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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

North Liberty to vote on gun ban

DI STAFF February 22, 2011

North Liberty City councilors will vote today on a resolution to ban firearms on city property. The list of prohibited weapons includes pellet, BB, and dart guns in addition to standard firearms and weapons,...

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...

Lecture teaches students rights as tenants

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY February 22, 2011

Alaina Overdiep said she’s adamant about knowing her rights. The University of Iowa freshman, who will live in an apartment for the first time next fall, attended the “Don’t Get Evicted” event...

Justice praises selection system

MADISON BENNETT February 22, 2011

CEDAR RAPIDS — Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins said the only problem with the process to retain Iowa Supreme Court justices is they’re not running against another person but the notion of an ideal...

Spotlight: UI senior raps about heartache

EVAN CLARK February 22, 2011

Songs about heartbreak have been around since the dawn of music. Musicians from Elvis Presley to ABBA to Eminem have expressed that heartaches can be a main inspiration for material. Since going through...

Police: Mother left children to buy cigarettes, alcohol

DI STAFF February 22, 2011

Authorities have charged a Tiffin woman after she allegedly left her children home alone to buy alcohol and cigarettes. Adriann Gressman, 28, was charged Feb. 19 with child endangerment. According...

Everson’s sentencing moved to April

DI STAFF February 22, 2011

Former Hawkeye football player Cedric Everson’s sentencing has been postponed until April 22. Everson, 21, was charged with sexually assaulting a female student-athlete in a Hillcrest dorm room in 2007....

Groundwater OK at ash quarry

DI STAFF February 21, 2011

Groundwater testing of a quarry where the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa deposit coal and biomass ash showed levels safely below state and federal standards,...

Officials warn about fake inspector

DI STAFF February 21, 2011

Johnson County Public Health has issued a warning of a phony health inspector targeting Iowa food establishments, a press release said. According to the release, the caller claims to be with the Health...

West High female wrestler reacts to state forfeit

ALLIE JOHNSON February 21, 2011

Fifteen-year-old Jasmine Bailey flashed a toothy smile when she spoke about her wrestling match against a particular 103-pound male. The tiny West High freshman flipped the grappler from rival Waverly...