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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

City Council to tackle recycling tonight

ALICIA KRAMME November 29, 2010

The Iowa City City Council will discuss how to improve the city's recycling program at tonight's meeting. City officials said the previously approved option of single-stream recycling — in which residents...

Spotlight: UI student wins Rhodes Scholarship

NINA EARNEST November 29, 2010

Bill Clinton. Edwin Hubble. George Stephanopoulos. A 20-year-old University of Iowa senior is joining their ranks. Renugan Raidoo is now a Rhodes Scholar. The Rhodes Scholarship enables students to...

School Board adds 6 new high-school courses

ALAN TOUSSAINT November 29, 2010

Local high-school students and school officials say the addition of six new classes at City High and West High will help provide more equal opportunities for students at both schools. After a 4-2 vote...

State sees decrease in discrimination complaints

HAYLEY BRUCE November 29, 2010

The number of housing discrimination complaints is growing in Iowa City and statewide, despite a drop in discrimination complaints overall since fiscal 2009. According to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission's...

Mason appoints provost search committee

DI STAFF November 29, 2010

University of Iowa President Sally Mason announced Nov. 23 the formation of the official Provost Search Committee to replace former Provost Wallace Loh, now the president of the University of Maryland-College...

Local Realtor charged with bootlegging

DI STAFF November 29, 2010

The property owner of a popular tailgating venue was charged with bootlegging after Iowa City police carried out an undercover investigation. Tracy Barkalow, 35, 320 S. Linn St., was charged Nov. 18 with...

Police investigate strong-arm robbery

DI STAFF November 29, 2010

Iowa City police are investigating an incident after a man reported someone stole his iPod as he was walking. According to police, officers responded to the 500 block of South Van Buren Street on Nov....

Multiple people arrested for meth

DI STAFF November 29, 2010

Iowa City police carried out several methamphetamine-related arrests over the past week. Two Iowa City men were charged with providing meth to a minor to sell at a local school. Robert Lee Jr., 44, and...

Takanami and apartments evacuated for fire

DI STAFF November 29, 2010

Iowa City fire crews responded to a a small fire at Takanami restaurant over the Thanksgiving break. The Iowa City Fire Department responded to a report of smoke in Takanami, 217 Iowa Ave., at approximately...

New judge named in Jones trial

DI STAFF November 19, 2010

Sixth District Judge Fae Hoover-Grinde will now preside over the case of a former University of Iowa vice president for Student Services, court documents show. The assignment comes after 6th District...

Study: visible police presence results in reduced drinking

ARIANA WITT November 19, 2010

Iowa City's efforts to crack down on college boozers are on the right track, a national study shows. A report, published in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine for the National...

Local teens get taste of firefighting

MAX FREUND November 19, 2010

Tyler Cooling crawled in the darkness, his gloved hand running along a thick, gray water hose. A mask obscured his vision as he crashed against the rough plywood doorway, the rhythmic bursts of his air...