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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

Two UI students arrested for drugs

DI STAFF November 12, 2010

Police have charged two University of Iowa students with possession of marijuana after receiving a Crime Stoppers tip. Lee Henneberry, 20, 929 Iowa Ave. Apt. 15, was charged Thursday with possession of...

UI may cut six more grad programs

ARIANA WITT November 11, 2010

The University of Iowa Graduate College could soon shrink even more. The college plans to send six more graduate programs to the state Board of Regents for possible termination, said John Keller, the...

Business students bag for Haiti

ALAN TOUSSAINT November 11, 2010

In one hour, approximately 20 business students filled 3,000 plastic bags with a special food mixture and packed them in boxes for a 2,000-mile journey to Haiti. Their efforts took place in the Pappajohn...

Spotlight Iowa City: Tireless volunteer ‘lives’ at Old Capitol

NINA EARNEST November 11, 2010

Only one little boy gave Vilda Sutherlin a hard time on an Old Capitol Museum tour. She calmly explained he had two options: He could cooperate and finish the tour with the rest of the group or stay behind...

Woman killed in crash

DI STAFF November 11, 2010

A Denison, Iowa, woman was killed when a semi rear-ended a car on Highway 218. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a truck driven by Brandon Bachman, 34, and a Ford Taurus driven by Kevin Nau, 50, both...

Some question worth of Iowa City-Chicago rail service

MITCHELL SCHMIDT November 11, 2010

While officials from Iowa City to Washington, D.C., have lauded a proposed rail from Iowa City to Chicago as a way to boost a struggling economy, some argue the rail simply will not work. "I think...

Many student voters stuck to 21-only

SAM LANE November 11, 2010

Statistics from the Johnson County Auditor's Office may reveal what some had suspected going into the election: many UI students would vote on the 21-ordinance and not some other items on the ballot. For...

Dorm rooms may get personal recycling bins

ALISON SULLIVAN November 11, 2010

Every University of Iowa dorm room could soon get an individual recycling bin under a new proposal. UI Student Government Sen. Sunny Kothari proposed the initiative to help fund the project, originally...

Ex-CIA agent highlights abuse of power

NINA EARNEST November 11, 2010

She's jumped out of airplanes, fired automatic weapons, and waded through swamps. And now, Valerie Plame Wilson wants Americans to speak truth to power. Plame Wilson, the Central Intelligence Agency...

Judge delays North Liberty land deal

HAYLEY BRUCE November 11, 2010

A 6th District judge ruled in favor of 20-plus plaintiffs requesting a temporary injuction against the city of North Liberty and 380 Development Group on Monday. The decision comes after the plaintiffs...

Schools criticized on First Amendment rights

HAYLEY BRUCE November 11, 2010

Members of the Christian Legal Society said it is unclear how a pending lawsuit will affect the University of Iowa chapter of the student organization, and an attorney on the case said such action is just...

Disabled students on the rise at Iowa’s universities

SAM LANE November 10, 2010

Ryan Bruner hasn't suffered a seizure since he came to the University of Iowa. Throughout high school, his epilepsy caused more than 20. Now, he says, his seventh- and eighth-grade years are simply a...