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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

Farmers’ Market, with tweaks, returns

GRACE SAVIDES April 30, 2010

Jennifer Goodlove will be up late tonight. After picking asparagus, radishes, potatoes, and other fresh produce, she will load it into a walk-in cooler to keep it crisp overnight. A few hours later, she...

Mason: No cliff effect in budget

EMILY BUSSE April 30, 2010

University of Iowa officials said they are confident they have dodged any layoffs, furloughs, or a budget plunge for next year, and they plan to increase faculty salary. Through “judicious” use of...

Report: Grad school attrition rising

MORGAN OLSEN April 30, 2010

With postgraduate education a necessity for top jobs across the nation, universities need to catch up, a national report said. “The Path Forward: The Future of Graduate Education in the U.S.,” released...

Men and women ‘take back the night’

MITCHELL AVERY April 30, 2010

More than 50 men and women took to the streets Thursday night carrying signs and chanting to protest sexual abuse and assault that afflict communities all across the country. “We have the power, we...

Regents seek to boost minority retention

EMILY BUSSE April 30, 2010

The state Board of Regents will try to cut the 13.7 percent gap between graduation rates of non-minority students and underrepresented minority students in half by 2016. The goal is just one of many outlined...

Congressional candidates speak at forum

ARIANA WITT April 30, 2010

The University of Iowa’s Chapter of the Young Americans for Liberty hosted four congressional candidates for Congress in a public forum Thursday night. The candidates discussed the status of the Republican...

Tabor appointed to Appeals Court

DI STAFF April 29, 2010

Gov. Chet Culver on Wednesday named Mary Tabor, a former editor of The Daily Iowan, to the Iowa Court of Appeals. Tabor is at present the director of the Criminal Appeals Division at the Iowa Attorney...

Material-witness case dismissed

DI STAFF April 29, 2010

The case of the material witness held in connection with the Oct. 8, 2009, shooting death of John Versypt has been dismissed, according to court records. Justin Marshall, 19, was in the apartment building...

Police investigate reported hit-and-run

DI STAFF April 29, 2010

Iowa City police are looking for a driver they say hit a bicyclist and left the scene. According to police reports, authorities responded to the intersection of Jefferson and Johnson Streets around 2...

Brokaw to address liberal-arts commencement

DI STAFF April 29, 2010

Television new anchor Tom Brokaw is scheduled to give the keynote address at the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony May 15. Brokaw and three other distinguished...

Audit: UIHC missing $11 million

EMILY BUSSE April 29, 2010

An internal audit identified $11 million in missing patient charges in areas of University of Iowa Health Care, officials told the state Board of Regents on Wednesday. The audit report deemed the missing...

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...