The Daily Iowan sat down with UI President Sally Mason for a monthly Q&A series to discuss Hancher, budget changes, tuition, and other decisions going before the state Board of Regents on Thursday.
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The members of the VanWey family still sport their matching Dance Marathon gear.
It’s been about half a year since 6-year-old Mikayla VanWey finished her final leukemia treatment.
But the family —...
Every summer, Carolyn Bygness gets two weeks of vacation time. And for the last 25 years, she’s given up half of that to be a counselor at a summer camp for kids with cancer.
For that one week, Bygness,...
Nicole Brokloff has waltzed to the top of the fundraising list for Dance Marathon — and by a long shot.
The latest official tally puts her total at $3,805.99, according to the Dance Marathon staff....
It’s another frigid night in Iowa City, and while many may retreat to the comfort of their dorm rooms or homes, Dance Marathon canners are braving the elements to raise money.
And though they try to...
Dance Marathon’s “Big Event” this weekend will be a marathon effort for participants. But for some, it will be the second marathon they’ve participated in to raise money this year.
Nearly 175...
Janelle Rettig discovered her appointment to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors by logging on to her Twitter account.
Rettig, who started using Twitter last year and Tweets three to four times per...
At 21, Maria Drout has seen more of the world — and the universe — than many ever will.
Crisscrossing the nation and the globe, Drout traveled first to New Mexico to peer through a series of telescopes...
The Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County and the Iowa City School District have submitted their answer to a lawsuit filed by an Iowa City woman, according to court documents.
Bambi Cox sued the agencies,...
Attorneys for a Minneapolis man charged in connection with the 2004 break-in at the UI Spence Labs and Seashore Hall have renewed their request for a trial delay, according to court documents.
Scott DeMuth,...
Inside the purple, blue, and green walls of the UI Children’s Hospital clinic, Sue O’Dorisio strides through the halls grinning as she enters one of her patient’s rooms.
Although O’Dorisio, the...
Eric Banwarth calls his involvement in Dance Marathon “almost selfish.”
And after three years of being involved in the organization, he’s still amazed when families thank him for his efforts.
“It...
