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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

Lack of vitamin D linked to lymphoma progression

DI STAFF December 7, 2009

Researchers from the UI and Mayo Clinic have found that the amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival....

The siren song of alcohol

DANNY VALENTINE December 7, 2009

The radio screeches. A loud voice fills the Dubuque Street ambulance hub. Two paramedics hasten to their vehicle. Lights. Sirens. Full throttle. The ambulance speeds to One-Eyed Jakes. They find...

Hawk Nation eyes Miami

CHRIS CURTLAND December 7, 2009

Local travel agents began feverishly booking fans’ trips to Miami on Sunday night as the news broke that the Hawkeyes will play in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 5, 2010. Unclear if Iowa would play in the...

Family, friends honor Ponseti

SAM LANE December 7, 2009

While riding in a taxi cab with wife Helena Ponseti and son Bill on a vacation to Spain, Ignacio Ponseti noticed the driver had an interesting name. Ponseti, perhaps the UI’s most well-known medical...

Peace Corps a plus, volunteers stress

LAUREN MILLS December 7, 2009

UI alumna Fran Boyken lived for 27 months in the island nation of the Philippines, almost 8,000 miles away from her desk in the UI’s Study Abroad Office. Boyken, 25, now works as the UI Peace Corps...

Program to reach out to foster kids

SCOTT RAYNOR December 7, 2009

When it comes time to leave a foster-care family, many children have difficulty adjusting to adult life. Without a traditional support system, many are less likely to graduate from high school or successfully...

District eyes more cuts

HOLLY HINES December 7, 2009

Iowa City School District officials now have a clearer picture of budget cuts they will need to make. Officials will likely need to cut between roughly $1.4 million and $7.4 million in the 2010-11 school...

Keeping tabs on UI ITCs

EMILY BUSSE December 7, 2009

This winter, UI students won’t have to trek through the frigid weather to the nearest computer lab only to find it full. Their cell phones will be able to help them avoid that. UI Information Technology...

Franchise fee could hit UI

JOHN DOETKOTT December 7, 2009

A proposed city utility fee increase could put even more of a strain on the UI as it works to cut millions from its budget. Officials estimate the proposed 2 percent franchise fee would cost the UI around...

A bonanza of undergrad research

SHANE ERSLAND December 4, 2009

UI senior Rebecca McCray spent her summer helping women make books at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville, Iowa. An English major, her time there uncovered a passion for reaching out...

Officials: Chemistry Building report faulty

SAM LANE December 4, 2009

Some officials in the UI chemistry department say claims made in a recently released report regarding the condition of the Chemistry Building are an inaccurate representation of the department’s laboratory...

Mason received bonus in 2008

EMILY BUSSE December 4, 2009

The same month that regents denied UI President Sally Mason a pay increase last year, in part because of the university’s mishandling of an alleged on-campus sexual assault, she received a $50,000 bonus. The...