Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, said health-care reform and improvements to the student-loan system have put millions of students in college.
In the view of Loebsack and two other Democratic representatives...
Recent University of Iowa graduate Brooke Anstoetter said she always imagined herself working for a big corporation in a metropalitan area.
But last spring, she ran out of options when searching for a...
An elaborate pop-up storybook with miniature marionettes walking across the pages is just a simple retelling of the classic tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” But for puppeteer Monica Leo, it’s a $10,000...
Iowa City resident Judy Madsen said she first felt the urge to garden while standing outside her home one day.
“It was just intuitive,” the 56-year old said.
And three years later, with the help...
The University of Iowa will have a new face for its campaign to reduce binge drinking by this summer.
Officials are reviewing 52 applications for a new administrative position tasked with overseeing the...
Local high-school students could soon grace the Pentacrest as they head to their next class.
As enrollment at West High continues to grow, Iowa City School Board members said they’re considering moving...
Protesters gathered outside the 2006 funeral of Patty Sourivong’s 20-year-old son, an Iowa City West High graduate who was killed in Iraq, including members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church.
Though...
At 66 years young, Sherry Carpenter is living proof that age truly is just a number.
The Coralville native volunteers at her local church and Chatham Oaks, sits on the committee of RAGBRAI, helps plan...
Budget cuts and exhausted federal funding in the Iowa City School District may lead to teacher cuts for the upcoming school year.
School District officials told reading teachers at a Central Office meeting...
Deshaun Thompson’s candlelight flickered as he said a heartfelt prayer.
Around a dozen people held small dripping candles Monday evening as part of a vigil for the victims of the 9.0 earthquake and...
Political uprisings in numerous Middle Eastern countries and a disaster in Japan have kept study-abroad offices on their toes and in touch with students abroad this semester.
“This semester has had...
Tree lopping wasn’t something Kelsey Boyce did growing up in cities around New York. But the UI sophomore volunteered four hours of her weekend chopping dead wood off trees at Hickory Hill Park on March...
