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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

Dance Marathon funds go to research, comfort care

CAITLIN FRY February 1, 2011

Toys, pajamas, and new hairstyles are all on the agenda this year. But so are new labs, more equipment, and research dollars. When the University of Iowa Dance Marathon Allocation Committee meets in April...

UI revamps gen ed program

ALISON SULLIVAN February 1, 2011

Instead of searching through a laundry list of requirements this fall, incoming undergraduates will see a more orderly display of what they need to graduate from the University of Iowa. The UI College...

Southeast Side may not get affordable housing under city’s plan

EMILY HOERNER February 1, 2011

Iowa City’s Southeast Side may soon be unavailable for affordable-housing funding. If Iowa City city councilors don’t alter the models presented at a special work session Monday night, southeastern...

Dance Marathon: Teen connects with Hawkeye wrestlers

ALLIE WRIGHT February 1, 2011

Dillyn Mumme was set to be the first freshman in his weight class to wrestle varsity at Mount Pleasant Community High School. In both his seventh- and eighth-grade seasons, Dillyn was never pinned. But...

Officials want more courthouse security, likely won’t get it soon

JOSH QUINNETT February 1, 2011

A loud crack from the courthouse doors set Johnson County Sheriff’s Deputy Sue Henderson in motion. She leapt from her desk, dashed around the corner, and gazed down the stairs to the main entrance of...

New voter ID bill may hurt students

RYAN COLE February 1, 2011

Students who want to vote in Johnson County may have to get new photo IDs under legislation that passed in the Iowa House and is awaiting vote in the Senate. The House of Representatives passed the bill...

Child-life specialist helps parents, kids cope with cancer

EMILY HOERNER February 1, 2011

Khane Neagle’s eyes lit up as Kathy Whiteside, the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital senior child-life specialist, carried in “magic noodles” to entertain the 3-year-old cancer patient. The...

Author reads from novel about love and Esperanto

JESSICA CARBINO January 31, 2011

Bob Dylan has inspired many musicians. He also inspired Joseph Skibell to be a writer. When Skibell was 12 years old he found out that Dylan read all of author John Steinbech’s books, which led him...

Marathon kid clung to music through cancer battle

ALISON SULLIVAN January 31, 2011

Jacki Eckrich sits nestled on the couch, a laptop perched on her lap and a SpongeBob blanket hugging her legs. She’s watching home videos, remembering, as her little boy belts into a microphone. Off-camera,...

Students displaced after apartment fire

HAYLEY BRUCE January 31, 2011

A fire that charred the entire first floor of a six-plex apartment building on the evening of Jan. 29, has displaced 12 Iowa City residents. Rescuers responded to a call about a structure fire at 421...

Budget cuts may mean higher tuition, consolidation of programs

ARIANA WITT January 31, 2011

Some University of Iowa officials and regents said they’re concerned about Gov. Terry Branstad’s proposed cuts to higher education. The result of the cuts, some said, could be higher tuition or even...

FEMA denies Museum of Art funding, again

ALISON SULLIVAN January 31, 2011

If University of Iowa officials expect to build a new Museum of Art, the Federal Emergency Management Agency says the school needs to look at other options for funding. Officials with the agency’s Region...