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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

Spotlight Iowa City: City High senior a ‘music man’

LAURA WILLIS May 5, 2011

Chuck Foster’s hands move at high-speed across the piano keys from low A to high C. He plays Franz Liszt’s fast-paced Mephisto Waltz No. 1 until he’s nearly out of breath, almost resembling a runner...

Attempted-murder trial reset

DI STAFF May 5, 2011

A trial has been reset for an Iowa City man charged with attempted murder. Raymond L. Spears, 52, was arrested June 4, 2010, after he allegedly stabbed a man in the back in downtown Iowa City. In a...

Supervisors study social-media policy

DI STAFF May 5, 2011

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors reviewed a policy regarding social media during a work session Wednesday. A subcommittee of various county officials have been drafting a social-media policy since...

Steads make major donation to Children’s Hospital

DI STAFF May 5, 2011

The University of Iowa Children’s Hospital received a $10 million donation to advance pediatric medicine. Jerre and Mary Joy Stead, of Scottsdale, Ariz., will create two endowed faculty positions,,...

Poll: Large majority say they’ll vote in judicial election

DI STAFF May 5, 2011

A majority of Iowans intend to vote on judicial retention in the next election, but nearly half haven’t decided how they’ll vote, a University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll determined. The poll found 87 percent...

IC man falls in CR, dies

DI STAFF May 5, 2011

An Iowa City man died Tuesday after falling from a federal courthouse while working on a construction project, the Associated Press reported. Cedar Rapids authorities identified the man as Terry Simmons,...

Bond set for man charged with inappropriate touching

DI STAFF May 5, 2011

Bond has been set for a Chicago man charged with inappropriately touching two young girls. Donte Walker, 18, was charged April 13 with two counts of lascivious acts with a child. According to a complaint...

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,...

UI steps up monitoring of students abroad

ALLIE WRIGHT May 4, 2011

Summer Schoop stayed up all night Sunday to watch President Obama inform the world about the slaying of Osama bin Laden. The University of Iowa junior, who is studying abroad in Seville, Spain, said she...

Council passes tenants-rights amendment

ALISON SULLIVAN May 4, 2011

The Iowa City City Council unanimously passed an amendment Tuesday night that would require landlords to make tenant rights information more readily available to students and first-time renters. The Tuesday...

Same-sex parents manage stigma, ‘normal’ lives

SARAH BULMER May 4, 2011

Nick Pearce could never understand why his elementary-school classmates were so curious about his parents, particularly their sexual orientation. "Someone would ask me, 'You have a mom and a mom?...

Officials name third provost candidate

NINA EARNEST May 4, 2011

Uday Sukhatme, the executive vice chancellor of academic affairs and dean of faculties at Indiana University/Purdue University in Indianapolis, is the third and final candidate for the University of Iowa...