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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

List of local officials who attended Chinese VP’s Iowa dinner last week

DI STAFF February 21, 2012

WHO-TV.com released a list Monday of the attendees at a dinner for Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Feb. 15. Local officials among the 552 guests who attended included University of Northern Iowa...

UISG to provide student workers with public forum

ANNA THEODOSIS February 21, 2012

Students working at the University of Iowa will soon have a forum in which to share their concerns. "There is a huge chunk of students who are employed [at the UI]," said UI Student Government...

Eastern Iowa community colleges applaud Obama plan for more federal assistance

CHASTITY DILLARD February 21, 2012

Area community-college officials are applauding President Obama's plans to lend more support to U.S. community colleges. The president released his 2013 budget proposal last week, detailing a plan...

UI residence halls see decrease in phonebook use

JORDYN REILAND February 21, 2012

Old, unused phone books lay strewn across the front desks of residence halls, barely touched each year. University of Iowa officials said they doubt whether these books will see use anytime soon. ...

Iowa to require mandatory whooping cough vaccines for children

JENNY EARL February 21, 2012

As the number of cases of pertussis — known as whooping cough — increases across Iowa, state health officials are making vaccinations throughout school systems mandatory. Local nurses said the...

UIHC to remove 100-year-old trees during Children’s Hospital construction

MARISSA MEHALEK February 21, 2012

A patch of weathered trees near the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are being removed to make way for the new Children's Hospital. University officials said five trees along Hawkins Drive...

University of Iowa Press sees increase in E-book sales

BETH BRATSOS February 21, 2012

Authors want electronic publishing, and the University of Iowa Press is following with the trend. UI Press Director Jim McCoy said the press has approximately 800 books in print, with around 75 percent...

Farmers: Proposed child labor laws hinder family farms

DORA GROTE February 20, 2012

Some local farm advocates are concerned current proposed child-labor rules could restrict today's young farmers. The U.S. Department of Labor introduced a new set of rules in late 2011 that prohibit...

Some UI international entrepreneurial students struggle with federal laws

CHASTITY DILLARD February 20, 2012

Angeline See loves baking. The University of Iowa junior longs to craft her dream business — a bakery chock-full of delicious and colorful Asian desserts.   But the native of Malaysia found...

UI cutting trash cans, adding recycling bins

ELISE DILGER February 20, 2012

Some trash cans at the University of Iowa are on their way to the dump. Following a university-wide effort last fall to condense recycling bins at the UI, Facilities Management officials said they're...

Iowa City schools seek more gardening in curriculum

ALYSSA BERGAMINI February 20, 2012

Eastern Iowa school officials are readying their spades and shovels for the coming spring. The Iowa City School District's Farm to School hosted a training workshop Feb. 18 on developing student-run...

UI alumnus equally comfortable with wrestling, art

HANNAH KRAMER February 20, 2012

Many hours of Chad Beatty's life are split between a wrestling mat and an art canvas. The 25-year-old University of Iowa alumnus studied 3D Design in the School of Art and Art History at the University...