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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

Local darts group loses half of its players with 21 ordinance

MADISON BENNETT March 30, 2011

Eyes squinted, feet planted, hand steadied. Kyle Wehner peered 8 feet in front of him, preparing to rack up some points. He tossed his first dart, then his second, then the third. They totaled a disappointing...

Summer of the Arts line up announced

ALLIE WRIGHT March 30, 2011

Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts is ready to grow. Program officials announced this summer’s entertainment lineup Tuesday, which includes concerts, art festivals, and movies. This year, officials will...

Officials award construction contract for new elementary school

LUKE VOELZ March 30, 2011

The plans for Iowa City’s future Norman Borlaug Elementary School are starting to take shape. School Board administrators voted unanimously Tuesday to award construction of Norman Borlaug Elementary...

UI students seek to help teen parents

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY March 30, 2011

City High senior Rolanda Lee wanted to learn how to get a job, dress for work, and make a résumé. City High junior Erica Roberts wanted to learn how to further her education. And both wanted to learn...

House Dems laud accomplishments for students

ALLIE JOHNSON March 30, 2011

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...

More seek public service jobs

STACI EISENBERG March 30, 2011

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...

Iowa City to cut 4 to 5 reading teacher positions

LUKE VOELZ March 29, 2011

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...

Vigil honors victims of Japan disasters

NINA EARNEST March 29, 2011

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...

Study abroad sees difficult semester

ALISON SULLIVAN March 29, 2011

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...

Local, national officials push outdoor jobs to youth

KATIE HEINE March 29, 2011

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...

UIHC brings nearly $700 million to area

ARIANA WITT March 29, 2011

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics contributed nearly $700 million to Johnson County’s economy over the last year, according to a statewide report. The Iowa Hospital Association’s annual...

Mother of fallen soldier petitions against funeral protesters

KATIE HEINE March 29, 2011

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...