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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

City moves to regulate Ped Mall noise, displays

IAN SCHMIT June 8, 2011

Setting up tables and amplifiers on the Pedestrian Mall might cost a few bucks in the near future. On Tuesday night the Iowa City City Council unanimously approved a measure that would establish a permit...

Lawmaker to student lobbyists: “Leave the circus to us”

LUKE VOELZ June 7, 2011

A Republican lawmaker told University of Iowa students they were part of a “political circus” while the students lobbied for more education funding at the statehouse on Monday. “You just put forth...

Council might ease fines on underage bar-goers

IAN SCHMIT June 7, 2011

Violators of Iowa City’s 21-ordinance may see considerably smaller fines next month after a vote by the Iowa City City Council tonight. Councilors are slated to vote on whether to lower the fines for...

GOP hopeful Cain highlights business sense

ZACHARY POUND June 7, 2011

It’s sink or swim in politics, and currently, Americans are treading water, Republican presidential-nomination hopeful <a href=”http://www.hermancain.com”>Herman Cain</a> said in the...

Iowa man sets off to cross the state for Alzheimer’s

JONATHAN BENDICKSON June 7, 2011

His story may not have tumbleweeds blowing in the wind or an old saloon with swinging wooden doors. But it does have one tough cowboy. Bill Taylor, 80, began his ride across Iowa Monday to raise money...

Branstad tours Iowa, skips Johnson County

DI STAFF June 7, 2011

Gov. Terry Branstad will not make a stop in the Iowa City area as on his “Working Together for a Better Future” tour this week, a spokesman for the governor told The Daily Iowan. Branstad is touring...

UI sends HESCO barriers to Missouri River cities

DI STAFF June 7, 2011

The University of Iowa is supplying more than 5,000 feet of HESCO flood-protection barriers to protect generation stations in Sioux City and Council Bluffs from Missouri River flooding, according to UI...

Spotlight: Local gamer turns to painting

BRIAN ALBERT June 7, 2011

Colin Greenhalgh made art a cornerstone of his life at an early age. Like many artists, he drew and doodled. He experimented with perspective and architectural sketches. Then he discovered the world...

Summit goes 20, Airliner goes 21

JULIANA FABIANO June 6, 2011

Underage students may need to seek out a new downtown venue for fall. A year after Iowa City’s 21-ordinance went into effect, preventing people under the legal drinking age from being in bars after...

Council candidate Tallon will focus on affordable housing, Melrose vending

BRIAN ALBERT June 6, 2011

A former University of Iowa student and currently deployed soldier is tackling some prominent Iowa City issues in his second bid for a seat on the Iowa City City Council. Dan Tallon, an Iowa Army National...

Butler committed long-term in provost post

NINA EARNEST June 6, 2011

P. Barry Butler’s appointment as the University of Iowa’s permanent executive vice president and provost could provide stability to the administrative position. UI President Sally Mason named Butler...

Locals doubt Iowa will see hookah restrictions

LUKE VOELZ June 6, 2011

Hookah might seem almost alien contraption at first: A bulbous tube crowned with flavored tobacco — called shisha — and heated charcoal, flanked on several sides by colorful snaking hoses through which...