The University of Iowa Faculty Council endorsed the 21-ordinance Tuesday, noting that alcohol abuse is “physically and mentally harmful, which reduces student learning.”
Victoria Sharp, the UI special...
Some opponents of the newly resurrected 21-ordinance aren’t just interested in keeping the status quo for bar-entry age. They think 18-year-olds should be allowed in, too.
Tom Lenoch, an Iowa City bar...
After initially drafting a certified budget that outlined a possible 15 percent increase in property taxes, Iowa City School District officials say there might be another place to scrape for revenue.
Instead...
Authorities are still investigating what they have labeled suspicious death in a mobile-home park just east of Iowa City on Sunday evening.
Johnson County deputies responded to a report of suspicious...
Lawmakers need to scrap progress made so far on health-care reform and start anew, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, told those gathered on the UI medical campus on Tuesday.
“There’s widespread agreement...
Despite which side community members fall on regarding the proposed 21-ordinance for bar entry, they may agree on one thing: Timing is key.
If the council passes a 21-only ordinance, opponents will have...
UI freshman Dani Neef never went to bed on Sunday night. Instead, she stayed awake preparing for the five tests and one paper she faced during midterms week.
“I’m not as alert as I’d like to be,”...
Harlan Nost has owned more than 300 vehicles.
The Iowa City resident, who describes himself as “car crazy,” said he became interested in cars at 13, when he sat “real close” to his father and...
Iowa brewers will soon get a chance to compete with out-of-state microbreweries’ higher-proof beers.
Gov. Chet Culver will sign a bill on Wednesday that will grant Iowa microbreweries the ability to...
After a night of competitive hourlong interviews, Lead Metro Editor Brian Stewart is poised to be next year’s editor-in-chief of The Daily Iowan.
Stewart was up against Clara Hogan, a former Metro editor...
For the first time in at least 30 years, a University of Iowa student government presidential candidate will run unopposed.
In fact, Gordon Sonnenschein, director of the UISG Student Elections Board,...
UI freshman Shazmin Izhar didn’t grow up speaking Arabic.
Though the Muslim student was born in Maylasia and thus spoke Malay, Izhar decided to study his religion’s language.
“I learned it so I...
