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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

UI alum a disc golf aficionado

BRIAN ALBERT June 24, 2011

Martin Murray started playing disc golf four years ago and hated it. But today, the sport is his greatest passion. “It’s a really great sport that a lot of people overlook,” he said. “It keeps...

Police: Man kneed another’s head into a concrete wall

DI STAFF June 24, 2011

A Sigourney, Iowa, man was arrested by University of Iowa police after he allegedly punched and kneed a man in downtown Iowa City. Kasey Michael O’Rourke, 25, was charged May 21 with willful injury...

Local man arrested for growing marijuana

DI STAFF June 24, 2011

Iowa City police have arrested a local man after allegedly discovering marijuana growing in his basement. Jonathan Paul Higgerson, 26, 533 Olive Street, was charged April 7 with possession of a controlled...

Lone Tree accident claims man’s life

DI STAFF June 24, 2011

One Lone Tree resident was killed after a motor vehicle accident, according to authorities. According to a press release from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to a motor...

Local boxer Klinefelter arrested after alleged bar fight

DI STAFF June 24, 2011

Iowa City police charged local boxer Kathryn Klinefelter with assault after she allegedly attacked a man over a political debate. Klinefelter, 23, and her fiancé, Stephen Michael Smith, 28, were charged...

Iowa City residents concerned with school board safety contractors

LUKE VOELZ June 24, 2011

The Iowa City School District has hired a familiar firm to handle lead safety procedures in the district — Shive-Hattery, the company state officials say botched an asbestos screening two years ago. The...

Iowa City schools face zero percent allowable growth

EDDIE KIRSCH June 24, 2011

During the next fiscal year, the Iowa City School District will have more costs but the same budget. And following the Iowa Senate’s recent approval of a 0 percent allowable growth for Iowa schools...

UI officials name new chief medical officer

DI STAFF June 23, 2011

University of Iowa Health Care officials named Theresa Brennan new chief medical officer for UI Health Care Wednesday, according to a press release. Brennan, who joined the UI Carver College of Medicine...

Illinois man charged with theft, burglary

DI STAFF June 23, 2011

North Liberty police arrested an Illinois man after he allegedly attempted to break into several vehicles with the help of two juveniles. Timothy Lee Eugene Brown, 18, was charged Tuesday with using a...

Obama lays out plan to withdraw troops from Afghanistan

ZACHARY POUND June 23, 2011

Ten years after the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, President Obama said he feels “light of a secure peace can be seen in the distance.” In an address to the nation on Wednesday, Obama outlined...

UI officials attribute binge drinking dip to 21-ordinance

JULIANA FABIANO June 23, 2011

University of Iowa officials said Iowa City’s 21-ordinance “contributed significantly” to a drop in students’ binge-drinking rate in the last two years. The statement comes after results from...

Q&A: UI President Mason talks Hamerlinck, state budget

DI STAFF June 23, 2011

The Daily Iowan sat down with university of Iowa President Sally Mason Wednesday to discuss state budget issues, Sen. Shawn Hamerlinck’s comments about students, and the new UI provost. DI: The UI College...