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

Payne: make IC more accessible to businesses

MARY KATE KNORR October 31, 2011

One Iowa City City Council candidate said city officials should be more accessible to local businesses. "I would like … to make it easier for business people, developers — people like that —...

Most IC council candidates support Occupy

ASMAA ELKEURTI October 31, 2011

Most of the candidates vying for Iowa City City Council seats this year say they support the Occupy Iowa City movement. But not all candidates. When contacted by The Daily Iowan over the weekend, Steve...

Over 100 years of Daily Iowan archives launch today

CHASTITY DILLARD October 31, 2011

Daily Iowan Publisher Bill Casey was supposed to have been born a December baby. But a 1950 Iowa/Minnesota football game upset pushed his mother into early labor. "I was actually at that game, but...

UI chemist fosters local dance opportunities

JULIA JESSEN October 31, 2011

The pounding Latin beat of the music reverberated around the room of the small dance studio as a petite woman clad in striking black and red faced the mirror and swiveled her hips. Completely at ease with...

Police: Man pulled knife during downtown fight

DI STAFF October 31, 2011

An Iowa City man was charged with habitual public intoxication and disorderly conduct on Oct. 28 after he allegedly displayed a knife during a verbal altercation on the Pedestrian Mall. Iowa City police...

Democratic challenger campaigns on anti-abortion

MELISSA DAWKINS October 28, 2011

One Democratic caucus candidate is sidestepping economic and other issues and said abortion is his important topic this election season. Randall Terry, a 2012 Democratic caucus candidate and longtime...

UI playwright’s ‘Dreams’ take center stage

JULIA JESSEN October 28, 2011

Private eye. Badass. Whiskey. These are some of the words that describe Christopher Marlowe's character in Christopher Marlowe's Chloroform Dreams. a play unlike most — it inhabits the dark underbelly...

Legislators differ on higher ed. funding

DORA GROTE October 28, 2011

CEDAR FALLS— Some Iowa Legislators have mixed views on their responsibilities to help alleviate the burden of tuition increases on students. The state Board of Regents discussed tuition increases between...

Regents ok new UI advisory board

DORA GROTE October 28, 2011

CEDAR FALLS — Health-care issuessuch as potential budget cuts have prompted University of Iowa officials to create the UI Health Care Board of Advisers, officials said. "The national issues on...

UI officials launch tuition calculator

JORDYN REILAND October 28, 2011

Prospective University of Iowa students and their parents may be able to have a more accurate estimate of college costs. A new financial-aid calculator, which colleges must launch nationwide Saturday,...

Irish voices make their IC debut

CARLY HURWITZ October 28, 2011

The set of the Riverside Theatre feels distant from Iowa City this weekend. The Irish accents emanating from the stage give an impression of being transported around the world to the Aran Island called...

Medical officials: "non-accidental trauma" cause of death in Dykstra murder trial

DI STAFF October 28, 2011

Several medical officials testified Thursday in the Brian Dykstra second-degree murder trial that the death of his 20-month-old adopted child was due to "non-accidental trauma." Doctors and...

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