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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

Grad students, restaurants join in Haiti fundraiser

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND April 19, 2010

Some University of Iowa graduate students are hoping to capitalize on hungry patrons in an effort to raise funds for relief efforts in Haiti, still reeling from the devastating earthquake that struck three...

Students putt for a cause

LISA BRAHM April 19, 2010

Pipes, doorknobs, and a gaping-mouth clown dotted the courtyard outside the University of Iowa Pappajohn Business Building on Sunday. UI students and community members navigated the obstacles, arranged...

Spotlight Iowa City: A ‘person with a lot of dreams’

EMILY BUSSE April 19, 2010

Stopped at a Wendy’s to take break from a family road trip, Wade Bushman’s daughter complained about a stomachache. Bushman, a physician, jokingly told the 6-year-old to lie down on the red leather...

Ex-Hawk trial set

DI STAFF April 19, 2010

The trial has been set for a former Hawkeye football player charged with driving while barred and operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, according to court documents. On March 5, Lee...

Student charged with theft

DI STAFF April 19, 2010

A University of Iowa student allegedly stole a computer from a university office, authorities said. Michael Lash, 21, 112 1/2 E. Washington St., was charged April 17 with second-degree theft, along with...

UI slightly less of a party animal

DI STAFF April 19, 2010

The University of Iowa fell slightly to the last spot in Playboy’s annual Top 10 Party College rankings. Playboy calls Iowa City an “epic” party scene, noting that a historic football season last...

UISG elects speaker of Senate

DI STAFF April 19, 2010

In a meeting Sunday night, the University of Iowa Student Government voted to elect junior Hannah Lee as this term’s Speaker of the Senate. The next academic year will mark Lee’s fourth year of participation...

After winning the Pulitzer Prize

ARIANA WITT April 16, 2010

Paul Harding is remaining modest. The University of Iowa visiting faculty member, who earlier this week won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, said the prestigious award hasn’t changed his attitude toward...

Carrying water, raising awareness

GRACE SAVIDES April 16, 2010

When Casey O’Connell first walked down to the Iowa River on Thursday, he was feeling apprehensive. The 21-year-old was preparing to fill a bright yellow, five-gallon water bucket and carry it on his...

Iowa City Tea Party draws diverse crowd

ADAM B SULLIVAN April 16, 2010

Julie Bryant stood away from the 200-or-so Tea Party members, sporting a sign proclaiming her distaste for those she calls “racists, homophobes, and hypocrites.” The Navy veteran engaged in a handful...

Spotlight Iowa City: National group honors UI professor

TOMMY MORGAN JR. April 16, 2010

For UI Professor Kim Marra, studying theater means digging deep into the past and finding correspondence, notes, and other ephemera that sheds light on the art centuries ago. Marra, 52, is fascinated...

Authorities can’t find man accused in shooting

DI STAFF April 16, 2010

A Cedar Rapids man accused of shooting an Iowa City man outside the now-closed Los Cocos bar has violated his probation, according to court documents. Bernard Butler, 19, pleaded guilty to going armed...