Jason O’Neill got just what he wanted for Christmas: a black Labrador puppy and miniature Hawkeye jerseys had topped his and his younger brother’s lists.
As Jason, 7, tackles his brother in imitation...
For Cassondra Boehmer, Dance Marathon is a cause worth sticking around for.
Touched by what she calls the “passion of Dance Marathon,” she was inspired to stay in the Iowa City area after graduating...
George Weiner has seen two very different sides of Dance Marathon.
The first was performing in skits at the “Big Event” (which involved clothes Weiner hadn’t worn “since a few years back”),...
Tonight, more than 1,600 people will fill the IMU Main Ballroom, prepared for 24 full hours of dancing without the aid of caffeine or sitting down.
The continuous day of dancing, beginning at 7 p.m.,...
Iowa City School Board officials held a public forum Thursday night to gather feedback on redistricting scenarios being considered by the boundary-change committee.
District administrations and consultants...
AMES — The state Board of Regents took with one hand and gave back with the other on Thursday, hiking 2010-11 tuition 6 percent, then deciding to return the $100 per student spring surcharge.
The one-time...
AMES — The state Board of Regents on Thursday deferred action on the second UI Early Retirement Incentive Program, concerned the proposal may be too generous in comparison to other state institutions....
Today’s state Board of Regents meeting may come with a surprise — the rescinding of the $100 tuition surcharge for the spring semester.
Earlier this week, President Sally Mason told The Daily Iowan...
While Iowa City’s Southeast Side often sparks heated debate, some residents suggested Wednesday that the neighborhood’s residents rarely get the opportunity to voice their opinions.
Iowa City residents...
Though donations to the UI dropped slightly in fiscal 2009, UI officials said loyal donors helped prevent donations from declining as much as other they did at other universities nationwide.
“They stuck...
The UI Children’s Hospital is rarely somber.
Instead, children play loudly in the bursting playrooms, all smiles and giggles. They seem almost excited to be there.
Raymond Tannous is no doubt part...
Comfort capes — cloth capes for cancer patients to play in, sibling grief kits, and music therapy are just three projects on the list of 17 funded by Dance Marathon for 2009. These items emotionally...
