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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

Group aims to identify what UI students should gain from education

MORGAN OLSEN April 1, 2010

University of Iowa officials want to ensure alums have the skills they need to make it in the global economy by searching for the answer to one question: What should a UI graduate know and be able to do? The...

Small businesses ready for health-care reform

KELLIE PETERSEN April 1, 2010

New health-care reform could help some Iowa City businesses struggling to offer plans to their employees. For some, providing insurance is no longer an option. “We offer no health insurance at this...

UI student entrepreneurs use census to plan businesses

MITCHELL SCHMIDT April 1, 2010

Bryan Nicholson moved his company from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City, largely based on census information. The University of Iowa senior and senior franchise owner of the Iowa City branch of College Pro Painting,...

Spotlight Iowa City: A new way of regarding music

MATT SCHOMMER April 1, 2010

Watch out “MTV Cribs,” a new video sensation is captivating the attention of teenage viewers worldwide. No, not another raunchy tape of Paris Hilton or the newest Miley Cyrus song — it’s UI sophomore...

Many back broadband plan

MARLEEN LINARES April 1, 2010

Local residents may soon have more access to the digital world. A new federal plan aims to both expand broadband access across the nation and make it more affordable. The National Broadband Plan, created...

Osborn trial date set

DI STAFF April 1, 2010

The trial has been set for an Iowa City man charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of his girlfriend, according to court records. Eric Scott Osborn, 26, reportedly went gambling with his live-in...

Court clears law dean of bias

DI STAFF April 1, 2010

A U.S. District judge has dismissed with prejudice a free-speech and equal-protection lawsuit filed against the outgoing dean of the University of Iowa College of Law. During the 2006-07 academic year,...

Student-loan change called ‘huge win for students’

ADAM B SULLIVAN March 31, 2010

President Obama signed legislation Tuesday that his administration said will help make education more accessible. While the student-aid shakeup — part of the health-care reconciliation bill — likely...

Same-sex marriage nears 1 year

ARIANA WITT March 31, 2010

April 3 is likely to be an anniversary several husbands and wives in Iowa will not soon forget. In fact, as the one-year anniversary of the Iowa Supreme Court’s unanimous agreement to legalize same-sex...

Two UI mock-trial teams headed to nationals

BONNIE ERLBACHER March 31, 2010

For the second-consecutive year, two mock-trial teams will represent the University of Iowa at the national championships in Memphis, Tenn., from April 16-18. The road to nationals isn’t an easy one,...

Furloughs pose some problems for courthouse workers

SAM LANE March 31, 2010

The sound of printing receipts, clicking time stamps, and constant chatter fills the Johnson County Clerk of Court’s office. And because of statewide budget cuts, the noises may now seem a bit more frantic...

Spotlight Iowa City: The business of Chinese

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND March 31, 2010

As his housemates sat nearby eating Americanized Chinese food, University of Iowa junior Devon Jarvis described eating fried scorpions during his study-abroad trip to China. Clenching his fingers in an...