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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

Rec Center hosts Quadrathalon

JON FRANK February 21, 2011

Contestants jostled for speed rather than position on stationary rowing machines in the center of the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Sunday. The rowing machines sat in the center of the bustling...

Area man faces 4 charges

DI STAFF February 21, 2011

Police arrested a Riverside man earlier this month after allegedly finding a variety of drugs and weapons in his vehicle. Ronald Weiland, 18, Riverside, was charged Feb. 2 with possession of marijuana,...

3 juveniles charged in vandalism

DI STAFF February 21, 2011

Iowa City police have charged three juveniles following a vandalism surge over the past four months, according to a press release. The three Iowa City residents have been charged with first-degree criminal...

City offices celebrate President’s Day

DI STAFF February 21, 2011

A number of city offices will be closed today because of President’s Day. According to an Iowa City press release, the Senior Center, the Landfill and Recycling Center, and the Animal Care and Adoption...

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...

Pollock relatives, Guggenheim against Mural sale

ALISON SULLIVAN and ARIANA WITT February 21, 2011

Last weekend, Jackson Pollock’s relatives gathered to discuss one of their distant cousin’s most famous paintings, deciding they wanted it to stay in Iowa. Fifty years ago, the woman who donated Mural...

Long-time editor, DI supporter dies

NINA EARNEST February 21, 2011

Most women working for the Cedar Rapids Gazette in 1957 wrote for the society and feature pages. But Phyllis Fleming covered hard news. Fleming, a longtime member of the Student Publications Inc. board,...

UI art students to protest possible Pollock sale

ALISON SULLIVAN February 21, 2011

“Jack the Dripper’s” brush has long been dry, but the famed artist’s piece, Mural, is still dripping with controversy. In response to a recently proposed bill that would force the University of...

Program can clean records of PAULA, intox charges

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY February 21, 2011

Kaitlyn Carlson has long dreamed of becoming a teacher. But when police charged the University of Iowa freshman with possession of alcohol under the legal age, she thought she had lost her chance at entering...

Development plan released for Southeast Side

RYAN COLE February 18, 2011

Residents living in the southeastern area of Iowa City can expect improved pedestrian trails, less time wasted in traffic, and a general expansion of businesses in the area. The Iowa City Planning and...