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 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...

UI officials unsure how to proceed after Cambus accident

KRISTEN EAST September 23, 2011

University of Iowa officials aren't sure how they'll move forward with improving campus safety after a Cambus hit a 20-year-old pedestrian Thursday morning. Iowa City police officers said the accident...

UI, other schools upping social media

JANET LAWLER September 23, 2011

University officials say they don't have an official policy governing university-branded social media following a gaffe last week in which the university apologized for an "inappropriate" tweet. However,...

UI looks to cut costs on new dorm

ALLIE WRIGHT September 23, 2011

University of Iowa officials are working on driving down the cost of a new residence hall after its price tag jumped twice in the last year. The state Board of Regents approved $54 million for the residence...

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