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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

Woman charged after failing to return over $300 of library materials

DI STAFF May 6, 2011

Iowa City police have charged a local woman after she allegedly failed to return more than $300 worth of materials to the Iowa City Public Library. Whitney Ann Marquez, 23, 536 Elkhorn Trail, was charged...

Group approves Spanish MFA

DI STAFF May 6, 2011

The University of Iowa Graduate Faculty approved two proposals for additional graduate programs in the Graduate College on Thursday. A Master of Fine Arts in Spanish creative writing was approved, as was...

DJK’s ex-roommate pleads guilty

DI STAFF May 5, 2011

The ex-roommate of former Hawkeye football player Derrell Johnson-Koulianos pleaded guilty Tuesday. Brady Cooper Johnson, 21, was charged Dec. 7 with possession of a marijuana with intent to deliver,...

Surveys show minor changes in drinking for new students

MARY HARRINGTON May 5, 2011

Fewer University of Iowa students identify themselves as problem drinkers this year than they did last year, according to results from this year’s AlcoholEdu survey. But the change is minor — only...

Ex-UI employee charged with theft

DI STAFF May 5, 2011

The University of Iowa police have arrested a former UI employee after he allegedly pawned university property. Jeremy Olson, 33, 2401 Friendship St., was charged April 19 with second-degree theft. According...

Presidential hopefuls expand use of social media

ALLIE WRIGHT May 5, 2011

A “friend” on Facebook and a follower on Twitter may be more significant than ever to many potential presidential-nomination candidates during the 2012 caucuses. Following President Obama’s technological...

Man arrested for threats after bin Laden death

DI STAFF May 5, 2011

A man was arrested Tuesday in Middle Amana after he allegedly told cowokers he intended to “blow up Amana” because “his friend and brother Osama bin Laden was killed,” according to an Iowa County...

Iowa House to be used for Dance Marathon living-learning community

ARIANA WITT May 5, 2011

University of Iowa Housing officials are developing a Dance Marathon Living Learning Community to be held in the Iowa House for the fall, but thecommunity could be a no-go unless more students show interest....

Students bring in foreign doctors to learn Ponseti method

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY May 5, 2011

Ignacio Ponseti spent his life gently molding and casting infants’ feet to cure a congenital disease known as clubfoot. And he would appreciate that a new group of doctors will begin arriving in the...

Final provost candidate touts strategic plan work

NINA EARNEST May 5, 2011

Final University of Iowa provost candidate Uday Sukhatme told an audience of faculty, staff, and administrators on Wednesday about specific successes he saw while implementing a strategic plan at his current...

UI aging cluster moves forward

LUKE VOELZ May 5, 2011

That cute child on the playground is now more likely to live to be 100 years old. People are living longer than ever, so society needs to strengthen how it takes care of its elderly, Janet Specht, the...

Officials mull tuition alternatives

ARIANA WITT May 5, 2011

Some Iowa legislators and national education experts have called on the state Board of Regents to consider alternative tuition models during future funding discussions. But some regents said the switch...