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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

Tuition jumps at state’s community colleges

KRISTEN EAST September 16, 2011

Iowa's community colleges are charging more than ever for tuition and fees at the same time state aid for students is shrinking. Community college tuition and mandatory fees in Iowa increased by 5.95...

Hawk apparel supports labor group Alta Gracia

ERIC MOORE September 16, 2011

Buy a Hawkeye shirt, help support workers' rights. Alta Gracia, a clothing line that emphasizes workers' rights, aims to do just that. The clothes are made by workers in Villa Altagracia, a municipality...

Women voters to host constitution lectures

ASMAA ELKEURTI September 16, 2011

Delaware Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell asked in a fall 2010 debate where separation of church and state was in the U.S. Constitution. The Republican faced criticism for the comment, but local resident...

Working Group uses words to advocate change

HANNAH KRAMER September 16, 2011

Following the theme of the back-to-school season, the Working Group Theatre will present a performance of show-and-tell schoolhouse storytelling to the community this weekend. The core members of Working...

UI employee helps put projects into space

JORDAN MONTGOMERY September 16, 2011

Sharon Kutcher has worked on countless projects over the years that have helped researchers across the country put their projects into space. Kutcher has been employed at the University of Iowa since...

Johnson County supervisors OK rural sirens

DI STAFF September 16, 2011

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors agreed to move forward with the proposal to fund emergency sirens in rural areas as part of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program application. Supervisor Rod Sullivan...

Regents’ universities request $600 million plus

DI STAFF September 16, 2011

The state Board of Regents' universities are requesting more than $621 million in operating appropriations for fiscal 2013. According the appropriations request — which was released Thursday as part...

Many UIPD alcohol charges involve non-students

DI STAFF September 16, 2011

Nearly half of the alcohol-related charges doled out so far this year by the University of Iowa police have been given to nonstudents. According to a quarterly state Board of Regents crime-statistics...

UI wants to name Carver addition

DI STAFF September 16, 2011

University of Iowa officials are requesting to name the new addition to Carver-Hawkeye Arena the "Dale and Marilyn Howard Family Pavilion." The request is in recognition of a $5 million the...

UI wants to terminate nursing master’s program

DI STAFF September 16, 2011

University of Iowa officials have requested permission to terminate the master's program in Nursing and Health-Care Practice in the College of Nursing. Released Thursday as part of the state Board of...

UI, IC police stand by Tasers

MATT STARNS September 15, 2011

A cell-phone video opened on a familiar setting, Iowa City's downtown Panchero's location. Iowa City police officers arrived on scene, finding one man on top of the other, punching his head and torso....

Official: apparent decrease in student ambulance calls misleading

DORA GROTE September 15, 2011

Officials said they're unable to find trends in alcohol-related ambulance calls because of a decision to use a new software for tracking those calls. Therefore, Johnson County Public Health Director Doug...