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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

UI dorm fees could increase next year

EMILY BUSSE March 25, 2010

University of Iowa officials announced a proposed dormitory-fee increase of roughly 4 percent at Wednesday’s state Board of Regents meeting. Board President David Miles called the presentation purely...

Iowa City Municipal Airport flies strong

MITCHELL SCHMIDT March 25, 2010

Facing northwest and staring down 3,900 feet of runway, Tim Busch increased throttle, and the white Cessna 172 pulled forward. The engine grew louder, and the plane started to pull left into the wind. Busch,...

Interest in UISG positions low this year

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND March 25, 2010

Campaigning for a University of Iowa Student Government seat could be a bit easier this year. Only 39 students are vying for Senate seats this year, compared with between 40 and 50 in 2009, said Gordon...

Spotlight Iowa City: Fun with robots and engineering

MORGAN OLSEN March 25, 2010

Most University of Iowa engineering students would be surprised to know their electrical and computer engineering professor, Er-Wei Bai, doesn’t have a high-school degree. Bai, a man who is continually...

21-ordinance passes first of three votes

NORA HEATON March 24, 2010

The 21-ordinance is one step closer to becoming law after its first reading Tuesday night. The ordinance passed its first of three readings by the Iowa City City Council on a 6-1 vote. The measure, which...

Understanding the 21-ordinance

DI STAFF March 24, 2010

Different year, same issue. Though the 21-ordinance was voted down by the public in 2007, the Iowa City City Council is revisiting it. The ordinance could be approved within weeks and take effect by June. The...

Mason: ‘Serious actions’ for alcohol abusers

DI STAFF March 24, 2010

In a three-page letter to Iowa City city councilors, University of Iowa President Mason said she supported the 21-only bar ordinance and said officials are committed to “serious actions” when it comes...

Prepping for Obama, authorities amp up security

JORDAN FRIES March 24, 2010

Authorities are revamping security efforts in preparation for President Obama’s first trip to Iowa City as commander-in-chief on Thursday. Obama will speak at 1 p.m. at the Field House for those 750...

Faculty Senate backs 21-only bars

MORGAN OLSEN March 24, 2010

Fewer than two weeks after the University of Iowa Faculty Council endorsed the city’s proposed 21-ordinance, the Faculty Senate followed suit on Tuesday. The senators were also confronted with a draft...

UIHC expansion still on hold

EMILY BUSSE March 24, 2010

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics officials said they are not ready to present the proposed Iowa River Landing expansion project at today’s state Board of Regents meeting. After UIHC officials...

Drill prepares UI for flood season

GRACE SAVIDES March 24, 2010

Humming bulldozers and rising dust surrounded roughly 40 University of Iowa employees as they practiced building flood barriers behind the Studio Arts Building on Tuesday. In three teams, they assembled...

Spotlight Iowa City: Working in the public interest

PATRICK RAFFERTY March 24, 2010

Relaxing in his hotel room at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago after a daylong conference, Ryan Landi, 22, can’t stop thinking about ways to increase social responsibility. “He was always that way,”...