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

Occupiers officially receive revised permit

DI STAFF November 11, 2011

Iowa City officials have revised the official permit for Occupy Iowa City protesters. In the new permit, city officials have altered tent restrictions. The original permit said only six-person tents...

Metropolitan Coalition submits Iowa City legislative issues

DI STAFF November 11, 2011

A list of legislative priorities for 2012 were compiled from past Iowa City City Council discussions to be considered by councilors at their Dec. 6 work session, according to the City Council packet. The...

IC man charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief

DI STAFF November 11, 2011

An Iowa City man was charged Wednesday with fourth-degree criminal mischief and going armed with intent after he allegedly chased another man out of his apartment brandishing a knife. According...

IC man charged with tampering with records

DI STAFF November 11, 2011

Johnson County sheriff's deputies charged an Iowa City man with tampering with records and interference with official acts Wednesday after he allegedly provided a false name and information during...

ICPD spends $100K to net 21 pounds of marijuana

ERIC MOORE November 10, 2011

The Iowa City police are using nearly $105,000 in federal funds to perform searches along Interstate 80 through the end of 2011. Authorities have collected nearly 21 pounds of marijuana in a little...

Penn State boots Paterno and university president

GENARO C. ARMAS-ASSOCIATED PRESS November 10, 2011

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Pennsylvania State University's governing board ousted football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier following growing controversy about alleged sexual abuse...

International opera singer touring Iowa, giving scholarships

HANNAH KRAMER November 10, 2011

Simon Estes scrubbed floors, shined shoes, and carried customers' bags to their hotel rooms to make ends meet while he was a student at the University of Iowa in the 1950s. There were days when the...

Johnson County Sheriff: No fingerprints for simple misdemeanors

KRISTEN EAST November 10, 2011

Iowa City and Johnson County law-enforcement officials don't plan to make any changes to their fingerprinting policies. Though the Human Rights Commission and other local activists met Monday in hopes...

IC Occupiers: social media vital for movement

ASMAA ELKEURTI November 10, 2011

Social media present one of the biggest differences between the current Occupy protests and past demonstrations, University of Iowa faculty members told a group of more than 100 Wednesday night.   As...

Spotlight: IC resident the "Master of Horror"

JULIA JESSEN November 10, 2011

A man walked along the ground beneath Los Angeles' "Hollywood" sign on a sweltering day, dragging television sets at the ends of umbilical cords affixed to his belly. He found the spot he...

Judge to rule public depositions in Juweid case

DI STAFF November 10, 2011

The judge in the case of a suspended University of Iowa professor hopes to make a decision this week regarding whether depositions will be public in the case, according to an attorney. Defense attorney...

One year after 21-ordinance vote, alcohol-related ER visits drop

ERIC MOORE November 10, 2011

Fewer University of Iowa students are going to the emergency room because of alcohol, newly-released data show. But some in the community disagree on whether the statistics represent a change in dangerous...

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