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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

FEMA may discount IC flood insurance

DI STAFF September 27, 2011

Based on a recent Federal Emergency Management Agency rating system, some Iowa City property owners may receive flood-insurance discounts, according to an Iowa City press release. Iowa City is now in...

Des Moines man arrested after alleged officer assault

DI STAFF September 27, 2011

Iowa City police arrested a Des Moines man after he allegedly punched and kicked an officer. Paul Jacob Deshetler, 18, was charged Sept. 25 with assault causing injury on peace officers, possession of...

IC man charged with third OWI

DI STAFF September 27, 2011

Johnson County deputies arrested a local man after he allegedly drove while intoxicated for the third time on Sunday. Reynaldo Marcelino-Cabanas, 21, 824 Basswood Lane, was charged Sept. 25 with operating...

Caucus 2012: Bachmann, Johnson spar over Cuba policy

CHASTITY DILLARD September 27, 2011

CEDAR RAPIDS — In a caucus season largely dominated by domestic issues, trade policy with Cuba has drawn a stark line between at least two GOP hopefuls. U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., said resuming...

Defense: Evidence unreliable in Thompson trial

ERIC MOORE September 27, 2011

Defense attorneys continued to question the integrity of a homicide investigation during Charles William Curtis Thompson's trial on Monday. Family members of John Versypt, the landlord Thompson allegedly...

UI student in India presumed dead

MATT STARNS September 27, 2011

The search continues for a 20-year-old University of Iowa student who reportedly fell last week while hiking in northern India. UI junior Thomas Plotkin was studying abroad near Munsiyari, India with...

UI officials see lack of nursing faculty

BRITTANY TREVICK September 27, 2011

Across the nation, health-care facilities are facing a slight shortage of nurses, and experts say that in the next decade, it could get worse. University of Iowa nursing officials said a lack of faculty...

Higher-ed leaders say increasing out-of-state enrollment not just about money

KRISTEN EAST September 27, 2011

The University of Iowa will likely continue to boost the number of out-of-state students on campus but officials say that's more than just a financial ploy. "We benefit from the rich mix of students...

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...