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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

Some worried Hawk Alert still not glitch free

NORA HEATON April 8, 2010

Some warnings sounded too late Wednesday morning, when the University of Iowa Hawk Alert’s annual test experienced a few technological glitches. The campuswide emergency-notification system sends warning...

Spotlight Iowa City: Bringing Obama to schoolchildren

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND April 8, 2010

Sasha and Malia Obama have an interesting choice when it comes to play time: If they want to color, they can break out the crayons and shade in a picture of their dad, thanks to author Chris Offenburger...

Two UI plays picked for Kennedy Center

MARLEEN LINARES April 8, 2010

Two University of Iowa graduate students have been nationally recognized for their talents in playwriting. Tony Meneses and Joe Luis Cedillo, students in the UI Playwrights’ Workshop, were selected...

Bars must go 21-only June 1

NORA HEATON April 7, 2010

Nearly two and half years after Iowa City voters failed to pass a 21-only bar entry ordinance, the Iowa City City Council voted to make the rule city code. It will become effective on June 1. The passage...

Faculty Senate discusses provost’s task-force reports

MORGAN OLSEN April 7, 2010

Faculty workload and budget constraints. Those are the primary concerns Faculty Senate members aired in their first full discussion on Wednesday of the provost’s six task-force reports to evaluate the...

Local Sudanese family to get new home

MARLEEN LINARES April 7, 2010

After more than five years of trying to establish themselves in America, a local Sudanese family are on the verge of obtaining a key part of their American Dream: owning a home. During a groundbreaking...

UISG Golden Ticket party touts platform ideas

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND April 7, 2010

The lone candidates in this year’s University of Iowa Student Government vote say running unopposed has enabled them to create a more feasible platform, decreasing the pressure to make outrageous and...

Coralville parents voice concerns about redistricting

HOLLY HINES April 7, 2010

Kirk Fridrich, a University of Iowa professor of hospital dentistry and an Iowa City School District parent, is concerned about the safety of student drivers. Fridrich was one of several parents who spoke...

Spotlight Iowa City: Fluid dynamics and the human lung

PATRICK RAFFERTY April 7, 2010

Armed with what may just be one of the fastest computers at the University of Iowa, Ching-long Lin has the necessary hardware to complete what probably seems daunting to some — a digital model of a human...

Sex-abuse trial reset

DI STAFF April 7, 2010

The trial has been reset for an Arkansas man charged with second-degree sexual abuse and two counts of third-degree sexual abuse, according to court documents. Travis Lee Porter, 43, allegedly committed...

Council may help fund grad research abroad

DI STAFF April 7, 2010

A move by the University of Iowa’s Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students could soon make it easier for graduate students to conduct research abroad. The council discussed the creation...

Alcohol panel to hold public forum

DI STAFF April 7, 2010

The University of Iowa Partnership for Alcohol Safety will hold a public parent forum on preventing dangerous drinking April 19. Starting at 7 p.m., parents of students from grade school to college will...