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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

Pawlenty defends handling of Minnesota budget in Coralville

BRITTANY TREVICK July 19, 2011

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty defended his handling of his state's budget and spending on Monday in Coraville, but some opponents of the GOP candidate are still eyeing the Republican's past. The...

Former regent head: UI faculty system needs major changes

LUKE VOELZ July 18, 2011

The University of Iowa Faculty Senate is facing criticism from former Board of Regents President Michael Gartner, reviving a debate some UI academics call a sign of the times. In a Sunday opinion piece...

Ugandan minister speaks out on LGBT issues

CHASTITY DILLARD July 18, 2011

The Rev. Mark Kiyimba was forced to leave his Ugandan home in March for his safety. The gay-rights activist, now in the United States, stood before a captivated church crowd Sunday morning to discuss...

Locals celebrate literature through Scrabble

ASMAA ELKEURTI July 18, 2011

Teens, adults, the elderly, and small children gathered around tables with Scrabble boards set up in the center at the bustling Bread Garden Market & Bakery on Sunday. Some laughed and talked between...

UI junior finalist in national playwriting competition

LINDSAY DOUGLAS July 18, 2011

There were two Stephanie Ms on her floor freshman year of college. So Stephanie Muller changed her name to Marek. "Basically, there was a villain on a TV show who I thought was really cool, and then...

Jacoby named head of Johnson County Social Services

DI STAFF July 18, 2011

Lynette Jacoby has been appointed by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors as the new social-services coordinator for county's Human Services Department. Jacoby will formally take her position on July...

Burlington man charged with abuse, theft

DI STAFF July 18, 2011

A Burlington man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend, falsely imprisoned her, and stole a vehicle. Antavis Marice Wardell Watson, 31, was charged July 14 with first-degree theft,...

Coralville police arrest man for 2009 crime

DI STAFF July 18, 2011

Coralville police arrested a Chicago man and two others after they allegedly attempted to rob Coralville residents nearly two years ago. Reports said 21-year-old Jimmy Powell Jr. and two others entered...

Police arrest second suspect in 2009 IC murder

BRIAN ALBERT July 15, 2011

Iowa City police officers traveled to Texas in order to apprehend a second suspect in the October 2009 slaying of 64-year-old landlord John Versypt. And though officials said they only send police out...

Local officials combat rising obesity rates

BRITTANY TREVICK July 15, 2011

National obesity levels are on the rise. And because Iowa has the 20th highest obesity rate in the United States, according to a recent report conducted by Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood...

Two IC councilors favor adding PAULA ratio to food-exemption

CHASTITY DILLARD July 15, 2011

Two city councilors on Thursday said they were in favor of examining exemption regulations for restaurants under the 21-ordinance. In conversations with The Daily Iowan Thursday, Councilors Connie Champion...

Sudanese UI students welcome country’s secession

ZACHARY POUND July 15, 2011

Following a shaky six-year peace agreement, the birth of the Republic of South Sudan is the final stage in the hopes of ending decades of war. And for University of Iowa student Grace Nyoma, the separation...