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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

One year after 21-ordinance vote, alcohol-related ER visits drop

ERIC MOORE November 10, 2011

Fewer University of Iowa students are going to the emergency room because of alcohol, newly-released data show. But some in the community disagree on whether the statistics represent a change in dangerous...

ICPD spends $100K to net 21 pounds of marijuana

ERIC MOORE November 10, 2011

The Iowa City police are using nearly $105,000 in federal funds to perform searches along Interstate 80 through the end of 2011. Authorities have collected nearly 21 pounds of marijuana in a little...

Penn State boots Paterno and university president

GENARO C. ARMAS-ASSOCIATED PRESS November 10, 2011

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Pennsylvania State University's governing board ousted football coach Joe Paterno and university President Graham Spanier following growing controversy about alleged sexual abuse...

International opera singer touring Iowa, giving scholarships

HANNAH KRAMER November 10, 2011

Simon Estes scrubbed floors, shined shoes, and carried customers' bags to their hotel rooms to make ends meet while he was a student at the University of Iowa in the 1950s. There were days when the...

Johnson County Sheriff: No fingerprints for simple misdemeanors

KRISTEN EAST November 10, 2011

Iowa City and Johnson County law-enforcement officials don't plan to make any changes to their fingerprinting policies. Though the Human Rights Commission and other local activists met Monday in hopes...

Three with UI connections win Iowa City City Council seats

ASMAA ELKEURTI November 9, 2011

Former University of Iowa student Raj Patel hoped to make history by becoming the first student to take a seat on the Iowa City City Council in decades. Patel's electoral hopes were dashed Tuesday...

Hayek wins four more years on council

ASMAA ELKEURTI November 9, 2011

The lone incumbent in this year's Iowa City City Council race easily won re-election on Tuesday night. He'll be joined on the council by two newcomers and one former city councilor. Unofficial returns...

Female-to-male gap smaller at UI than elsewhere

MATT STARNS November 9, 2011

The University of Iowa's male to female enrollment ratio is more balanced than the national trend, statistics show. American female enrollment in higher education was significantly higher than male...

UI endowments exceed national average

CHASTITY DILLARD November 9, 2011

The University of Iowa's endowment programs exceeded the national average during fiscal 2011, according to a preliminary report. Nationally, university and college endowments saw an average increase...

UI study shows fewer women interested in technology fields

AUDREY ROEN November 9, 2011

Women aren't as interested in technology as men, according to a recent study. But University of Iowa officials say they have instilled several program and initiatives to pique women's interest in the...

New poverty benchmarks may affect Iowa City

MELISSA DAWKINS November 9, 2011

Johnson County may see its poverty level decrease, one expert said. In a recently released report, officials take more factors — including geography — into account in defining the poverty level. And...

Pop culture journalist Chuck Klosterman visits IC

JORDAN MONTGOMERY November 9, 2011

When Chuck Klosterman taught in Leipzig, Germany, he ruminated about the notion that perhaps a better way to understand human nature might be to observe people who don't know they are being observed. This...