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

SCOPE announces March Avett Brothers concert

DI STAFF December 16, 2011

The Avett Brothers are set to perform at the IMU Main Lounge March 7 as part of "An Evening with the Avett Brothers" at 7 p.m. SCOPE announced the event today, touting the band as "an...

Several IC men face drug charges

DI STAFF December 16, 2011

Three Iowa City men face drug charges after police executed a search warrant on their apartment Wednesday night. According to a series of complaints by Iowa City police, Jacob Pickens, 19, John Koenen,...

IC woman charged with assault

DI STAFF December 16, 2011

An Iowa City woman was charged Tuesday with second-offense domestic-abuse assault after she allegedly bit her girlfriend and covered her face with a pillow. According to a complaint by Iowa City police,...

Local man faces multiple drug charges

DI STAFF December 16, 2011

An Iowa City man faces numerous drug charges after Iowa City police executed a search warrant on his apartment Nov. 10, 2010. According to a complaint by Iowa City police, officers went to the home...

UI faculty, students moving into Art Building West

MATT STARNS December 16, 2011

The anticipation of moving back into Art Building West has been building since Nov. 11 for Lynne Lanning. That was when Lanning, an undergraduate adviser in the University of Iowa School of Art and...

UI has no specific social media policy, despite Bloom backlash

ASMAA ELKEURTI December 16, 2011

Higher-education officials from across the state said it's important for college faculty to be careful with their social-media presence. A piece written by University of Iowa journalism Professor Stephen...

Iowa’s role not likely to change as health care law goes to SCOTUS

ADAM B SULLIVAN December 16, 2011

Iowa's challenge to the Democrats' health-care overhaul is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court but that likely won't mean much for officials in Iowa. Federal officials announced last month that the country's...

UI prof starts as Chilean ambassador in January

MELISSA DAWKINS December 16, 2011

Though Roberto Ampuero will return to Iowa City today, he won't return to his faculty position at the University of Iowa this spring semester. Instead, he'll begin serving as the Chilean ambassador...

IC center wants ‘Mental Health First Aid’ in UI residence halls

EMILY BUSSE December 16, 2011

Most college students would know how to react if a roommate fell down the stairs or choked in the dining hall. But what if a roommate is excessively anxious, a friend stops eating, or a neighbor begins...

Johnson County officials approve generators

AUDREY ROEN December 16, 2011

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to approve a grant request for four backup power generators for the county. Sara Sedlacek, a grant specialist for the county, presented the supervisors...

Local man charged with stealing alcohol, trying to return it

DI STAFF December 15, 2011

A North Liberty man was charged Tuesday with third-degree theft and a second offense consumption/intoxication. Officers arrived at Hy-Vee, 1201 N. Dodge St., after receiving reports of a male who...

Locals protest Gingrich on poverty, gay rights

CHASTITY DILLARD December 15, 2011

  Iowa Republican caucus candidate Newt Gingrich holds a "callous and arrogant attitude toward poverty and poor people," demonstrators yelled during the former U.S. House speaker's talk...

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