10 independent films at locations throughout...

Frazier’s Driftless to play at festival

DI STAFF May 4, 2012

Daily Iowan photography coach Danny Wilcox Frazier will show his film Driftless at the Rural Route Film Festival on Saturday. The festival, which showcases 10 independent films at locations throughout...

Local man was charged with theft

DI STAFF May 3, 2012

A local woman was charged with allegedly cashing a check without the intention of paying the victim back. Tina Stroud, 42, 960 Spring Ridge Drive, was charged April 29 with second-degree theft. According...

The Airliner surrenders 21-ordinance exemption following PAULA struggle

KRISTEN EAST May 3, 2012

Following the city's change in the accepted PAULA ratio earlier this year, the Airliner Bar and Restaurant surrendered its exemption to the 21-ordinance Monday. Jim Rinella, the owner of the Airliner,...

City officials order Union to dismantle dance platform

DI STAFF May 3, 2012

Following an alleged case of size discrimination at the Union Bar, 121 E. College St., city officials have ordered the bar to dismantle its dance platform. The Department of Housing and Inspection Services...