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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: Local man shares love for dirt with kids

ALISON SULLIVAN April 26, 2011

Peeling back a wooden crate door, Scott Koepke reveals a stacked, layered mixture of hay, decomposing vegetables, and warm castings. He reaches into the heap. A hunk of tiny worms — squirmy red wigglers...

UI J-school director finalist for position in North Carolina

ALLIE WRIGHT April 26, 2011

David Perlmutter may soon leave the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication after fewer than two years as its director. Perlmutter, who began as head of the UI journalism school...

Man charged with OWI, endangerment

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Iowa City police arrested a local man after he allegedly drove drunk with young children in the car. Michael Ray, 36, 436 Southgate Ave., was charged April 24 with OWI and child endangerment without injury. According...

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...

11 chosen for Creative Campus

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Eleven University of Iowa faculty members have been selected to partake in a Creative Campus Institute sponsored by Hancher and the UI Center for Teaching from May 16 to 18, according to a university press...

2 professors honored

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Two University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty members were recognized in the school for their efforts in diversity and community engagement, according to a press release. Vincent...

Museum Studies celebrates 100th anniversary

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

The University of Iowa Museum Studies program is celebrating its 100-year anniversary in an exhibit at the Old Capitol Museum, according to a university press release. The exhibit will remain open throughout...

ISU to have forum on new president

DI STAFF April 26, 2011

Iowa State University will hold a forum on Wednesday to allow members of the public to share their ideas on what they'd like to see in the school's next president, according to a university press release. The...

P. Barry Butler named UI provost finalist, to speak on campus today

ALISON SULLIVAN April 26, 2011

University of Iowa interim Provost P. Barry Butler may not have to pack up his desk in Jessup Hall at the end of the university's search for a permanent second-in-command. UI officials announced Monday...

New group aims to help the gay elderly community

EMILY HOERNER April 26, 2011

Jerry Baughman said he lives a comfortable life as a member of the Iowa City gay community. But it hasn't always been that way. "It hasn't always been easy to be out [in Iowa]," the 62-year-old...