Skip to Main Content
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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

UI goes green with $800k electric car charger

DORA GROTE August 23, 2011

Locals will see a number of new university-owned electrical vehicles zooming around campus in the next year. And a brand-new solar/electric vehicle car charging station is one of the first steps in fueling...

Iowa Dems accuse Branstad of open-records biff

JANET LAWLER August 23, 2011

The Iowa Democratic Party has waited 47 days for an open-records request pertaining to expenditures for the governor’s state tours. And though Democrats fear too much money is being spent and no jobs...

UI Liberal Arts dean search panel to be named

JORDYN REILAND August 23, 2011

A lot has changed since University of Iowa officials first appointed its current dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 14 years ago. Then, much of the application process was on paper. Ads...

Harkin calls for economic stimulus “booster shot”

JOHN STAAK August 23, 2011

Iowa lawmakers want to keep Washington, D.C., focused on restoring American jobs — and education, they feel, is a large part of that. During a roundtable discussion and press conference in Cedar Rapids...

UI class aims to connect students, senior citizens

ERIC MOORE August 23, 2011

This fall, University of Iowa students and local senior citizens will come together to create original works of music and possibly lasting friendships. Students in the Aging and Leisure class this semester...

Two UI living-learning communities canceled

ALEX CORDERO August 23, 2011

At the end of last year, announcements regarding the addition of new living-learning communities being added to the University of Iowa began circulating. Two proposed living-learning communities, however,...

UI frosh served as a Congressional page

ALLIE WRIGHT August 23, 2011

Ben Olson was once responsible for raising one of the most recognizable American flags in the country. As a Congressional page during his junior year of high school, the incoming University of Iowa freshman...

UI director adds medication reminders to Facebook

BRITTANY TREVICK August 23, 2011

Patrick Brophy doesn’t have any Facebook friends. He can’t Facebook chat, and there are no tagged photos of him. But that didn’t stop Brohpy from coming up with Iowa MedMinder, a Facebook application...

Panchero’s preps for IC-favorite $1 burrito day

ASMAA ELKEURTI August 23, 2011

Imagine the rush of Black Friday, people lining up hours before, ready to snag those highly advertised sensational deals. Now apply that scene to a small burrito parlor. Today, Panchero’s Mexican Grill,...

UIHC Brain Registry studies traumatic injury recoveries

ALLIE WRIGHT August 23, 2011

When she looks in the mirror, Tara Fall doesn’t recognize her own face. She doesn’t recognize her own children or remember the face of anyone she meets. Fall, who lives in Menifee, Calif., suffered...

Early voting ballots now available

DI STAFF August 23, 2011

Early voting is now open for the Sept. 13 school election. Ballots for the Sept. 13 School Board election are available at the Johnson County Auditor’s Office, 913 S. Dubuque St. Suite 101, according...

Gazette to host school board candidates forum

DI STAFF August 23, 2011

The Iowa City School Board will feature two forums prior to the Sept. 13 elections, according to a Districtwide Parents’ Organization press release. The first, focusing on curriculum and funding, will...