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 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...

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...

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...

Neighbors testify in Thompson murder trial

ERIC MOORE September 23, 2011

Ronda Bluitt initially told police she saw one man in jeans and a black hoodie running outside her window the night of landlord John Versypt's slayiing. But Thursday, in her testimony during Charles William...

JoCo program helps jail crowding

JORDAN MICKLE September 23, 2011

Diverting mentally ill inmates out of the Johnson County Jail is saving the county almost half a million dollars a year and helping with overcrowding. The jail-alternative program, established under the...

Mad Magazine editor to perform at Englert

JORDAN MONTGOMERY September 23, 2011

"American Heretic," a show full of edgy, outspoken material, will leave an Iowa City audience questioning the roots of their religions. "This is a show that really challenges the status...

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