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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

Networking essential in job hunt, experts say

ARIANA WITT April 13, 2010

Kate Albrecht has never tried to get a job through employment listings. Even when she was a student at the University of Iowa, she relied on networking to forward her career. Now, the 24-year-old, who...

Iranian-born best-selling author speaks at IMU

EMILY BUSSE April 13, 2010

At age 15, Reza Aslan read a roughly 1,000-page book on a dare. It was The Brothers Karamazov, and “the gigantic Russian tome” changed his life. “I just knew, instantly, this was what I wanted to...

Success requires diversity, candidate for UI office says

ADAM B SULLIVAN April 13, 2010

Instead of a broad, buzzword ideal, diversity in higher education should be a very real goal, said Georgina Dodge, a candidate to become the University of Iowa chief diversity officer. Dodge, who heads...

On e-mail, committee discusses outsourcing

LISA BRAHM April 13, 2010

University of Iowa officials have assembled a new committee to begin discussions of outsourcing students’ campus e-mail accounts. The recommendation committee will host open forums beginning today and...

Spotlight Iowa City: Coming through the struggles

NORA HEATON April 13, 2010

UI senior Jordan Tivers would classify his childhood as “abnormal.” Ridden with what he said was a dysfunctional family situation, he remembers suffering from depression and anxiety for years, weighed...

Police report 2 robberies

DI STAFF April 13, 2010

Iowa City police responded to two robberies early Monday morning, but haven’t yet made an arrest in either. According to authorities, the first robbery occurred along the 1200 block of Gilbert Court....

Satterfield pleads to lesser charge, agrees to testify against Everson

SAM LANE April 12, 2010

Abe Satterfield, a former Hawkeye football player originally accused of second- and third-degree sexual abuse, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on April 9 and will testify against former teammate Cedric...

Golden Ticket officially wins in uncontested UISG race

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND April 12, 2010

With one of the lowest turnouts in the past decade, the University of Iowa Student Government election results didn’t offer many surprises. Students elected unopposed junior John Rigby and junior Erica...

Spotlight Iowa City: At your service

MARLEEN LINARES April 12, 2010

Margaret Matthes wanted one thing: a clean yard. She had been thinking about it all day, since she woke up the morning of April 10. She hoped it wouldn’t rain. As an 82-year-old widow, Matthes said...

Federal funds to aid local flood projects

MITCHELL SCHMIDT April 12, 2010

Iowa City is set to receive $25 million in federal funding for several flood-prevention projects, including raising Dubuque Street in front of Mayflower Hall. City officials will use part of the funding...

Man charged with 2nd OWI after allegedly hitting cyclists

DI STAFF April 12, 2010

Iowa City police have alleged that a local man hit and injured two bicyclists with his car when he was drunk. Colton McMaster, 22, was charged April 9 with second-offense OWI. According to police reports,...

School Board to vote on lower tax increase

DI STAFF April 12, 2010

Iowa City School Board members are set to vote on a lower property tax increase than expected on Tuesday, said Superintendent Lane Plugge. District officials will recommend the board approve an increase...