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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

DeMuth lawyers want warrant suppressed

DI STAFF April 14, 2010

Attorneys for a Minneapolis man charged in connection with a 2004 break-in at Spence Labs and Seashore Hall have filed a motion to suppress an affidavit for a search warrant, according to court documents. Scott...

Culver signs alcohol law

DI STAFF April 14, 2010

A bill signed by Gov. Chet Culver on Tuesday specifies disciplinary action for those found drinking underage in public. The legislation, House File 788, requires that police officers who make reasonable...

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....

SoBar mulls future after 21-ordinance

MORGAN OLSEN April 13, 2010

While Iowa City bars prepare to go 21-only by summer, Students Organizing for Better Alcohol Responsibility plans to make some changes to prepare for next semester. SoBar, a group of University of Iowa...

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...

Consultants help Iowa City diversity downtown

NICOLE KARLIS April 12, 2010

The Summit used to be a Lands’ End clothing store. A Hardee’s once served burgers where Brothers Bar & Grill sits. And a luggage shop occupied the site of what is now bring-your-own-food establishment...

Greek Week, at your service

JOSEPH BELK April 12, 2010

More than 2,000 Easter eggs dotted the Hubbard Park landscape on Sunday afternoon as local families lined up on the sidewalk. Dozens of children, their faces decorated in tiger stripes and Hawkeye-theme...

Loh contributes to national discussion of humanities graduate education

MORGAN OLSEN April 12, 2010

National higher-education experts are echoing concerns similar to those in the University of Iowa task force report on graduate education released earlier this semester. In what is being referred to as...