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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

Three teens charged in home invasion

DI STAFF November 12, 2009

Iowa City police charged three teens for allegedly breaking into a residence and assaulting and robbing the residents on Monday. Loel Howieson II, 19, Lucas Pumfrey, 16, and Artis Mason III, 17, were...

Miss Iowa named ambassador for University Hygienic Laboratory

DI STAFF November 12, 2009

UI officials announced Wednesday Miss Iowa 2009 Anne Michael Langguth will serve as the environmental and public health laboratory ambassador for the University Hygienic Laboratory. As ambassador, Langguth...

City officials look south

MITCHELL SCHMIDT November 12, 2009

When the floods of 2008 damaged a large portion of Iowa City, some officials saw it as more of an opportunity than a setback. Because of the availability of funding and the need to renovate, city leaders...

Inside Obama’s race to history

NICOLE KARLIS November 12, 2009

A little more than a year ago, energetic students donning blue and white Barack Obama shirts swarmed the UI campus, hoping for the victory of a man they believed could bring change. Then on the night...

Women study abroad more than men, UI research shows

MARLEEN LINARES November 12, 2009

UI junior Maggie Roque spent her past summer in the thin, crisp air of Cusco, Peru, a lively city thousands of feet up in the Andes. Of the 13 people accompanying her during the eight-week stint in the...

Hopeful sees UI as inspiring brand name

KEVIN HOFFMAN November 12, 2009

Tysen Kendig believes the UI is like a brand name and should be promoted to intrigue and inspire people. Kendig, the UI’s third candidate for the position of vice president for Strategic Communication,...

Interdisciplinary study programs growing

SCOTT RAYNOR November 12, 2009

UI student Heather Clausen changed her major twice before settling on her current choice. She finally found an interdepartmental major — international studies — that will allow her to study ethnic...

Spotlight Iowa City: Being adaptive in the nude deal

CHRIS CURTLAND November 11, 2009

Hundreds of people have seen Jenny Edwards, 42, nude. But even on her first day of art modeling for a UI class two years ago, Edwards said she always felt comfortable, invoking the artistic musings onto...

Woman charged with assault on officer

DI STAFF November 11, 2009

Police charged an Iowa City woman on Monday after she allegedly assaulted a police officer. Ayla Marshek, 21, of 1123 Town Court Apt. B, was charged with assault on a peace officer and second-offense...

Man charged with assault with intent

DI STAFF November 11, 2009

An Iowa City man faces a felony charge after he allegedly attacked a woman in her home on Monday night with the intention of sexually assaulting her. Daniel Bothell, 32, of 424 Dakota Trail, was charged...

Woman charged with possession of stolen property

DI STAFF November 11, 2009

A Coralville woman faces charges after she allegedly used a credit card and gift card from a purse she stole from a worker in the Iowa City Probation Office, authorities said. Morgan L. Rorex, 21, 614...

Board OKs fine settlement

DI STAFF November 11, 2009

School Board members approved a settlement — reduced from $16,200 to $5,200 — between the Iowa City School District and the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Division of Labor Services Tuesday night. Safety...