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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

Conference focuses on vets

MAX FREUND November 10, 2010

Jon Kerstetter leaned heavily on a carved light-brown cane, a cane he needs after enduring 10 surgeries in 18 months. The Army veteran read poetically from one of his short stories — "Experiment...

U Heights defers vote on controversial ordinance

ALICIA KRAMME November 10, 2010

University Heights city councilors tabled a controversial development plan until the council's December meeting after nearly three hours of presentation, public comment, and discussion on Tuesday. If...

Spotlight: Professor shares Tanzanian culture

MAX FREUND November 10, 2010

Blandina Giblin has more than 65 children. The Tanzanian-native walked around a white-walled classroom in Van Allen Hall on Tuesday, her black-braided hair neatly tied in a ponytail, a pink and white...

Police Citizens Review Board holds forum on southeast side

ALLIE WRIGHT November 10, 2010

In past years, the Iowa City Police Citizen Review Board has held its meetings at City Hall. But on Tuesday night, the Police Board met for its third-annual public forum on the Southeast Side of Iowa...

Supervisors certify election results

DI STAFF November 10, 2010

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday certified voting results from the November election. Supervisor Terrence Neuzil said there were no changes to results from the Auditor's Office, and...

Wrongful-death trial moved

DI STAFF November 10, 2010

The wrongful-death trial of a former patient at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has been rescheduled, according to court documents. The lawsuit alleges that UIHC physicians allegedly told...

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...

Animal shelter copes with temporary location

CATHRYN SLOANE November 9, 2010

Three fuzzy kittens were recently left at the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center in a Rubbermaid bin, with just a few holes drilled in it. Workers at the animal shelter found them at the doorstop...

More employers using social media to screen applicants

NINA EARNEST November 9, 2010

David Fahey keeps his Facebook profile as private as possible. His profile picture isn't of him, and he said he has "blocked everything." The 22-year-old University of Iowa senior is preparing...

University Heights set for final decision on controversial ordinance

ALISON SULLIVAN November 9, 2010

University Heights city councilors are set to hold a final vote tonight on a controversial rezoning ordinance which would allow a multi-level commercial development to be built within the small community. Maxwell...

Spotlight Iowa City: UI law student interned at World Bank

NORA HEATON November 9, 2010

The hardest thing Rachel Nathanson had to do during her internship last summer was not do hands-on work. Sitting in the World Bank building, interning with the World Bank Inspection Panel, Nathanson did...

Iowa City to make intersection more "walkable"

HAYLEY BRUCE November 9, 2010

Iowa City wants to be more walkable. And it's not alone. "Walkability" is the new trend in urban development, experts said, and new additions to Iowa City streets are just the most recent local...