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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

Police ready if house parties increase

REGINA ZILBERMINTS April 22, 2010

A group of men drinking beer on a front porch a couple of weekends ago shut off their music just as police approached. A neighbor had called about the sounds pumping from the East Washington Street residence...

Economist warns against socialism

ARIANA WITT April 22, 2010

Yuri Maltsev saw firsthand the dangers of a socialist government — at least, the kind of socialism practiced by the Soviet Union. Born into a world of intense government control, the economics professor...

UIHC near top nationally in organ donations

MITCHELL SCHMIDT April 22, 2010

Every week, Suzanne Witte asks the same question. “Have you considered an organ donation? While it’s a difficult decision for some to make when a family member is declared brain-dead, it could save...

Spotlight Iowa City: From wrestling to realty, passion shines

JORDAN GARRETSON April 22, 2010

With a modest staff of six agents, lifetime Iowa City resident Tom Lepic broke into the local realty business around 25 years ago. Now, Lepic-Kroeger Realtors boasts 56 agents, and the head man is among...

Man charged in nightclub robbery

DI STAFF April 22, 2010

Iowa City police arrested a man Wednesday, alleging that he was connected to a nightclub robbery that occurred early that morning. Robbie Darrell Taylor, 23, Coralville, was charged with first-degree...

Culver to sign nursing bill on campus

DI STAFF April 21, 2010

Gov. Chet Culver will visit the University of Iowa campus today to sign nursing legislation into law. The bill, passed by the Iowa Legislature this year, aims to address a shortage of nurses in the state. The...

Obama to visit Iowa again

DI STAFF April 21, 2010

President Obama will make another visit to Iowa in roughly a week, according to a White House press release. As part of his “Main Street Tour,” Obama will visit Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois on April...

Spotlight: Hearing his own string theory

TOMMY MORGAN JR. April 21, 2010

For up to 10 hours a day, nearly every day of the week, Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand is in his garage. The 47-year-old isn’t looking for that elusive tennis racket or fiddling with an old auto. (Even if...

12 UI students arrested in dorm bust

MORGAN OLSEN April 21, 2010

Law-enforcement authorities say they worked with residence-hall staff for weeks leading up to a drug and alcohol raid that ended in the arrest of 12 University of Iowa students on Monday. The students...

Locals stuck in Europe by ash cloud

BRETT G. JOHNSON April 21, 2010

University of Iowa Associate Professor of Spanish Denise Filios and her husband, UI English Professor Jon Wilcox, were supposed to fly home late last week from London. But instead, they won’t leave London...

UI expands living-learning communities

SAM LANE April 21, 2010

Though they don’t yet have the blueprint, University of Iowa officials know that within the next five years, they want each incoming freshman’s home to be among a group of like-minded peers. Those...

School Board interviews first finalist for superintendent

NORA HEATON April 21, 2010

For the first time in more than a decade, someone other than Lane Plugge sat in the superintendent’s chair in the Iowa City School Board’s chambers. Mark Bezek, the first of three finalists for the...