Amanda Irish was going to be a dancer when she graduated from high school in 2002, but on Sept. 11, 2001, she decided to become a Marine.
Now, she can’t walk out of a crowded lecture hall without a...
Lisa Rossi drove all night from Iowa City to reach Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001.
That night and for the next few days, the former Daily Iowan news editor and reporter led a team of four college journalists...
University of Iowa student Gewiria Fadl entered a Best Buy store in Massachusetts one day in 2002 wearing a traditional Muslim headdress.
“Make sure she doesn’t have a bomb in there,” an employee...
Officials with the Iowa City Human Rights Commission said they are unsure how the City Council will receive the group’s recommendations about improving the lives of the city’s immigrants.
Dianne Day,...
Because ambulance calls have increased, county officials would like to upgrade their facilities so they can respond more efficiently.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan...
During a difficult stretch for food shelves across Iowa, rising enthusiasm ahead of the state’s most anticipated football game should provide some relief. Today marks the third annual...
Prominent anti-21-ordinance activist and City Council candidate Raj Patel said he has no plans to repeal the controversial bar restriction if he’s elected.
Patel met with supporters Wednesday night...
More college students are using grants and scholarships to pay their tuition, according to a national study.
And at the University of Iowa, a certain amount of tuition dollars are set aside for scholarship...
The University of Iowa and most of the nation’s other colleges and universities will deal with instances of sexual assault differently this year.
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights...
Investment in higher education offers hope in the shadow of the great recession, some experts say.
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich emphasized affordable university education as a key to a prosperous...
Whether it comes from a faucet, a plastic bottle, or a motion-sensor fountain, the water in Iowa City is safe to drink.
And one expert said the addition of another filtration system is unnecessary.
University...
University of Iowa officials have no way of knowing whether the school’s alcohol education program, AlcoholEdu, has long-term effectiveness.
Though program administrators require all underage incoming...
