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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

Regents OK UI land purchases

DI STAFF December 10, 2010

The state Board of Regents approved two UI land purchases during a telephonic meeting Thursday. The UI plans to purchase a 24,000-square-foot property at 301 S. Clinton now occupied by Bank of the West...

Regents approve Centerstone lease

DI STAFF December 10, 2010

The state Board of Regents approved the UI's plan to lease the Centerstone Apartment building during a telephonic meeting today. The lease, which is needed to rectify issues of high enrollment and insufficient...

Rail funds pulled from other states transferred to Iowa

DI STAFF December 10, 2010

With the United States Department of Transportation redirecting high-speed rail money originally intended for Wisconsin and Ohio rail projects, Iowa could be one of many states receiving a boost in funding. U.S....

Regents approve universities’ sabbaticals

SAM LANE December 10, 2010

University of Iowa English Professor Florence Boos spent three weeks in England last spring. But she wasn't just a tourist marveling at the Big Ben. She was completing research as part of her professional...

Miller-Meeks to head Iowa Department of Public Health

DI STAFF December 10, 2010

Iowa Gov.-elect Terry Branstad appointed former Congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks as the head of the Iowa Department of Public Health Thursday. Miller-Meeks, the first female faculty member...

Profs on leave over allegations cost UI over $400K

SAM LANE December 10, 2010

Four University of Iowa professors are currently on paid administrative leave pending investigations of alleged misconduct, and they have received more than $461,000 combined since their leaves began,...

Lawsuit filed over judicial selection

DI STAFF December 10, 2010

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of four Iowans hopes to change the manner in which Iowa Supreme Court justices are selected. The suit comes after three Iowa Supreme Court justices were ousted last month...

Abortion plan draws fire from locals

MAX FREUND December 10, 2010

A day after one Iowa lawmaker announced plans to tighten abortion regulations, local legislators and women's advocates said the change is unlikely and unnecessary. Rep. Matt Windschitl, R-Missouri Valley,...

Regents ask to see UI alcohol plan

DI STAFF December 10, 2010

State Board of Regents President David Miles asked University of Iowa officials to provide the regents with some sort of report regarding the university's efforts to curb high-risk drinking. Miles applauded...

UI living-learning communities to expand

NINA EARNEST December 10, 2010

The University of Iowa is introducing four new living-learning communities next fall, a move outlined in the UI's strategic plan as part of a push to increase student retention. The new communities —...

Wreath returned to sorority

DI STAFF December 10, 2010

A University of Iowa sorority notified police a stolen wreath had been returned on Thursday. A surveillance camera at the Pi Beta Phi sorority house, 815 E. Washington St., captured three male subjects...

Johnson-Koulianos’ draft stock plummets after arrest

HAYLEY BRUCE and J.T. BUGOS December 9, 2010

Hawkeye leading wide receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos has likely jeopardized his chance at a NFL career, an expert on the NFL draft said. The 23-year-old, who was arrested Tuesday on seven drug-related...