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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

Students learn how to respond in violent situations

HAYLEY BRUCE February 23, 2011

LeeAnn Yeckley entered a training room at the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety wielding a red rubber gun. Instantly, the 22 other “potential victims” pelted the UI graduate student with...

Union supporters gather at Capitol

ALISON SULLIVAN February 23, 2011

DES MOINES — Anger spread from neighboring states to Iowa on Tuesday and stood outside the state’s Capitol wielding picket signs and waving flags. Several hundred protesters stood outside the Capitol...

School Board aims to increase communication

RYAN COLE February 23, 2011

Public-school students and administrators might start seeing a School Board members in the audience for orchestra concerts, sports activities, and other events. The Iowa City School Board’s Communication...

UIHC patient celebrates 25 years on dialysis

MADISON BENNETT February 23, 2011

For many patients, dialysis treatment can mean the beginning of the end. Not Denny Burgess. On Tuesday, roughly 30 of the 54-year-old’s friends, family, and physicians gathered at the University of...

Spotlight: One of the town’s favorite haunts

RYAN COLE February 23, 2011

The Haunted Bookshop is not your typical bookstore. Two cats, Logan and Nierme, roam lethargically around the shop, 203 N. Linn St. Labyrinthine passageways wind into cozy nooks. A worn couch, upright...

Prof convicted of assault resigns from UI

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY February 23, 2011

University of Iowa pathology Assistant Professor Toshiki Itoh, who had been on paid administrative leave since July 2008, resigned from his position in January through an agreement released Monday. The...

Petition tries to block release of employment records

DI STAFF February 23, 2011

John Doe, an anonymous employee of the University of Iowa, has filed a lawsuit against the university to keep his records confidential. On Jan. 31, the Associated Press requested copies of certain employment...

Off-duty officer prevents theft

DI STAFF February 23, 2011

An off-duty Iowa City police detective helped prevent the escape of a shoplifter at Hy-vee, police said. Tyshiana Mahomes, 19, was charged Feb. 21 with second-degree robbery. According to police reports,...

Police: UI athlete hit man’s head with champagne bottle

DI STAFF February 23, 2011

Iowa City police arrested a University of Iowa high jumper after he allegedly hit another man over the head with a champagne bottle at a downtown liquor store. Graham Valdes, 22, 711 Melrose Ave., was...

UI arts community celebrates withdrawal of Pollock bill

ARIANA WITT February 22, 2011

The Pollock bill is dead. On Monday, Rep. Scott Raecker, R-Urbandale, the head of the Iowa House Appropriations Committee, withdrew the controversial proposal, which would have forced the University of...

Local teens react to stricter driving bill

RYAN COLE February 22, 2011

Teenage drivers in Iowa could soon look forward to spending more quality time with their parents in the car. The Senate Transportation Committee approved a bill earlier this month that would require...

Local children take to the rock wall

NINA EARNEST February 22, 2011

Claire Pardubsky deftly scaled the rock wall as the fading blue of twilight streamed in from the skylights above. But one spot on the wall’s route proved too difficult for the 10-year-old. She let go...