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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

Council approves Uttermark as new student liaison

DI STAFF December 7, 2011

The Iowa City City Council voted to approve the appointment of Matthew J. Uttermark as the University of Iowa Student Government student liaison in a 7-0 vote Tuesday. Uttermark served as the liaison...

Plummer’s motion for bond review denied

ERIC MOORE December 6, 2011

An official at the Department of Correctional Services said Monday he would not be comfortable releasing Branden Plummer from custody. Plummer, a University of Iowa student charged with attempted murder...

Returned local vets honored, donate to Toys for Tots

KRISTEN EAST December 6, 2011

Sgt. 1st Class Wayne Loveland spent last Christmas in Afghanistan. Now home, Loveland, a member of the Army National Guard, will be able to spend the holidays with his family. "Last Christmas...

GOP candidates vary on gay rights, same-sex marriage policies

CHASTITY DILLARD December 6, 2011

Poll numbers show Americans are becoming more progressive on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues, but most of the 2012 Iowa caucus candidates oppose expanding gay rights. Earlier this year,...

IC police: officer-involved shootings rare

MATT STARNS December 6, 2011

It's rare for Iowa City police officers to open fire on suspects, records reviewed by TheDailyIowan this week show. The shooting of a local man by an Iowa City police officer Sunday morning is still...

Forty UI students to write, lobby legislators

JORDYN REILAND December 6, 2011

The University of Iowa is one of the first to have a program dedicated solely to the act of student lobbying. But legislators and experts disagree on whether the Hawkeye Caucus group's new pen-pal...

Coralville police arrest woman for credit card forgery

DI STAFF December 6, 2011

A woman was charged Nov. 29 after she allegedly used a forged credit card to purchase merchandise at the Coral Ridge Mall, according to a complaint by Coralville police. Police said Melissa Zehr,...

Rainey helps veterans find their voices

SAMANTHA GENTRY December 5, 2011

When Emma Rainey was a graduate student in the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program, she remembers reading articles about soldiers returning from war. It seemed to her that some soldiers survived...

Regents to consider tuition proposals again

DI STAFF December 5, 2011

The state Board of Regents is scheduled to again look at the tuition and fee proposals for the state's three universities. In its October meeting, the board considered conditional tuition and fee proposals...

Thompson pleads guilty to lesser charge

DI STAFF December 5, 2011

Charles William Curtis Thompson has entered a plea deal with the state following the 2009 shooting death of an Iowa City landlord. He was originally charged with first-degree murder. Court documents...

Regents to consider UI purchase of Melrose properties

DI STAFF December 5, 2011

UI officials are seeking the regents' approval to purchase two properties on Melrose Avenue for $1.1 million. The UI plans to purchase the two properties — 711 Melrose Ave. and 1 Melrose Place —...

Regents to consider naming policy for university buildings

DI STAFF December 5, 2011

The state Board of Regents at its meeting this week will consider requiring centers named after elected officials to hold off until that officials is out of office. The proposed revisions to the Regents'...

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