The Daily Iowan: How has the university responded to the vote maintaining the 21-ordinance? What are the next steps?
President Sally Mason: We're pleased that we can continue the experiment, which is...
University of Iowa Student Government representatives say having an undergraduate student on the state Board of Regents is vital in an era of decreasing education funding and increasing tuition.
UISG...
A newly elected state official is looking to change the voting system, which organizers say helped bring out a record number of voters in Johnson County and across the state during the recent midterm elections.
Some...
Despite harsh economic times, University of Iowa students are continuing to find the means to study overseas.
Nationwide, the number of students who studied abroad for credit dropped slightlyin2008-09—the...
A possibly cheaper text- book alternative for college students hinges on a Supreme Court decision.
The case — which deals with how far federal law extends regarding the first- sales doctrine and copy-...
Most sports fans know athletics isn't exactly fair.
Catriona Parratt takes that knowledge to the next level. A University of Iowa associate professor of American studies, she researches sport's ability...
A 15- year-old Iowa City student allegedly started a fire in the mens bathroom of his high school.
Christopher J. Spurgeon, 15, was charged Tuesday with first degree arson.
According to a police report,...
Daily Iowan reporter Nina Earnest has been awarded second place in the 2010 Hearst Foundation feature-writing contest.
She was recognized for her work on an article "Education on hyper drive,"...
When Evelyn Cardenas was only one and a half years old in 1976, she barely survived an 7.5 magnitude earthquake — capable of widespread damage —that hit her community in Guatemala.
Since then, the...
A North Liberty man faces a slew of charges after a series of incidents that began with a dog bite.
James Richter, 40, North Liberty, was charged with assault causing injury, assault causing injury with...
University of Iowa graduate Roger L. Koch donated $2 million to research on bipolar disorders and support for the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, according to a UI press release.
The...
Hector Ibarra, a former West Branch middle-school science teacher, was selected to be the new Environmental and Public Health Ambassador for the State Hygienic Laboratory.
According to a press release,...
