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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

Local attorneys want students to understand their rights as tenants

KATIE HEINE July 28, 2011

With thousands of students moving into apartments and houses in Iowa City this weekend and a lawsuit against one of the area's rental giants pending in court, local attorneys want students to understand...

UIHC researchers apply yoga to depression

LINDSAY DOUGLAS July 28, 2011

The benefits of yoga may stretch further than merely mind and body. Researchers in the University of Iowa Psychology Department are exploring yoga as an alternative to medication for women struggling...

Program teaches middle and high school teachers

BRITTANY TREVICK July 28, 2011

Doug Herman heads to work every day as a West High Advanced Placement biology teacher. But instead of preparing science lessons for his students, the Iowa City instructor gets the lesson himself. Herman...

Research program grows every year

CHASTITY DILLARD July 28, 2011

For Sylvia Hill, passion, as well as personal experience, inspires her research. The 30-year-old shared her eight-week study on perspectives of domestic violence Wednesday. Hill was one of more than...

IC musician has rock star past

LINDSAY DOUGLAS July 28, 2011

The constant screeching of slowing trains echo in the air on the South Side of Iowa City. But Dave Rosazza doesn't mind — he's too busy drowning out the noise with music. He asked his parents if he...

Local Dems call for disclosure of GOP candidates’ major fundraisers

DI STAFF July 28, 2011

At a press conference Wednesday, Sue Dvorsky, the chairwoman of the Iowa Democratic Party, and Sen. Jeff Danielson, D-Cedar Falls, called on Republican presidential-nomination candidates to disclose the...

Man arrested for stealing from dead woman’s home

DI STAFF July 28, 2011

Iowa City police contend that an area local man stole more than $1,200 of property from a deceased woman's home. Michael James Shrock, 33, 4487 490th St., was charged July 16 with second-degree theft,...

Iowa City Apartments Downtown lawsuit may go class-action

BRIAN ALBERT July 27, 2011

An ex-tenant's lawsuit against Apartments Downtown Inc., may still be argued in district court. The possibility follows a Tuesday hearing, in which attorneys from both sides made their claims and counterclaims...

Four new UI certificates coming this fall

IAN STEWART July 27, 2011

Starting this fall, University of Iowa graduate students interested in biostatistics will have a new way to prove their dedication to the subject with a certificate to add to their degrees. "We decided...

Local youth program Fas Trac expands

Some needed help focusing. Others, aid finding a new social group. Many wanted assistance planning for the future. And Fas Trac brought them together. Fas Trac is a student group started at City High...

Local musician overcomes Tourette’s Syndrome

CONRAD SWANSON July 27, 2011

Saul Lubaroff considers creating music and giving people pleasure one of the highest callings in life. The 46-year-old attributes much of his success as a musician to the Iowa City community. Lubaroff,...

Local couple arrested for possession of marijuana plants

DI STAFF July 27, 2011

An Iowa City couple were arrested after officers allegedly discovered large quantities of marijuana in their home. Zachary Scott Goldsmith, 35, and Emily Goldsmith, 31, both of 721 Kimball Road, were...