Nicole Brokloff has waltzed to the top of the fundraising list for Dance Marathon — and by a long shot.
The latest official tally puts her total at $3,805.99, according to the Dance Marathon staff....
It’s another frigid night in Iowa City, and while many may retreat to the comfort of their dorm rooms or homes, Dance Marathon canners are braving the elements to raise money.
And though they try to...
Dance Marathon’s “Big Event” this weekend will be a marathon effort for participants. But for some, it will be the second marathon they’ve participated in to raise money this year.
Nearly 175...
Janelle Rettig discovered her appointment to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors by logging on to her Twitter account.
Rettig, who started using Twitter last year and Tweets three to four times per...
At 21, Maria Drout has seen more of the world — and the universe — than many ever will.
Crisscrossing the nation and the globe, Drout traveled first to New Mexico to peer through a series of telescopes...
The Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County and the Iowa City School District have submitted their answer to a lawsuit filed by an Iowa City woman, according to court documents.
Bambi Cox sued the agencies,...
Attorneys for a Minneapolis man charged in connection with the 2004 break-in at the UI Spence Labs and Seashore Hall have renewed their request for a trial delay, according to court documents.
Scott DeMuth,...
Judges have reset the trial of an Iowa City man charged with attempted murder, according to court documents.
On Sept. 4, 2008, Gregory Phillips, 56, who was angered about being forced to move from his...
Eric Banwarth calls his involvement in Dance Marathon “almost selfish.”
And after three years of being involved in the organization, he’s still amazed when families thank him for his efforts.
“It...
Sheila Baldwin said there was a time when no one knew what he or she was getting into.
As one of the first UI Dance Marathon executive-committee members, she said, it was difficult to find participants...
Despite a nationwide decrease in the number of freshmen planning to major in business, the UI hasn’t seen declining interest in the field.
Some university officials say recent Wall Street scandals and...
Ashot Vardanyan has lived in two very different worlds.
The UI visiting instructor has experienced Armenia during the Soviet era and capitalist Iowa City — and he’s transferred decades of life and...
