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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

Riverfront plans include park, affordable housing

KATIE HEINE January 28, 2011

The proposed renewal of the Riverfront Crossings District will likely feature a recreational park with bike trails, water access, and open space that could be used for outdoor concerts or other events. Other...

Grad students to present research on diversity

AUDREY SMITH January 28, 2011

Abbie Kramer wants to teach kids about diversity using skits. But instead of actors, she wants to use puppets. The University of Iowa Ph.D. candidate envisions kindergartners sitting cross-legged on the...

UI to launch comprehensive fundraising campaign

ALISON SULLIVAN January 28, 2011

The University of Iowa is set to launch another universitywide comprehensive fundraising campaign in the next two years. Officials said the campaign — which is at least a year away from launching —...

UI to seek $4.6 million purchase of bank in School of Music rebuilding

ARIANA WITT January 28, 2011

Officials at the University of Iowa are seeking approval from the state Board of Regents for a $4.6 million land purchase as part of the project to replace the Voxman Music Building and Clapp Recital Hall....

Glassblower to leave UI after 34 years

MADISON BENNETT January 28, 2011

Two men entered a small, cramped office on the ground floor of the Chemistry Building, looking helpless. “We broke some stuff,” said one of the men, peering into his box of glass. They stood near...

Spotlight: French journalist learns about America

KELSEY MURPHY January 27, 2011

Sebastian Compagnon walked into his 10-student French class from frigid late-January temperatures and greeted his subjects with “Bonjour” and a broad grin plastered on his face. As the class read...

Branstad derails IC-Chicago rail funding

RYAN COLE January 27, 2011

Gov. Terry Branstad will not allocate funds for the Iowa City-Chicago railway in the near future, the governor’s communications director, Tim Albrecht, said Wednesday. Branstad said at a press conference...

Intense workouts preceded hospitalization of 13 football players

JORDAN GARRETSON January 27, 2011

Thirteen Iowa football players admitted to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are suffering from a muscle injury syndrome known as rhabdomyolysis, likely in connection with NCAA-permitted off-season...

City officials would support downtown manager position

KATIE HEINE January 27, 2011

New Iowa City City Manager Tom Markus fought hard to gain support for a downtown manager when he was the city manager in Birmingham, Mich. Now, he’s backing the creation of a similar position in Iowa...

Law students aid abused female prisoners

ARIANA WITT January 27, 2011

University of Iowa law students are helping to free abused women from Iowa prisons. And in the case of Sheila Schertz, they succeeded. On Jan. 14, former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver commuted her 30-year prison...

Studio Arts still awaits plans for a new home

KENDALL McCABE January 27, 2011

Katie Jensen, a sophomore psychology major, once considered double majoring in art. For a time, she took drawing and metalworking classes twice a week in the Studio Arts Building, but the inconvenience...

New public health building on track

KELSEY MURPHY January 27, 2011

Since the University of Iowa College of Public Health opened in 1999, it’s been scattered throughout 16 buildings on campus. But by January 2012, students will start attending classes in the new five-story,...