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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

Requests sent to design firms for new IC animal shelter

DI STAFF September 30, 2011

Iowa City officials are moving forward on plans to build a new area animal shelter. City Manager Tom Markus has submitted a Requests for Qualification to architecture and engineering firms to design the...

Local flood projects progressing smoothly

DI STAFF September 30, 2011

Flood-recovery projects are moving forward following a meeting of city officials on Sept. 23 that discussed the process. The Gateway Project comprises elevations to Dubuque Street and the Park Road bridge...

City Council to consider SSMID ordinance Tuesday

DI STAFF September 30, 2011

The Iowa City City Council will discuss a motion Tuesday setting a public hearing in November to consider an ordinance to create a self-supporting municipal improvement district in and around downtown. The...

Retirement home employee steals credit card from resident

DI STAFF September 30, 2011

A Coralville woman was charged May 9 with credit-card fraud after a retirement-home resident reported fraudulent activity on his card. Valerie Hobson, 30, allegedly wrote down the credit-card numbers...

Coralville man destroys prison jumpsuit

DI STAFF September 30, 2011

An inmate at the Johnson County Jail was charged with two counts of fifth-degree criminal mischief Wednesday after he allegedly became uncooperative during a strip search. According to a complaint by...

State officials: No problem with voter registration event at Summit

ALLIE WRIGHT September 29, 2011

State authorities said pairing a voter-registration drive with free cover at a downtown bar does not violate any campaign laws. The Summit Restaurant & Bar, 10 S. Clinton St., plans to attract young...

Simplified UI recycling system shows increase in recycling

DORA GROTE September 29, 2011

Officials say a simplified recycling system has increased recycling substantially on campus. In a contract with Waste Management, University of Iowa officials implemented a single-stream recycling system...

UI officials look to implement gender-neutral housing

KRISTEN EAST September 29, 2011

Unisex and co-ed housing has become an increasing national trend among universities. But the University of Iowa hasn't hopped on the bandwagon yet. UI officials said they are looking into more gender-neutral...

Local bloggers weigh in on caucus season

ALEX CORDERO September 29, 2011

Over the past decade the use of blogs as a journalistic tool has "grown exponentially," according to the latest "State of the Blogsophere" report by Technorati, a search engine for...

New yogurt shop owner keeps one eye on nonprofits

JORDAN MONTGOMERY September 29, 2011

Frozen yogurt and weapons of mass destruction don't have that much in common. But for Veronica Tessler, they occupy her days. Tessler is the owner of newly opened Yotopia, a self-serve frozen yogurt shop...

UI research foundation sues medical research company

DI STAFF September 29, 2011

Officials with the University of Iowa Research Foundation filed a lawsuit Sept. 23 against a medical-research company allegding a breach in contract. According to court documents, MedImmune Inc., a foreign...

Dallas County resident sues UIHC claiming negligence

DI STAFF September 29, 2011

A Dallas County resident is suing the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics alleging negligence. Mark Christopher Muelhaupt said James Davis, a clinical associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery,...