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

A rising number of UI students report depression

JENNY EARL February 17, 2012

Depression has hit the University of Iowa campus — and UI health officials have noticed. The number of UI students who have reported depression has doubled since 2009. "Our numbers are a little...

City zoning proposals could affect student housing

KRISTEN EAST February 17, 2012

A new Iowa City proposal is targeting big student-housing developments. The Iowa City City Council plans next week to discuss a new rule that would limit the size of housing units developers can build....

Iowa City School District trails national nurse-to-student ratio

JORDYN REILAND February 17, 2012

Iowa City schools are behind national standards for school nurses. Though those standards call for each school to have a nurse, Iowa City school nurses are each responsible for four schools. "The...

UI School of Music to host concert of music set to poetry

SAMANTHA GENTRY February 17, 2012

Words will come alive and turn into music as audience members sit in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber on Feb. 19. David Gompper, the director of the University of Iowa Center for New Music, has brought...

UI organizes Condom Crawl for tonight

DI STAFF February 17, 2012

The University of Iowa will host a Condom Crawl tonight to inform students and bar patrons about proper safe-sex techniques as well as providing them with safe-sex materials. The crawl, which is a part...

China VP Xi Jinping’s visit not funded by taxpayer money

DI STAFF February 17, 2012

The expenses for China Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to Iowa Wednesday were not funded by taxpayer dollars, said Larry Johnson Jr., the deputy legal counsel in the Governor's Office. Johnson said...

Megabus driver sentenced to 77 days in jail following OWI

DI STAFF February 17, 2012

A former MegaBus driver from Chicago was sentenced to 77 days in the Johnson County Jail on Thursday. Carl Smiley, 52, was charged with second-offense OWI in October 2011 after a state trooper pulled...

City proposes two new water mains under Iowa River

DI STAFF February 17, 2012

Iowa City city officials would like to install two new water mains under the Iowa River following damage from the 2008 flood. The flood exposed several existing water mains, and city officials said they...

City councilors to discuss new medical facility

DI STAFF February 17, 2012

Iowa City city councilors will hold a public hearing March 20 to discuss the construction of a medical facility and radiation oncology clinic. Iowa Cancer Cure, the company that would own and operate...

City to hold hearing on Highway 6 and Sycamore Street improvement

DI STAFF February 17, 2012

Iowa City city officials plan to move ahead with the approval of the U.S. Highway 6 and Sycamore Street improvement project. The improvements to the intersection include adding an additional lane to Sycamore...

Supervisors votes to allow private wind generators

DI STAFF February 17, 2012

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to permit private and distributed wind generators in the county. A wind generator is considered private, said Supervisor Janelle Rettig,...

UI officials to raze a portion of the Field House

ANNA THEODOSIS February 16, 2012

University of Iowa students still using the Field House will eventually have to find a new entrance. In order to accomodate the construction of the new UI Children's Hospital, officials plan to build...

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