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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

Student groups to lobby statewide following proposed tuition hike

DORA GROTE October 24, 2011

University of Iowa Student Government leaders and state officials said students should continue to reach out to their legislators to come up with solutions for rising tuition, following a proposal for...

Occupy Iowa City: Protesters agree to permit

AUDREY ROEN October 24, 2011

Occupy Iowa City demonstrators said they have agreed to sign a permit that would allow them to continue to legally occupy College Green Park. Though some protesters had previously told The Daily Iowan...

Caucus candidate Herman Cain chats economy on train to Kinnick

MARY KATE KNORR October 24, 2011

Clad in a red, white, and blue Hawkeye sweatshirt, one Republican presidential caucus candidate said his economic plans would benefit college students. Georgia businessman Herman Cain said his plan would...

Housing official: Ron Paul’s plan could spell trouble for Iowa City

SAM LANE October 24, 2011

Iowa caucus hopeful Ron Paul's proposal to eliminate the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of a $1 trillion federal budget cut could have a "huge impact" on Iowa City,...

UI students play "pong" for charity

DI STAFF October 24, 2011

Students gather in Hubbard Park to participate in a large water-pong tournament Sunday. The game, dubbed "Trash Ball," divides players into two teams throwing basketballs into large trashcans....

UI employee works to blend diversity

HANNAH KRAMER October 24, 2011

The University of Iowa employs faculty and staff from all over the world, and it is Jane Gressang's job to help make that mix of people works. Working in Staff Language and Culture Services, it's her...

Hunninghake surrenders Iowa medical license

DI STAFF October 24, 2011

University of Iowa spokesman Tom Moore says the UI fully cooperated with the Iowa Board of Medicine's investigation of former UI medical Professor Gary Hunninghake prior to his settlement. The release...

MegaBus driver arrested for OWI

DI STAFF October 24, 2011

The driver of a MegaBus transporting people from Chicago to Iowa City and Des Moines has been arrested for drunken driving, according to the Press-Citizen. A complaint from the State Patrol said Carl...

Man charged after downtown fight

DI STAFF October 24, 2011

Iowa City police charged a local man after he allegedly punched another man on the Pedestrian Mall. Patrick Horras, 21, 1302 E. College St., was charged Oct. 21 with assault causing bodily injury. According...

Police: Coralville man hit man with bat

DI STAFF October 24, 2011

Coralville police charged a local man after he allegedly hit a man with a baseball bat. Leopoldo Galvan, 38, Coralville, was charged Oct. 21 with willful injury causing bodily injury. According to a...

Attorney: State withheld evidence in Thompson murder case

SAM LANE October 21, 2011

Charles William Curtis Thompson was not involved in the murder of local landlord John Versypt in 2009, Muscatine County Jail inmates reportedly told local detectives. Two Iowa City police detectives...

Art Building West to open spring 2012

KRISTEN EAST October 21, 2011

Art students will soon pack up their supplies, say goodbye to Seashore Hall, and head for a refurbished venue. University of Iowa officials say construction and renovation on Art Building West is nearly...

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