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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

Drug charges don’t bring automatic banishment

SAM LANE April 28, 2010

Recently arrested University of Iowa students were not permanently removed from the residence halls or expelled from the university despite previous drug charges on campus. The UI’s “one strike”...

Graduate council doesn’t act on travel grants

ARIANA WITT April 28, 2010

Graduate students are at a standstill on a move that would remove restrictions from travel grants. The University of Iowa Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students was unable to reach a...

Locals make another train pitch

BRITTANY BIERLE April 28, 2010

Officials will reapply for federal funding for a rail line between Iowa City and Chicago after Gov. Chet Culver signed legislation on Monday setting aside $6.5 million for the project. Plans for the railway...

Spotlight Iowa City: Not the bird whisperer, but close

NICK GANS April 28, 2010

In front of 12 silent fifth-graders in the depths of a dense forest just outside Iowa City, Meredith Caskey let out a mellow blue-jay call on a clear morning last week. Caskey and the students quickly...

Research aids Northwest salmon

GRACE SAVIDES April 27, 2010

Three scale models of hydroelectric dams designed by University of Iowa researchers are good news for salmon — and those who enjoy eating them. A team of researchers from the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic...

Sexting and teens

GRACE SAVIDES April 27, 2010

Kim Lamon-Loperfido wants to see local parents talk to their kids about sexting, or sexual text messaging. “I think a lot of parents or teens don’t know the potential harm that comes legally or emotionally,”...

Diversity as a ladder

BRITTANY BIERLE April 27, 2010

Terryl Ross’ vision for the future of diversity at the University of Iowa is like a ladder. At one end, there are people who don’t care about diversity. At the other are those who have a passion for...

Spotlight Iowa City: Wanderlust and a yen for public service

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND April 27, 2010

In her time overseas, University of Iowa Student Government Vice President Erica Hayes has seen everything from glaciers and whales to cacti and beaches. The UI junior has ventured to Mexico, Brazil, Chile,...

After OWI charge, Sullivan resigns

DI STAFF April 27, 2010

Local officials said Monday they accepted the resignation of a department administrator who was charged with OWI last week. In a special meeting Sunday night, the Johnson County Emergency Communication...

Dance Marathon commits $1 million to the Children’s Hospital

EMILY BUSSE April 27, 2010

The University of Iowa Dance Marathon is pledging a $1 million donation to help the UI Children’s Hospital revamp outdated cancer-research facilities, UI Foundation officials will announce today. The...

City officials eye exemptions for 21-ordinance

HOLLY HINES April 27, 2010

Iowa City city councilors are examining ways they could work with bars to designate underage areas in the establishments after the 21-ordinance takes effect in June. At Monday night’s work session,...

2 UI students stabbed

SAM LANE April 26, 2010

Two University of Iowa students remain hospitalized after being stabbed in an altercation that occurred outside a downtown apartment building in the early hours of April 23. UI senior Dannel Frisco, along...