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

FEMA may discount IC flood insurance

DI STAFF September 27, 2011

Based on a recent Federal Emergency Management Agency rating system, some Iowa City property owners may receive flood-insurance discounts, according to an Iowa City press release. Iowa City is now in...

Des Moines man arrested after alleged officer assault

DI STAFF September 27, 2011

Iowa City police arrested a Des Moines man after he allegedly punched and kicked an officer. Paul Jacob Deshetler, 18, was charged Sept. 25 with assault causing injury on peace officers, possession of...

Residents, business owners reeling from downtown fire

RISHABH R. JAIN September 26, 2011

Neighboring businesses are shut down and undergoing cleanup and repair work in the aftermath of the fire at Bruegger's Bagel Bakery, 225 Iowa Ave. over the weekend. The fire that reportedly started at...

UI student missing after fall in India

DI STAFF September 26, 2011

A University of Iowa student is presumed dead after falling 100 yards while hiking above the Ganges River near Munsiyari, India, Sept. 24, according to the Star-Tribune. Search teams are continuing to...

UI sees drop in grad student enrollment

CHASTITY DILLARD September 26, 2011

The first decrease in new graduate-student enrollments in seven years has surprised education officials. Nationwide colleges, including the University of Iowa, saw numbers fall by 1.1 percent between...

UI to increase number of Teach for America applicants

MELISSA DAWKINS September 26, 2011

After graduation, a few University of Iowa students choose to go back to grade school. Teach for America , a national teaching program aimed at placing recent graduates in low-income classrooms across...

UISG cookout builds neighborhood relations

ALLIE WRIGHT September 26, 2011

Jane Ruppenkamp would rather knock on a door than call a cop to quiet down her neighbors. Ruppenkamp, a Coralville resident, said she tries to avoid involving the authorities if a neighborhood party gets...

Local biologists worry over decreasing bee population

DORA GROTE September 26, 2011

Iowa's wild bee population has significantly decreased in the last decade. And according to an ongoing study conducted by University of Iowa biology Professor Stephen Hendrix, that decrease could affect...

Raptor Center coordinator heals birds

CARLY HURWITZ September 26, 2011

Jodeane Cancilla gently approached the bird blind and gestured at the multitude of creatures scurrying about for food. Quietly, allowing for natural sound to have the spotlight, she identified several...

UI police respond to alleged fight

DI STAFF September 26, 2011

University of Iowa police responded to an alledged fight over the weekend. Corey Allan, a 19-year old resident of Slater Hall, was charged Sept. 23 with assault causing bodily injury after he allegedly...

Planning begins for IC Highway 1 trail project

DI STAFF September 23, 2011

Planning has begun for the Highway 1 trail project in Iowa City. City officials will hold a neighborhood public open house next week to present project goals. A 10-foot-wide trail is projected to stretch...

Iowa City Fire Department resonded to a potential chemical spill

DI STAFF September 23, 2011

Members of the Iowa City Fire Department responded Thursday to a possible chemical leak at the Iowa Interstate Railyard. According to a press release by the ICFD, members of Iowa Interstate told first-responders...

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