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

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...

Human rights commission requests early IC council vote

DI STAFF October 7, 2011

The Iowa City Human Rights Commission wants the Iowa City City Council to weigh in more quickly on a slew of ordinances that would give more rights to illegal immigrants. In a letter to the city, the...

Local retailer, nonprofit partner for conservation

DI STAFF October 7, 2011

A local retailer and a Johnson County nonprofit are coming together to support local conservation efforts, according to a press release. Beginning today, for every pair of Patagonia shoes sold, Active...

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...

Load More Stories