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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

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...

UI art museum director talks Pollock, challenging norms

ARIANA WITT March 28, 2011

The location of the new University of Iowa Museum of Art remains unknown, but Director Sean O’Harrow knows exactly what he wants: a building that challenges the norms of art museums in the United States. Art...

Waverly woman crowned Ms. Wheelchair Iowa

HAYLEY BRUCE March 28, 2011

Jennifer Wolff went through a bout of depression in 2003, when doctors told her a rare spinal-cord tumor would confine her to a wheelchair. But before being crowned Ms. Wheelchair Iowa at a pageant March...

Iowa State President Geoffroy to step down

KATIE HEINE March 28, 2011

Filling the shoes of outgoing Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy is going to be “a tall order,” said Regent Rose Vasquez. Geoffroy announced his plans to step down as Iowa State’s...

Nonalcoholic dance draws UI drinkers

ALLIE JOHNSON March 28, 2011

A number of students attending an alcohol-free dance party March 25 had one thing in common: They were already drunk. Some University of Iowa students told The Daily Iowan they drank before the event,...

Barbour speaks to Johnson County GOP

SARAH BULMER March 28, 2011

American economic growth will improve when more goods sold in the United States come from within its borders, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said. And that, in turn, will create more American jobs, the...

Spotlight: Finding faith on the football field

SETH ROBERTS March 28, 2011

Leadership is natural for Jeff Simak. He enjoys being in front of people. He’s cheerfully extroverted, and people appear to be drawn to him like iron to a magnet. He took his talents to the sports...

Mission Creek Festival begins today

DI STAFF March 28, 2011

With the weeklong Mission Creek Festival beginning today, we spoke with development director Nathan Gould to fill us in on the festival. Daily Iowan: How many workers/volunteers does it take to set up...

Iowa City girl helps raise money for band instruments

STACI EISENBERG March 28, 2011

Sasha Chapnick-Sorokin stepped onto a dim stage in a white shirt and floral skirt. Sitting at a brown grand piano, she played Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s upbeat “Eccossaise” in front of a group of about...

Theater, Foreign Relations Council partner

NINA EARNEST March 25, 2011

In The Syringa Tree, one woman takes on 24 separate roles. But the play itself subtly wrestles with centuries of South Africa’s fragmented history. “South Africa, in my philosophical view, is a country...

Business school to offer distance degree

HEATHER EDELMAN March 25, 2011

More people interested in pursuing business degrees will be able to next fall — without ever setting foot in a classroom. The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business will offer a new online program...

Spotlight: UI instructor leads Iowa percussion

RILEY UBBEN March 25, 2011

With two mallets in each hand, Dan Moore gently strikes the wooden keys of his marimba, each note flowing effortlessly into the next. His students watch every move and soon follow his lead. Moore, the...