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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

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...

UI endowments exceed national average

CHASTITY DILLARD November 9, 2011

The University of Iowa's endowment programs exceeded the national average during fiscal 2011, according to a preliminary report. Nationally, university and college endowments saw an average increase...

UI study shows fewer women interested in technology fields

AUDREY ROEN November 9, 2011

Women aren't as interested in technology as men, according to a recent study. But University of Iowa officials say they have instilled several program and initiatives to pique women's interest in the...

New poverty benchmarks may affect Iowa City

MELISSA DAWKINS November 9, 2011

Johnson County may see its poverty level decrease, one expert said. In a recently released report, officials take more factors — including geography — into account in defining the poverty level. And...

Pop culture journalist Chuck Klosterman visits IC

JORDAN MONTGOMERY November 9, 2011

When Chuck Klosterman taught in Leipzig, Germany, he ruminated about the notion that perhaps a better way to understand human nature might be to observe people who don't know they are being observed. This...

Iowa City man charged for acting as Sheriff

DI STAFF November 9, 2011

An Iowa City man was charged Nov. 7 with impersonating a public official after he allegedly referred to himself as a sheriff. According to a complaint by Coralville police, officers responded to a...

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