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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 alumnus runs authentic African restaurant

CARLY HURWITZ December 1, 2011

The walls of the restaurant Elikia, 118 Second St. Suite C, in Coralville are adorned with photographs of leaders and icons of African and African-American descent. The faces of Nelson Mandela, President...

Councilors, community discontent about Roosevelt demolishing

DI STAFF December 1, 2011

Those attending the Wednesday joint meeting among the Iowa City School District, Iowa City City Council, and Johnson County Board of Supervisors expressed discontent at the idea of closing Roosevelt...

Johnson County supervisors select architect for Justice Center

DI STAFF December 1, 2011

Neumann Monson Architects has been hired to design the new Justice Center going up near the Johnson County Courthouse. The firm is doing a pre-schematic design for the new center for a flat rate of...

IC man charged after allegedly threatening to kill wife, himself

DI STAFF December 1, 2011

An Iowa City man was charged with first-degree harassment after he allegedly threatened to kill himself and his wife. According to a complaint by Iowa City police, Brett Ayers, 49, allegedly called...

UI saving money with faculty teaching extra courses

MARY KATE KNORR December 1, 2011

University of Iowa officials say they're saving money by hiring adjunct instructors and having current faculty teach more courses. However, the number of permanent faculty at the UI is still rising. The...

Friend describes attempted murder suspect as ‘happy go lucky’

ERIC MOORE December 1, 2011

A high-school friend of University of Iowa student Branden Plummer said the attempted-murder charge against his friend is "absurd." Taylor Webb, 20, was friends with Plummer at Valley High School...

Few GOP hopefuls have clear stance on Middle East

MAX FREUND December 1, 2011

Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman want the troops home, period. The other Republican candidates for president, however, are not so enthusiastic. But candidates aren't the only ones split on how to deal with...

Cancer patients help design new UIHC wing

MARY KATE KNORR December 1, 2011

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics staff marveled Wednesday at the crystal-clear panes of glass and freshly painted beige and teal walls of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center's new clinic...

2012 Iowa caucus candidates eye flat tax system

RISHABH R. JAIN November 30, 2011

Most of the candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination want to simplify the federal tax system. Conservatives say that would spur economic growth, but some scholars say those plans...

Iowa City police looking man who assaulted cop

HAYLEY BRUCE November 30, 2011

The Johnson County Attorney's Office said a man who allegedly strangled an Iowa City police officer earlier this month will be charged with attempted murder if he's caught. That comes after officials...

UI students raise $2,000 for breast cancer research through No-Shave November

JENNY EARL November 30, 2011

Growing a beard is serious business. And what began as a no-shave competition among four University of Iowa students turned into an awareness campaign that will continue long after their beards are...

UI students bring poetry to Iowa City bathrooms

ASMAA ELKEURTI November 30, 2011

The newspapers, magazines, and hastily etched phrases in some Iowa City restroom stalls have been replaced by an unlikely stand-in: poetry. Through an endeavor called Potty Mouths, a group of three...