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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

Business owners discuss tax increase for downtown ‘beautification’ project

HAYLEY BRUCE April 27, 2011

Karen Kubby, owner of downtown store Beadology, could buy a lot of beads and supplies with $600 — but she says she's willing to spend it on taxes. The owner of the shop at 220 E. Washington is a key...

Mason on Lewin, campus safety

DI STAFF April 27, 2011

The Daily Iowan sat down with University of Iowa President Sally Mason to discuss campus security, Professor Ellen Lewin's controversial e-mail, and the nearly one-year mark of the 21-ordinance. The Daily...

Ginty files complaint against UI professor over ‘f-word’ email

NINA EARNEST April 27, 2011

College Republican leader Natalie Ginty filed a formal complaint against University of Iowa Professor Ellen Lewin in the wake of her organization receiving a message from the professor containing profanity. Lewin,...

Ron Paul announces official exploratory committee in Des Moines

ALISON SULLIVAN April 27, 2011

DES MOINES — Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, announced the formation of an official exploratory committee on Tuesday in Des Moines. Though he skirted any direct indication of declaring a run for the GOP presidential...

New leadership for UI graduate students

ALLIE WRIGHT April 27, 2011

Kelli Todd spent her undergraduate years in the Cardinal and Gold colors of Iowa State University. Now, the University of Iowa graduate student will head one of the UI's two main student-leadership groups. Todd,...

Job fair helps low-income residents

MADISON BENNETT April 27, 2011

Iowa City residents Devarius Nelson and Rico Williams came to Eastdale Plaza with one goal in mind: getting a job. In a tough economy and competitive job market, approximately 200 people gathered on Tuesday...

Postal service officials hear citizens out

JON FRANK April 27, 2011

Concerned citizens formed a makeshift semicircle Tuesday in the downtown Iowa City postal substation. The crowd of around 30 silently offered their attention to the three U.S. Postal Service personnel...

Spotlight: Following the call of art

LAURA WILLIS April 27, 2011

Eliezer Sotillo spent one morning constructing an abstract, Picasso-like painting of a brunette woman — the same subject that appears in six large canvases on his studio walls. In some portraits the...

GOP senators urge delay on naming Harkin Institute

DI STAFF April 27, 2011

The 24 Republican members of the Iowa Senate sent a letter to the state Board of Regents Tuesday asking regents to postpone the consideration of a naming an institute after Sen. Tom Harkin, according to...

Carbon monoxide closes Longfellow

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Officials closed Longfellow Elementary Monday after carbon monoxide was detected. Students were not allowed to enter the building and were sent home, and parents were contacted to make sure children got...

Branstad asks regents to delay Harkin center decision

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Gov. Terry Branstad has asked the state Board of Regents to delay its decision on a proposed center named for Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, according to the Associated Press. On April 23, Sen. Sandra Greiner,...

Barbour won’t run

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will not make a run for the Republican presidential nomination, he said in a released statement Monday. "This has been a difficult, personal decision, and I am very...