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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

Officials warn about fake inspector

DI STAFF February 21, 2011

Johnson County Public Health has issued a warning of a phony health inspector targeting Iowa food establishments, a press release said. According to the release, the caller claims to be with the Health...

West High female wrestler reacts to state forfeit

ALLIE JOHNSON February 21, 2011

Fifteen-year-old Jasmine Bailey flashed a toothy smile when she spoke about her wrestling match against a particular 103-pound male. The tiny West High freshman flipped the grappler from rival Waverly...

Pollock relatives, Guggenheim against Mural sale

ALISON SULLIVAN and ARIANA WITT February 21, 2011

Last weekend, Jackson Pollock’s relatives gathered to discuss one of their distant cousin’s most famous paintings, deciding they wanted it to stay in Iowa. Fifty years ago, the woman who donated Mural...

Long-time editor, DI supporter dies

NINA EARNEST February 21, 2011

Most women working for the Cedar Rapids Gazette in 1957 wrote for the society and feature pages. But Phyllis Fleming covered hard news. Fleming, a longtime member of the Student Publications Inc. board,...

UI art students to protest possible Pollock sale

ALISON SULLIVAN February 21, 2011

“Jack the Dripper’s” brush has long been dry, but the famed artist’s piece, Mural, is still dripping with controversy. In response to a recently proposed bill that would force the University of...

Program can clean records of PAULA, intox charges

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY February 21, 2011

Kaitlyn Carlson has long dreamed of becoming a teacher. But when police charged the University of Iowa freshman with possession of alcohol under the legal age, she thought she had lost her chance at entering...

Legislation could eliminate Planned Parenthood funding

RYAN COLE February 21, 2011

More than 50,000 Iowa women could soon see an increase in the cost of reproductive health care. Title X, enacted in 1970 as part of the Public Health Service Act, provides funding for family planning...

Lawmaker wants civics test before high-school graduation

KATIE HEINE February 21, 2011

Grace Hoyland can swiftly list the three branches of government without much thought. And she said it’s only fair that all Americans can do the same. “[Some] people not born here know more than people...

Spotlight: IC native set to compete in the U.S. Open bowling

BEN WOLFSON February 21, 2011

Phil Schintler holds his bowling ball close enough that it touches his face. Dressed in a black Iowa polo and black jeans, the man slowly winds up and releases the ball. The black-and-gold-flaked ball...

Rec Center hosts Quadrathalon

JON FRANK February 21, 2011

Contestants jostled for speed rather than position on stationary rowing machines in the center of the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Sunday. The rowing machines sat in the center of the bustling...

Guns now banned on county property

KATIE HEINE February 18, 2011

Maybe it was the meeting’s 9 a.m. starting time. Maybe residents had exhausted their opinions at last week’s meeting. But whatever the reason, no one spoke Thursday about the Johnson County Board...

UI students learn international etiquette

KENDALL MCCABE February 18, 2011

A large group of University of Iowa students clinked their lemonade-filled champagne flutes together Thursday night. “Cin cin,” the crowd said, repeating an Italian toast. The Consortium Institute...