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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

UI to use new software to schedule spring finals

KRISTEN EAST December 13, 2011

University of Iowa officials said new software will change the final-exam scheduling process for the spring semester, despite few changes being made to this semester's finals week. The UI uses UniTime...

Holiday season hampers UI platelet donations

DORA GROTE December 13, 2011

This time of year brings holiday shopping, planning, and gifts for others. One University of Iowa graduate is giving the gift of blood. "I never thought I would describe getting stuck with a...

UI painting student creates ‘new media’

CARLY HURWITZ December 13, 2011

Deep into the night, Nate Wilson sits in the dark, working in the sound recording lab and drinking coffee. Electronic beats surround him as he digitizes records and samples old records from his collection. "My...

Ron Paul grassroots campaign opens Coralville headquarters

MARY KATE KNORR December 13, 2011

A small store space along a Coralville strip mall, 440 First Ave., buzzed with activity Monday night. As people clad in "I support the Constitution" T-shirts filed into the recently opened...

Probe into IC police shooting concludes, no charges filed

DI STAFF December 13, 2011

An officer placed on paid leave after firing his handgun during a welfare check last week will have no charges filed against him, according to Johnson County officials. The investigation — conducted...

Local women face drug charges after traffic stop

DI STAFF December 13, 2011

An Iowa City woman and a Cedar Rapids woman face drug charges after a traffic stop conducted Sunday evening. According to a complaint by Iowa City police, Cassandra McWane and Evelyn Chinchilla, both...

IC man charged with drug possession again

DI STAFF December 13, 2011

An Iowa City man faces drug charges for the second time in less than a week after police responded to his apartment after receiving a report of an assault. According to a series of complaints by Iowa...

Coralville woman charged with stabbing

DI STAFF December 13, 2011

A Coralville woman was charged Sunday after she allegedly stabbed a subject in the back with a steak knife. According to a complaint by Coralville police, Stephanie Pipkin, 25, was allegedly involved...

Expert: Gingrich’s Palestine comments "inflammatory"

SAM LANE December 12, 2011

DES MOINES — One foreign-policy expert said Iowa caucus candidate Newt Gingrich's statement that Palestinians are "an invented people" is "inflammatory." The remark — which...

ICPD treats troubled children to shopping trip

MELISSA DAWKINS December 12, 2011

  The aisles of the Iowa City Wal-Mart rang with high-pitched shouts and laughter this past weekend. But the children picking out items for shopping carts have not had a year full of smiles. This...

UI officials find beet juice effective thawing tool

JORDYN REILAND December 12, 2011

University of Iowa facility officials say using ProMelt — an environmentally friendly sea-salt/beet-juice mixture — has proven to be cost- and environmentally effective. After giving the mixture...

Mopeds and scooters to be banned from Iowa City bicycle racks

MELISSA DAWKINS December 12, 2011

Iowa City scooter and moped motorists will be slapped with fines if they try to park in bicycle racks in 2012. A new city ordinance, set to go into effect Jan. 3, will outlaw moped and scooter parking...