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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

Volunteering up among students

KENDALL McCABE January 27, 2011

During high school, Elizabeth Winter volunteered at a hospital and with the National Honors Society. When she entered her freshman year at the University of Iowa last semester, she began participating...

City library wants funds for security, technology

MICHELLE McCONNAUGHEY January 27, 2011

Iowa City Public Library officials fear their facility is becoming obsolete. So they’re asking the city for more money, hoping to continue modernizing the library and making it more secure. But that’s...

Spotlight: French journalist learns about America

KELSEY MURPHY January 27, 2011

Sebastian Compagnon walked into his 10-student French class from frigid late-January temperatures and greeted his subjects with “Bonjour” and a broad grin plastered on his face. As the class read...

Branstad derails IC-Chicago rail funding

RYAN COLE January 27, 2011

Gov. Terry Branstad will not allocate funds for the Iowa City-Chicago railway in the near future, the governor’s communications director, Tim Albrecht, said Wednesday. Branstad said at a press conference...

Intense workouts preceded hospitalization of 13 football players

JORDAN GARRETSON January 27, 2011

Thirteen Iowa football players admitted to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are suffering from a muscle injury syndrome known as rhabdomyolysis, likely in connection with NCAA-permitted off-season...

City officials would support downtown manager position

KATIE HEINE January 27, 2011

New Iowa City City Manager Tom Markus fought hard to gain support for a downtown manager when he was the city manager in Birmingham, Mich. Now, he’s backing the creation of a similar position in Iowa...

Law students aid abused female prisoners

ARIANA WITT January 27, 2011

University of Iowa law students are helping to free abused women from Iowa prisons. And in the case of Sheila Schertz, they succeeded. On Jan. 14, former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver commuted her 30-year prison...

Studio Arts still awaits plans for a new home

KENDALL McCABE January 27, 2011

Katie Jensen, a sophomore psychology major, once considered double majoring in art. For a time, she took drawing and metalworking classes twice a week in the Studio Arts Building, but the inconvenience...

Officials anxiously await decision on IC-Chicago railway

RYAN COLE January 26, 2011

With $230 million in federal funding hanging in the balance, Governor Terry Branstad is exploring his options to acquire the additional $80 million needed for the Iowa City-Chicago passenger railway project. Tim...

Coralville approves River Landing plans

MICHELLE McCONNAUGHEY January 26, 2011

Coralville city officials believe they are one step closer to the completion of the Iowa River Landing project. At Tuesday night’s meeting, Coralville city councilors voted to unanimously approve...

Fulbright TA discusses Tunisia revolution

JADE DONAGHY January 26, 2011

Facebook is doing more than letting people connect with old friends these days. It’s facilitating a revolution. And it’s allowing one Tunisian woman living in Iowa City to keep up with the tumultuous...

Council denies Piano Lounge liquor license, approves Slippery Pete’s

EMILY HOERNER January 26, 2011

The Piano Lounge has joined the growing list of bars whose liquor-license renewals have been denied, but for a different reason from the rest. Iowa City City Council ors voted unanimously at their meeting...