Iowa’s thousands of farmers face a slew of issues in contemporary agriculture, including energy efficiency and skyrocketing prices.
Experts gathered to discuss these issues’ role in the future of...
When Rebecca McCray’s friends ask her what she’s doing on a Tuesday night, she almost always has the same answer: I’m going to prison.
It’s not because she has been charged with or convicted of...
Trial has been set for Andre White, who is charged with second-degree sexual abuse, according to court documents.
White, 39, was at a residence in Lone Tree on the night of Jan. 22 when he allegedly forced...
The Iowa City City Council passed a resolution at Tuesday’s meeting to establish a ruling for electronic participation in council meetings.
At its Jan. 25 work session, the majority of the council expressed...
The Iowa City City Council voted to allow for a voluntary annexation of land for the Moss Green Development at Tuesday’s meeting.
The land is approximately 132 acres located near the intersection of...
Decades ago, UI fraternities had house mothers. The older women swept, cooked, and maintained the houses.
The times have changed.
Now, many UI fraternities will select young, fresh-out-of-college men...
Keeping a liquor license hasn’t been an easy task for some Iowa City bar owners these days. In five months, Iowa City officials have recommended denying them to five establishments.
But two of those...
Universities have a vital role in encouraging an active debate of how political issues affect society, former Iowa Congressman James Leach told a crowd on the UI campus Tuesday night.
“The UI has a...
Chinese across the globe rang in the Year of the Tiger earlier this week. But for politicos on campus, 2010 looks more like the year of the underdog.
Still 81⁄2 months from the general election, some...
As budget cuts threaten universities nationwide, the UI Student Government is trying to keep students in the loop with regular public forums.
But turnout has been low. Roughly 15 students showed up for...
A roughly yearlong debate over how to allocate the UI’s Student Activity Fee funds could finally be wrapping up.
The UI Student Government approved a new committee at its meeting Tuesday evening that...
When UI journalism lecturer Ann Haugland asked her class how many of them had relatives affected by Alzheimer’s last fall, she was surprised when nearly half the students raised their hands.
After Haugland’s...
