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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

Grad students seek advisors

ALISON SULLIVAN February 10, 2011

University of Iowa officials said the Graduate College should provide career advisers for the increasing number of graduate students going into nonacademic fields. In the last five years, more graduate...

Parking rates to increase

ALISON SULLIVAN February 10, 2011

University of Iowa campus parking rates and fees will increase starting next year, something that hasn’t happened since 2008. Rates usually increase yearly, said Dave Ricketts, the director of parking...

UI students experience Israel for free

LUKE VOELZ February 10, 2011

The first thing Eric Jacobson noticed when he walked off the airplane at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, last summer was the oppressive desert heat. “That was my first realization...

Local video rentals take a hit

ALLIE WRIGHT February 10, 2011

That’s Rentertainment, an Iowa City movie rental store, is hanging on by a thread. Thanks to such modern services as Netflix and Redbox, Ross Meyer, the store’s owner will be forced to close in the...

UI launches program for cultural competency

KENDALL McCABE February 10, 2011

A relaunched series at the University of Iowa aims to enrich faculty members with one concept: cultural competency. The Staff Language and Culture Services will restart “Accents In the Workplace and...

UI seeks new ways to prevent flu

MICHELLE McCONNAUGHEY February 10, 2011

Jenna Heide is constantly sick. Though the University of Iowa freshman received a flu shot over winter break, she’s consistently unhealthy. “Literally, I have a cold 24/7, or at least symptoms...

Spotlight: Professor finds joy in defunct gadgets

GRACE GATHUA February 10, 2011

Robin Hemley and three of his University of Iowa graduate students paged through a 1950s catalogue with pictures of old fans, ovens, and floor ventilators. The group agreed it was unfortunate no one has...

Mason: UI losing faculty due to budget cuts

ARIANA WITT February 10, 2011

The University of Iowa is losing strong faculty members to other states because of the negative side effects of ongoing state budget cuts, UI President Sally Mason told legislators Wednesday. In her presentation...

Iowa not alone in education funding woes

NINA EARNEST February 10, 2011

Only two other states have had sharper decreases in state funding reductions to public universities from the last fiscal year than Iowa, according to a recent study. Iowa ranks third in the nation with...

Police: Man took dog from building before fire

HAYLEY BRUCE February 9, 2011

Twenty minutes after residents reported a suspicious fire at an Iowa City apartment complex on Jan. 29, a woman who lived in the building told police she saw a stranger with her dog that she’d left in...

UISG to lobby legislators Thursday

ALLIE WRIGHT February 9, 2011

University of Iowa Student Government officials hope a personal touch will make the difference — they plan to go to Des Moines on Thursday to meet with legislators about potential tuition hikes and...

Trucks work to haul away snow

ALLIE JOHNSON February 9, 2011

Fewer than 2 miles outside downtown Iowa City, a mountain of snow at least 10 feet tall and the length and width of a college classroom is forming. And growing by the hour. Every five minutes Tuesday...