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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

Study: Naps can help students learn

HOLLY HINES March 9, 2010

UI freshman Dani Neef never went to bed on Sunday night. Instead, she stayed awake preparing for the five tests and one paper she faced during midterms week. “I’m not as alert as I’d like to be,”...

Man has purchased 309 vehicles

MARLEEN LINARES March 9, 2010

Harlan Nost has owned more than 300 vehicles. The Iowa City resident, who describes himself as “car crazy,” said he became interested in cars at 13, when he sat “real close” to his father and...

Iowa to see more options for high-proof beers

MARY HARRINGTON March 9, 2010

Iowa brewers will soon get a chance to compete with out-of-state microbreweries’ higher-proof beers. Gov. Chet Culver will sign a bill on Wednesday that will grant Iowa microbreweries the ability to...

Daily Iowan selects editor for 2010-11

EMILY BUSSE March 9, 2010

After a night of competitive hourlong interviews, Lead Metro Editor Brian Stewart is poised to be next year’s editor-in-chief of The Daily Iowan. Stewart was up against Clara Hogan, a former Metro editor...

Lone party vies for top UI Student Government positions

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND March 9, 2010

For the first time in at least 30 years, a University of Iowa student government presidential candidate will run unopposed. In fact, Gordon Sonnenschein, director of the UISG Student Elections Board,...

Students stress importance of Arabic

ARIANA WITT March 9, 2010

UI freshman Shazmin Izhar didn’t grow up speaking Arabic. Though the Muslim student was born in Maylasia and thus spoke Malay, Izhar decided to study his religion’s language. “I learned it so I...

Spotlight Iowa City: Well-traveled in geography, writing

JORDAN FRIES March 9, 2010

Carol Severino has lived on the fringes of the Amazon rain forest. She’s taught creative writing to the indigenous people of Ecuador. Yet the University of Iowa associate professor said the prospect...

Closing Section 8 list, Iowa City joins statewide trend

BONNIE ERLBACHER March 8, 2010

Iowa City is joining several other cities statewide in putting a hold on Section 8 housing. The local Housing Authority is no longer accepting applications for the low-income housing program because of...

Masculinity panel set for today

HOLLY HINES March 8, 2010

A lack of media portrayals of black male intellectuals concerns Ahmad Washington, the University of Iowa doctoral student in counselor education said. He said pop culture and the media typically portray...

News groups join UI lawsuit

DI STAFF March 8, 2010

A number of news-related organizations have filed an amici curiae — or “friend of the court” request — for the court case between the Iowa City Press Citizen and the University of Iowa, according...

Trial set in Versypt slaying

DI STAFF March 8, 2010

Trial has been set for a 17-year-old charged in the slaying of John Versypt, the landlord of an Iowa City apartment complex, for May 3. Charles William Curtis Thompson was arrested for the October 2009...

Woman charged with domestic-abuse assault

DI STAFF March 8, 2010

Police charged an Iowa City woman after she allegedly stabbed a man during an argument. Kimberly Hudson, 32, 3503 Shamrock Place, was charged March 6 with domestic-abuse assault with intent and displaying...