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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

Expert: Change Mideast policy

ALLIE WRIGHT May 12, 2011

US officials should work to improve education and minimize poverty abroad rather than focusing narrowly on shows of strength in the Middle East, said an expert on U.S. national-security policy in the Middle...

Spotlight: UI senior connects music, environment

SAMANTHA GENTRY May 12, 2011

Samantha Sidwell wants to push musical boundaries. The University of Iowa senior wants to mix alternative and classical music by mixing her cello with a loop pedal — a device that would allow her to...

Supervisors discuss wind farm

DI STAFF May 11, 2011

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors met with officials from PNE Wind USA during a work session on May 10 to discuss possibly locating a wind farm near Solon. Much of the discussion focused on the...

School board discusses transparency

DI STAFF May 11, 2011

Iowa City School Board members said they're aiming to be more transparent by renovating the district's website. Board member Mike Cooper noted at Tuesday's board meeting that other Iowa United Education...

Iowa River Landing projects approved

DI STAFF May 11, 2011

Two Iowa River Landing agenda items were unanimously approved during Tuesday night's Coralville City Council meeting. The proposal to build a new parking structure — which is tied to the new University...

Shelter House makes chefs out of the homeless

ARIANA WITT May 11, 2011

Thomas Case's dream is to work as a cook for a nursing home or assisted-living facility, and he doesn't plan on letting the fact that he's homeless stand in the way of that. "I've always had a passion...

Gigantic books to be showcased in Johnson County

KATIE HEINE May 11, 2011

Camille Marlow traded a pen for a paintbrush, composing scenes on a 5-foot-tall fiberglass book. The 20-year-old sat in the basement of the IMU on Tuesday, applying the finishing touches to her book sculpture...

Public reacts to flood-mitigation proposal

MAX FREUND May 11, 2011

Douglas Jones chiseled a mark in his driveway to commemorate the peak of the 2008 floodwaters. The memory of that devastating event led him and 20 other Iowa City residents to attend an informational...

UI restrooms to have sharps containers

JON FRANK May 11, 2011

University of Iowa sophomore Zach Elsbecker was diagnosed with type I diabetes just after his eighth grade year. To regulate his blood sugar, the 20-year-old uses an insulin pump, but sometimes, he needs...

Student governments reflect on year’s accomplishments

ALLIE WRIGHT May 11, 2011

John Rigby knows he may have not been realistic enough in his expectations of his time as president of the University of Iowa Student Government this year. "You have to anticipate knowing that you're...

UIHC surgeon pens first fictional novel

MADISON BENNETT May 11, 2011

The second woman to ever be appointed the head of a Department of Surgery in America plans to retire. But not before she branches out into the world of fiction. Carol Scott-Conner entered the field of...

Student group focuses on US-China relations

EMILY HOERNER May 11, 2011

As relations between the United States and China become more important in the economic world, experts say networking early could be an asset for business students. And one University of Iowa organization,...