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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

Dance Marathon increases recruitment efforts

JENNY EARL August 31, 2011

Dance Marathon officials hope a new approach to recruitment will increase participation. This year, the University of Iowa Dance Marathon will kick off recruitment with “Lime Days” — a week dedicated...

Downtown Iowa City business owners mixed on meter enforcement

BRITTANY TILL August 31, 2011

Local businesses owners are mixed about plans increase meter enforcement. City officials recently announced an effort to increase meter enforcement in response to concerns from local downtown businesses,...

Local mom hauls in dough for Englert

JULIA JESSEN August 31, 2011

For Katie Roche, life and art are interchangeable. The mother of two has had a personal and professional life deeply enmeshed in the arts, from her personal endeavors as an artist, singer, musician, and...

UI job classification redesign continues

DI STAFF August 31, 2011

UI officials introduced the second phase of their Compensation and Classification Redesign Project during the first faculty meeting Tuesday. The second phase focuses on the compensation part of the program,...

Faculty group studies retaliation policy

DI STAFF August 31, 2011

During the University of Iowa’s Faculty Council meeting Tuesday, officials discussed revisions to the UI Anti-Retaliation Policy, following the ruling in a recent Supreme Court case. The main changes...

Man hit with barstool during downtown altercation

DI STAFF August 31, 2011

Iowa City police arrested a local man after he allegedly hit a man with a barstool during a fight downtown. Patrick Richard Davis, 27, 532 S. Dubuque St. Apt. 1, was charged Sunday with assault causing...

Regents release rhabdo report

DI STAFF August 31, 2011

The Athletics Department is changing its routine to prevent similar mishaps in the future after 13 Hawkeye football players were hospitalized earlier this year, according to a State Board ofRegents report...

Tallon drops out of city council race

DI STAFF August 31, 2011

Dan Tallon, a member of the Iowa Army National Guard, announced on Tuesday he will no longer run for City Council. “It’s not that I ‘dropped out’ of the race — I just decided not run,” he...

Judge denies motion to dismiss lawsuit in Juweid case

DI STAFF August 30, 2011

A motion from University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics officials in a lawsuit filed against them by UI radiology Professor Malik Juweid has been denied, according to court documents. The lawsuit, which...

UI students charged with possession near dorms

DI STAFF August 30, 2011

Police arrested two students near University of Iowa dorms over this past weekend for allegedly possessing marijuana. Michael Patrick Schulz, 18, 4338 Burge, was charged Sunday with possession of controlled...

Mopeds in IC spark helmet discussion

BRITTANY TREVICK August 30, 2011

MopedU’s rentals have skyrocketed, with the company’s entire fleet of 83 mopeds rented for the fall. The 6-month-old company has even begun selling the vehicles, with around a dozen mopeds having...

City council likely to reorganize voting precincts

MATT STARNS August 30, 2011

Iowa City officials say a new precinct map will create a more even distribution of Iowa City voters. 2010 Census data created what Johnson County Auditor Tom Slocket calls an “inequitable distribution”...