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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

Despite fund shift, legal office flourishes

JON FRANK April 14, 2011

As funds from the University of Iowa Student Services Office are eliminated from the Student Legal Services’ budget, student-government organizations said they are unable to pick up the slack. Despite...

Jurors deliberate in attempted murder trial

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY April 14, 2011

After four hours of deliberation, jurors had not decided whether Gregory Phillips meant to kill his landlord when he walked into the office with a loaded gun. Phillips, 57, is charged with attempted murder...

Moped boom causes parking issues for city

EMILY HOERNER April 14, 2011

The many moped riders in town could soon have a greater selection of parking thanks to a city effort to free up overcrowded bike racks. The City of Iowa City has received complaints from bikers who say...

Spotlight: Finding joy in lending a helping hand

ALISON SULLIVAN April 14, 2011

Emily Nefzger doesn’t think shuffling down the aisles of a grocery store is a mundane chore. Through her work helping a young disabled man, the University of Iowa student has witnessed the thrill of...

Provost candidates to be announced soon

NINA EARNEST April 14, 2011

Candidates for the University of Iowa’s provost position will begin visiting campus within “a week or so,” UI President Sally Mason told the Staff Council at its meeting Wednesday. The announcement...

Mason: UI must keep up in faculty pay

ALISON SULLIVAN April 14, 2011

The University of Iowa will have to work harder to remain competitive in hiring and attracting top employees, UI President Sally Mason said on Wednesday. Though all three of Iowa’s regents schools saw...

Zombie game stopped after player gets hit by car

HAYLEY BRUCE April 14, 2011

The RiverFest-hosted game of “Humans vs. Zombies” came to a halt Tuesday after one of the players collided with a car. Details on the Iowa City police’s daily activity log indicate a pedestrian...

Coral Ridge “mall walkers” a close, active group

KATIE HEINE April 14, 2011

Mary Boyd Doehrmann clutched the hand of her husband of three years, Marv, as they entered the Coral Ridge Mall. And she didn’t let go for a second until the couple completed their 45-minute walk. The...

Outgoing UI seniors hear advice at Last Lecture

KATIE HEINE April 14, 2011

Jumping cows may sound silly, but Ken Brown wanted students to see it as something meaningful. The associate professor in the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business told a group of UI seniors Tuesday...

National experts examine U.S. deficit at UI

SARAH BULMER April 14, 2011

About $14,272,993,603,000 and counting. That’s the U.S. national debt. It’s a rapidly growing number, and with that growth, the question of what should be done to reverse the trend of the nation’s...

Ashton Kutcher makes surprise UI appearance

HAYLEY BRUCE April 13, 2011

When Ashton Kutcher strolled into a University of Iowa lecture hall on Tuesday, the Hollywood actor was met with a wave of screams, squeals, and clapping. But once the starstruck commotion subsided, the...

Community marks 5-year anniversary of tornado

ALISON SULLIVAN April 13, 2011

Nine minutes. That’s all it took for a storm to smash into Iowa City, damage more than 1,000 homes and dozens of businesses, and leave a city to stand united and rebuild in the years to come. Today...