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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

New UI club roils water

JORDAN FRIES December 4, 2009

Officials from the UI Competition with Private Enterprise Committee failed to make a decision Thursday regarding a complaint filed by the Iowa City Eels swim club against the UI’s new Iowa Flyers club. UI...

Furlough to create backlog

REGINA ZILBERMINTS December 4, 2009

The Johnson County court staff braced for the first of 10 furlough days today, but they didn’t do much to prepare. Because they couldn’t. All they could do is wait to see how big the backlog of paperwork...

Spotlight Iowa City: Digging the jig

BRI LaPELUSA December 4, 2009

If jumping up and down in a black unitard, plastic silver mask, and thick leather shoes in excruciating summer heat for 16 hours isn’t the definition of passion, the word is indefinable. While most...

Regina busing still up in air

HOLLY HINES December 4, 2009

North Liberty resident Sharon Romans might have to pull her kids out of private schooling next year if the Iowa City School District cuts its busing service for students at the Regina Catholic Education...

UI on watch for ghostwriters

LAUREN MILLS December 4, 2009

Some medical research is haunted by a specter — a ghostwriter. Ghostwriters are hired to write works that are published under another name — such as in the legions of celebrity autobiographies on...

2 alums donate for Ponseti work

DI STAFF December 4, 2009

UI alumni Bob Whitmore and Molly Osterhaus Whitmore gave a $1 million donation to continue the work of UI Professor Emeritus Ignacio Ponseti worldwide. Bob Whitmore graduated from the UI in 1986, earning...

Number of UI alcohol crimes rise

DI STAFF December 4, 2009

Alcohol-related crimes at the UI are up, according to a state Board of Regents report released Thursday. The report is for the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30, and since the quarter that ended June...

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 waiting for a train

ASHLEY OERMAN December 3, 2009

A record-breaking number of Amtrak riders in Iowa has reinforced Iowa City officials’ push for a passenger rail service to Chicago. According to Amtrak, 66,286 passengers rode the rails in Iowa this...

Judging ‘good moral character’

NICOLE KARLIS December 3, 2009

Beyond enforcing Iowa laws, bar owners must display what is dubbed “good moral character” in order to obtain or keep a liquor license. But the definition of this term can be murky to owners and the...

Spotlight Iowa City: UI senior is paging all pagans

TOMMY MORGAN JR. December 3, 2009

The mention of the term “pagan” often connotes thoughts of the dark arts, ritual sacrifices, and any number of Goth stereotypes. But for UI senior Kirk Cheyney, it’s not about any such thing. It’s...

Ponseti memorial service set

DI STAFF December 3, 2009

A memorial service for Ignacio Ponseti will be held on Dec. 6 from 3-5 p.m. in the Coral Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville. The service celebrates the life of the UI professor...