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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 becomes Internet sensation after defending gay parents

ALISON SULLIVAN February 4, 2011

Zach Wahls has gone viral. He’s spent his week fielding calls from the major news networks: Fox, ABC, MSNBC. He has 560 new Facebook friend requests — which he’s gotten a friend to help him sift...

Blizzard creates many tow jobs

ALLIE JOHNSON February 4, 2011

Iowa City police ordered 30 cars towed after Tuesday’s snowstorm, but that number doesn’t include the ones towed by private companies after calls from drivers. While city officials have been focusing...

Revamping Broadway condos may have mixed results

EMILY HOERNER February 4, 2011

Though officials made the Southeast Side of Iowa City off-limits to new affordable housing, using a new computer mapping program, one development firm will try to renovate the existing Broadway Condominiums...

Regents approve Children’s Hospital design

ARIANA WITT February 4, 2011

The University of Iowa is set to start construction on a new tower to house its Children’s Hospital after more than two months of planning. The state Board of Regents voted unanimously Thursday to...

Spotlight: UI employee keeps worms as a hobby

KENDALL McCABE February 4, 2011

Rachel Williams opened a small, black cylinder full of red wiggler worms. Then, she smelled the container. “It’s an earthy smell, but not gross,” she said, pointing out seeds the worms had left...

Officials plan 24-hour Dance Marathon down to the minute

AUDREY SMITH February 4, 2011

Dance Marathon’s “Big Event” is scheduled down to the minute — 288 five-minute increments, to be exact. The intense scheduling has taken months to perfect — from filling each five-minute interval...

Johnson County kicks off Relay for Life with McCafferys

NINA EARNEST February 4, 2011

Iowa head basketball coach Fran McCaffery watched his father, a Philadelphia cop, struggle with colon cancer. For years, he refused to visit a doctor, and for 13 years, he never missed a day on the force. Losing...

College of Engineering hosts French students

KENDALL McCABE February 4, 2011

Three French engineering students and a group of University of Iowa students tiptoed across the catwalk high above the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center’s diving well during the USA Diving 2011...

Three fired, two suspended for accessing football players’ records

MICHELLE McCONNAUGHEY February 4, 2011

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics officials said they will fire three employees and put two more on unpaid suspensions after they allegedly inappropriately accessed the electronic medical records...

Mason backs tuition increases

ARIANA WITT February 4, 2011

University of Iowa officials said on Thursday they support the potential tuition increases facing UI students. During a discussion at the state Board of Regents meeting in Iowa City, UI President Sally...

DM kid looks forward to Big Event, finishing cancer treatment

NICOLE KARLIS February 4, 2011

High-pitched pings bounced off the walls of the hospital waiting room, just as the Pokemon character did on the screen of Paden Lindquist’s portable Nintendo DSi. Sitting in a royal blue wheelchair...

IC schools make changes after snow day frustration

HAYLEY BRUCE February 4, 2011

Officials with the Iowa City School District are tweaking their school-cancellation alert system after they experienced delays that frustrated many students and parents during the recent snow storm. Superintendent...