The Johnson County Board of Supervisors agreed to cut $1.1 million from its budget for fiscal 2010, Supervisor Rod Sullivan said.
The budget was around $75 million; it will be somewhere closer to $74...
A former UI student has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and must pay a $625 fine for harassing a Hawkeye football player last fall, according to online courts records.
Brittney Mears, 23, was charged...
Army veteran and gay-rights activist Lt. Dan Choi spoke to a crowd of roughly 600 on the University of Iowa campus Thursday, advocating for the repeal of the controversial Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.
“The...
State officials want to limit the size of some high-proof liquor bottles and possibly require Iowans to document when they purchase them, they said in a public forum Thursday.
Around 25 people attended...
Students drew cards when they walked into the Hillcrest dining room Thursday night, determining their income level for the night and where they would sit for dinner.
People ate in three areas —the floor...
The days of plentiful government funding for higher education are long gone.
State Board of Regents President David Miles emphasized this point to approximately 100 members of the Iowa City Noon Rotary...
Politicians aiming to capture the governorship in November aren’t leaving students’ interests out of the picture. The incumbent Democrat and two Republicans hoping to replace him all have plans to...
As the state’s No. 83 best-selling booze, Iowa liquor retailers sold 3,689 cases of Everclear 151 last year.
But the notorious spirit’s pungent punch — the target of possible state restrictions...
The University of Iowa serves as landlord for more than the freshman in Slater and Stanley. Much more.
And in a rough economic climate, officials say their apartments and houses can offer an affordable...
James Alan McPherson drew stares of admiration from the 11 students in his undergraduate fiction-writing workshop on Wednesday when he shuffled into a Dey House classroom pushing a cart stocked with snacks...
When Steve Seabolt graduated from the University of Iowa in 1974, the digital entertainment industry didn’t exist. Today, it’s his job.
Seabolt is the vice president for global brand development for...
Paula Jantz is not a member of the Iowa football team.
But every home game day, the petite 56-year-old woman joins the Hawkeyes in their tradition of tapping the bronze helmet on the Nile Kinnick statue...
