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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 keeps group protecting minority athletes

DORA GROTE October 7, 2011

University of Iowa officials on Thursday decided not to do away with a group meant to protect minority athletes. At a Presidential Committee on Athletics meeting, members discussed a report that called...

Stafford grad student loans to be cut

JORDYN REILAND October 7, 2011

A change in federal student aid could cost a group of University of Iowa students $2 million a year. Starting July 2012, students with federal Stafford Loans will have to start paying interest while they're...

Lawyer-lawmakers dwindle in Iowa legislature

JENNY EARL October 7, 2011

The number of lawyers serving in the Iowa legislature is lower than ever. According to Iowa Lawyer magazine, only 15 of the 100 lawmakers in the Iowa House are lawyers, and only one of the state's 50...

Des Moines-based indie-rock band comes to IC

JORDAN MONTGOMERY October 7, 2011

The Envy Corps, an indie-rock band from Des Moines, released one of the best albums of the year this week. It Culls You is the band's second major studio release since the group's formation almost 10...

Search for missing UI student ends

DI STAFF October 7, 2011

Officials in India have called off the search for a University of Iowa student who fell from a trail while hiking near the Gori Ganga River nearly two weeks ago. UI junior Thomas Plotkin, a 20-year-old...

Occupy Iowa group follows Wall Street protests

KRISTEN EAST October 6, 2011

Local organizers say corporate greed doesn't only impact those living in New York — it hits here in the Midwest as well. A group of about 100 locals gathered on Wednseday night in hopes of bringing...

UI trying to stem greek alcohol citations

ERIC MOORE October 6, 2011

Fraternities and sororities may soon face consequences for alcohol-related citations and arrests. University of Iowa Vice President for Student Life Tom Rocklin said he hopes to bring the proportion of...

UI officials decline to reveal reason for withholding records

DI STAFF October 6, 2011

University of Iowa officials won't say what they withheld from a recent public-records request, a move not covered by the state's open records law. The university recently filled a Daily Iowan request...

Paul campaign reaches out with food

ALLIE WRIGHT October 6, 2011

Ron Paul likes his wife's recipe for peaches and chicken. It's an easy recipe. Simply cover chicken breasts in flour, salt, and pepper and brown them in butter and oil. Next, coat the chicken in orange...

UI safe from U.S. produce recalls

MELISSA DAWKINS October 6, 2011

The University of Iowa has not pulled any food from its dining halls, despite a number of recent produce recalls nationwide. The first Iowa case of cantaloupe-linked listeriosis — a bacterial infection...

PATV hosts Iowa City film contest

RISHABH R. JAIN October 6, 2011

For Yale Cohn, Public Access Television is a channel dedicated to the Iowa City community but not enough use it as a local resource. Cohn hopes to change that. "PATV has a lot of opportunities...

UI sophomore a Youtube makeup guru

JULIA JESSEN October 6, 2011

Aubrey Heller has yellow lips. At least she did for a moment before she grabbed a towel off of a stack of drawers filled to the brim with makeup products to wipe off the bright color. She instead settled...

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