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

Johnson County Democratic lawmakers protest against gun-rights bill in Des Moines

CHASTITY DILLARD March 1, 2012

Two local lawmakers were among Democrats who harshly criticized Republicans for two gun bills that passed the Iowa House on Wednesday night. House Republicans passed the two bills — one amending the...

UI student adapts to college life in Iowa after devastation in Haiti

SAMANTHA GENTRY March 1, 2012

Olivier Dolce remembers falling asleep to gangs fighting outside his home in Haiti. His house was completely closed off from the world with a barbed wire fence surrounding it, but he still had the fear...

Local man found with 50 grams of pot

DI STAFF March 1, 2012

A Coralville man was charged with a controlled-substance violation. According to a complaint, Zachary Aubrecht, 21, Coralville, was charged Feb. 28 with failure to affix a tax stamp and a controlled substance...

Pollock Mural to be on display in Des Moines this spring

DI STAFF March 1, 2012

After almost three years in the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Jackson Pollock's Mural will be on display at the Des Moines Art Center April 5 through July 15, according to a UI press release. According...

Black History Month: Four leaders speak about the UI’s diversity

DI STAFF February 29, 2012

People of all colors want to learn from people of all colors. That's according to Adjunct Assistant Professor Vanessa Shelton, the executive director of Quill and Scroll, who believes the University of...

City officials expect peaceful end to Occupy Iowa City’s time in College Green

KRISTEN EAST February 29, 2012

Though Occupy Iowa City's presence in College Green park is supposed to end at midnight today, members of the organization say plans to proceed are underway. Iowa City Assistant City Manager Geoff Fruin...

Proposed student activity fee sets aside sustainability money at UI

ANNA THEODOSIS February 29, 2012

Funds from the student-activity fees may soon support the University of Iowa's sustainability efforts. UI Student Government officials hope a recent resolution to earmark student-fee funds for sustainability...

Energy act boosts Iowa City business’s eco-image

DEREK KELLISON February 29, 2012

Local business owners are slowly saying goodbye the old-fashioned 100-watt light bulbs following new rules reducing their use — but locals say they're glad to make the switch to more energy-efficient...

Iowa House bill seeks to ban more synthetic marijuana

ELISE DILGER February 29, 2012

Further legislation about synthetic marijuana has Iowa lawmakers and local storeowners unsure whether the drug will ever be stamped out. According to the Current Psychiatry journal, synthetic cannibinoids...

State asks to close competency hearing

DI STAFF February 29, 2012

The state is asking a competency hearing be closed and outside the immediate presence of the defendant in a case involving an Iowa City woman who allegedly started a fire that killed a 14-year-old boy...

Court of Appeals reverses district court’s ruling in Wagner case

DI STAFF February 29, 2012

A U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a district court's ruling in a case involving the former dean of the University of Iowa's law school, and a status conference has been set to determine the trial date. Teresa...

Sleigh Bells coming to Iowa City in April

DI STAFF February 29, 2012

SCOPE, RiverFest, and KRUI have announced that the indie-pop group Sleigh Bells will visit Iowa City in April. Derek Edward Miller and Alexis Krauss make up the duo that will play at 8 p.m. April 24...

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