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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

Officials look to hire alcohol czar to oversee new plan

ALISON SULLIVAN December 8, 2010

The lengthy list of goals in the University of Iowa's Alcohol Risk Reduction Plan released on Tuesday includes the creation of a new position — someone whose job is to ensure the goals are reached. Plans...

Council defers decision on Summit’s liquor license

ALICIA KRAMME December 8, 2010

The Iowa City City Council voted on Tuesday night to defer renewing the liquor license of Mike Porter's downtown bar, the Summit, indefinitely. Iowa City Police Chief Sam Hargadine recommended councilors...

Faculty Senate weighs in on alcohol plan

ALISON SULLIVAN December 8, 2010

As University of Iowa faculty members thumbed through their copies of the school's Alcohol Harm Reduction Plan at Tuesday's Faculty Senate meeting, several members expressed concern about how university...

Pot poll and legislature could pave the way for medical marijuana

MAX FREUND December 8, 2010

A new Hawkeye Poll shows the majority of Iowans are in favor of medical marijuana, and proposed legislation could make that a possibility. The poll — administered by UI professors and students — found...

Idris Goodwin brings break-beat poetry to the UI

HAYLEY BRUCE December 8, 2010

Ever since Idris Goodwin can remember, he's held some sort of crayon, pencil, or marker. But he's no ordinary writer. The 33-year-old poet has been observing and deciphering the world around him and...

Donation centers faced with bedbugs

MARIA GIBBS December 8, 2010

With the annual holiday season increase in charity and donations, local shelters and nonprofit organizations are concerned about bedbugs lurking in mattresses, blankets, and clothing. The new Shelter...

Officials seek more diversity in Iowa’s schools

DI STAFF December 8, 2010

The compilers of a report on minority teachers in Iowa's schools will seek the approval of the state Board of Regents of that report. A lack of diversity in postsecondary teacher preparation programs...

Police try to ID wreath thieves

DI STAFF December 8, 2010

Iowa City police are trying to identify three suspects who stole a wreath from a University of Iowa sorority house. The three individuals are suspected of taking the wreath, valued at $200, from the Pi...

UI prof files for sentencing delay

DI STAFF December 8, 2010

The attorney for a convicted assistant professor on paid leave from the University of Iowa has filed a motion to delay sentencing and a motion for a new trial. Toshiki Itoh, 44, was found guilty Oct....

Johnson-Koulianos arrested for drug-related charges, suspended from team

JORDAN GARRETSON and SAM LANE December 8, 2010

Police arrested star Iowa wide receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Tuesday on several drug-related charges, resulting in his suspension from the football team. According to police reports, Iowa City officers...

Iowa couple sues UIHC doctors for negligence

DI STAFF December 7, 2010

A Washington County, Iowa, couple accused University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics doctors of negligence Monday, court documents show. The charge stems from a Feb. 22, 2008, incident in which Tamara Stellmach...

UI officials unveil aggressive, three-year alcohol plan

SAM LANE December 7, 2010

In just three years, 15 percent fewer University of Iowa students will be binge drinkers. At least, that's one goal of university officials under a new, aggressive plan to reduce harmful student drinking...