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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

UIHC to raise rates by 6 percent

NORA HEATON April 29, 2010

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will increase rates by 6 percent beginning July 1, after the state Board of Regents approved the change during its Wednesday meeting in Iowa City. One key...

UI backs off dorm conversion

MORGAN OLSEN April 29, 2010

After months of considering renovating the Iowa House Hotel to become the newest University of Iowa residence hall, UI officials might scrap the idea. Regent Robert Downer said the renovation, which was...

Sororities to change recruiting

ARIANA WITT April 29, 2010

Sorority officials will change their recruitment practices this fall in an effort to increase the number of students pledging. The sororities will move away from their current weeklong event to a setup...

Some Republicans discover lure of green

ADAM B SULLIVAN April 29, 2010

It’s not easy being green. But being green and a Republican might be becoming easier. At a campaign event in Coralville on Wednesday, Terry Branstad, a former Iowa governor vying for the office again,...

Summit may nix Comedy Night

JOSEPH BELK April 29, 2010

Downtown bar the Summit’s weekly comedy show may be having its last laugh. Owner Mike Porter said the 21-ordinance, which will take effect June 1, has forced him to re-evaluate the feasibility of hosting...

UI works on ‘smart’ printing

MITCHELL SCHMIDT April 29, 2010

University of Iowa senior Chelsea Soderblom has printed class notes and assignments twice a week for four years. Since December 2007, her printing has used just more than 2 percent of a tree, 15.9 kilograms...

Spotlight Iowa City: Finding the fortunate life in books

JOSIE JONES April 29, 2010

At the age of 11, Will Ingles flipped a coin to decide where he’d apply for a summer job. Heads was a book shop, and tails was a bike shop. In hindsight, such a simple toss determined a large part of...

Some professors dislike changes to sexual-harassment policy

HOLLY HINES April 28, 2010

Proposed changes to the University of Iowa’s sexual-harassment policy aren’t fair to alleged violators, some faculty members said. Members of the UI Faculty Senate expressed concerns at their meeting...

Back in Iowa, Obama salutes green jobs

MORGAN OLSEN April 28, 2010

OTTUMWA, Iowa — Green jobs will be a key to economic recovery across the country, President Obama said during a visit to Iowa on Tuesday. The president returned to the state after visiting the UI campus...

UI to build new women’s health center

JOSEPH BELK April 28, 2010

The University of Iowa is becoming an excellent place to study women’s health, some say. And the National Institutes of Health recently agreed, awarding the UI a $2.2 million grant to establish the...

Panhandlers may soon face restrictions downtown

NORA HEATON April 28, 2010

Iowa City panhandlers could soon face more restrictions, barring them from soliciting in certain areas downtown. An ordinance before the Iowa City City Council, which the council voted 6-1 in favor of...

Murley to be new Iowa City School District superintendent

HOLLY HINES April 28, 2010

Stephen Murley will lead the Iowa City School District as its newest superintendent. School Board members announced they had chosen Murley, from Wausau, Wis., from a pool of three candidates at their...