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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

UI student soldiers away for the holidays

SAM LANE December 16, 2010

A 2-foot-tall Christmas tree sits atop a nightstand in Army Spc. Cliff Wallace's containerized housing unit in Balad, Iraq. The decor is simple: four blue light bulbs and a handful of small ornaments dot...

University Heights council OKs controversial project

ALICIA KRAMME December 15, 2010

One University Place is inching closer to becoming a reality in University Heights, much to the disappointment of dozens of residents. University Heights city councilors approved a rezoning ordinance...

COGS holds IMU ‘Grade-In’

ARIANA WITT December 15, 2010

Audrey Coleman sat in the IMU on Tuesday with a small stack of blue book exams in front of her, a grading rubric in hand, and assorted protest signs spread out behind her. "The university works because...

Transfer numbers worry School Board

NINA EARNEST December 15, 2010

Iowa City School Board members expressed concern at its meeting Tuesday about the high numbers of Schools in Need of Assistance transfers in the School District. Six local schools are designated as being...

Bike theft in Iowa City goes underreported

Earlier this semester, Madelyn Walsh was leaving her College Street apartment to go to class when she noticed her bike wasn't where she had locked it. For the third time. "I'm sure somebody out...

New UI Dispatch Center nearly complete

ALISON SULLIVAN December 15, 2010

Tapping at a computer screen in a University of Iowa police car, Dave Visin points to stars scattered around a digital map — each indicating locations of officers across Johnson County. "To know...

Spotlight: Graduating senior researches drug convictions

MAX FREUND December 15, 2010

Bianca Pucci moved to Iowa, and two powdery white substances entered her life. Cocaine and snow. The soon-to-be University Iowa graduate from Southern California has fallen in love with Iowa winters,...

Iowa City wind-energy park gets funding

DI STAFF December 15, 2010

Iowa City's Wind Energy Supply Chain Industrial Park will receive more than $1 million for infrastructure improvement, according to Iowa City Area Development. The funds are part of $7.5 million approved...

Woman sentenced in Obama records case

DI STAFF December 15, 2010

An Iowa woman charged with illegally viewing President Barack Obama's student loan records has been sentenced, according to federal court documents. Sandra Teague, 54, was sentenced to two year probation...

UI differs in Big Ten teaching assistant scholarship

ARIANA WITT December 14, 2010

University of Iowa graduate student Jeremy Reed said he was "caught off guard" by the amount of tuition he was expected to pay in the College of Education even with the graduate tuition scholarship...

Registrar predicts future testing issues

ALICIA KRAMME December 14, 2010

The influx of freshmen at the University of Iowa this semester has contributed to more finals being split into different rooms, more proctors needed, and a more expensive finals week. UI Registrar Larry...

City and UI to continue teaming up against alcohol

HAYLEY BRUCE December 14, 2010

The night Iowa City voters upheld the 21-ordinance, city officials, university administrators, and bar owners had a similar message: They would continue to work together. And though University of Iowa...