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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

IC man charged after fight at downtown bar

DI STAFF December 7, 2011

An Iowa City man was charged after he was allegedly involved in an altercation at Joe's Place. Stevenson Adam Henke, 28, was charged Oct. 6 with assault causing bodily injury. According to a complaint...

Flags set at half-mast for Pearl Harbor anniversary

DI STAFF December 7, 2011

Gov. Terry Branstad has directed that all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in remembrance of Pearl Harbor. On Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese forces surprised the U.S. in...

UI officials: Sabbatical cap may have caused drop in applicants

DORA GROTE December 7, 2011

University of Iowa officials say the state's cap on sabbaticals has made the rigorous review process even more difficult. "The cap has caused the university to examine the award process and make...

Iowa caucus candidates point to deregulation for job creation

ALISON SULLIVAN December 7, 2011

Repeal and deregulate. Those are the solutions many Iowa caucus candidates are saying will spur U.S. job growth. Federal data show unemployment was at 8.6 percent in November. That's down from 9 percent...

Iowa City snow storm causes 31 morning crashes

MATT STARNS December 7, 2011

Tuesday's light snowfall was enough to cause 31 reported car crashes on the morning commute in Iowa City. Yet Iowa City police Sgt. Denise Brotherton said such an influx of accidents is common with...

UISG drops platform item of expanding U-Bill to downtown

KRISTEN EAST December 7, 2011

University of Iowa Student Government leaders will need to simplify their plans to expand the U-Bill's charging capabilities next spring. The need for change follows a series of panel discussions and...

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,...

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