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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

Many attend Iowa City flood forum

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY March 4, 2011

Some Iowa City residents said Thursday they’re not getting enough information about the city’s major flood-mitigation project. City officials held a public meeting Thursday to gauge public opinion...

Postville raid interpreter speaks to law students

NINA EARNEST March 4, 2011

Rosanna Mejia is Guatemalan, but her daughter is an American citizen. Mejia was one of the nearly 400 workers arrested at a meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, in 2008. She and her then-2-year-old...

Adults battle in spelling bee

RYAN COLE March 4, 2011

Missy Molleston lifted the trophy, adorned with a golden, bespectacled bee, above her head in triumph. After more than two hours of sustained tension, the audience erupted into applause. Her team, the...

Spotlight: A sense of play in art

RILEY UBBEN March 4, 2011

Ben Mackey approached Valentine’s Day more like Stan Lee than, say, Nicholas Sparks. The University of Iowa sophomore and prolific illustrator created a comic book about the adventures of St. Valentine...

Gun control group to visit Iowa City today

KATIE HEINE March 4, 2011

A national campaign petitioning for increased background checks on gun owners will make a stop on campus today, and local officials said the movement is a step toward creating more consistent gun laws. The...

UI celebrates women’s month

KENDALL MCCABE March 3, 2011

Adrien Wing went from being a happily married woman to a divorced, single parent struggling to take care of two children. And the series of events took place while the University of Iowa law professor...

Spotlight: Costume store supervisor never stops helping

LAURA WILLIS March 3, 2011

Boxes of wicker bird masks and pillbox hats are nothing out of the ordinary. Gazing around the closet in the Studio Arts Building through her red-rimmed glasses, costume-shop supervisor Megan Petkewec...

Supervisors propose county budget

KATIE HEINE March 3, 2011

Johnson County residents will see a 23 cent drop in their tax levies for fiscal 2012 if the Board of Supervisors approves a budget proposal presented Wednesday night. Tax levies now sit at $6.99 per $1,000...

Legislators pass nuclear energy bill

ARIANA WITT March 3, 2011

A panel of Iowa legislators voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a bill allowing Iowa energy companies to expand the use of nuclear power. And the University of Iowa could be heavily involved in the...

Barta: Background checks on athletes worth discussing

JORDAN GARRETSON March 3, 2011

Hawkeye Athletics Director Gary Barta said he’s “open to the discussion” of conducting background checks on student-athletes after a report released Tuesday showed 18 players from the Iowa football...

UI relies more on endowments as state funding dwindles

ALISON SULLIVAN March 3, 2011

Public universities are beginning to rely more heavily on endowments — a practice once more common at private universities — as state funding for higher education dwindles nationwide. With the University...

Field House still popular even with new rec center

KATIE HEINE March 3, 2011

Connie Hippee has been using the University of Iowa’s Field House since she was a little girl growing up in Iowa City. And for the past year, the 54-year-old has been playing raquetball on the Field...