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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

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...

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...

UI sophomore a Youtube makeup guru

JULIA JESSEN October 6, 2011

Aubrey Heller has yellow lips. At least she did for a moment before she grabbed a towel off of a stack of drawers filled to the brim with makeup products to wipe off the bright color. She instead settled...

Rastetter named co-chair of Governor’s Mansion funding campaign

DI STAFF October 6, 2011

Regent Bruce Rastetter has been named cochairman of a capital campaign to raise more than $1.6 million for renovations to Gov. Terry Branstad's residence in Des Moines. According to a press release, the...

UI Pharmaceutical Technology and Education receives grant

DI STAFF October 6, 2011

The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education consortium, which includes the University of Iowa and nine other institutions, has been awarded a five-year grant worth up to $35 million. The...

Defense calls for dismissal of charges in Thompson case

DI STAFF October 6, 2011

The defense filed a motion Monday to dismiss all charges in the Charles William Curtis Thompson homicide trial. According to court documents, the defense is alleging the prosecution intended to provoke...

Occupy Iowa group follows Wall Street protests

KRISTEN EAST October 6, 2011

Local organizers say corporate greed doesn't only impact those living in New York — it hits here in the Midwest as well. A group of about 100 locals gathered on Wednseday night in hopes of bringing...

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...