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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

Iowa 9th in organic farming

GRACE SAVIDES March 1, 2010

Iowa could be getting a bad reputation for its organic growing practices, some state officials said. Though a large portion of Iowa’s organic products are sold to wholesale markets — typically out-of-state...

Spotlight Iowa City: Student, enchanted by literature, creates blog

EMILY BUSSE March 1, 2010

Ash Bruxvoort discovered a zest for reading as a curious preschooler who perched herself every morning in the kitchen, a children’s book (or newspaper) at hand, reading aloud while waiting for breakfast. “My...

6 establishments fail alcohol stings

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

Six Johnson County establishments, including three in Iowa City, failed recent compliance checks by selling alcohol to minors. Iowa City police cited employees at Hy-Vee, 1201 N. Dodge St., Kum &...

Area man charged with attempted murder

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

Iowa City police charged an 18-year-old Solon resident with attempted murder after he allegedly left a local man with two gunshot wounds in his hands. Dakota Lee Williams, 18, Solon, was charged Feb....

UI, codefendants deny suit claims

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

The University of Iowa, state Board of Regents, and a UI professor have submitted their answer in a lawsuit involving a former visiting professor. Ravi Sood, who worked in the nuclear-medicine department...

Man gets 5 years’ probation for having sex with 12-year-old

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

A North Liberty man was sentenced to five years of probation for lascivious acts with a child. Scott Christenson, now 19, admitted to having sex with a 12-year-old girl in June or July 2008, according...

Sex-abuse trial to begin

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

The trial of Jonathan Schiefer, a man charged with kidnapping, burglary and sexual abuse will begin today. Schiefer, 34, was charged in July 2008 amid a rash of sexual assaults near the UI campus. No...

Few send comments on task forces

ARIANA WITT March 1, 2010

It seems the University of Iowa community is keeping relatively quiet about six budget-related task-force reports released in February. Provost Wallace Loh said about a “handful” of comments have...

Push for more physicians sparks new medical schools

KELLIE PETERSEN March 1, 2010

In the highly competitive medical-school admissions, rejection becomes a common theme even for qualified applicants. But in response to a demand for more physicians, new medical colleges are popping up...

Judge rejects dismissal motion in Spence case

DI STAFF February 26, 2010

A U.S. district judge has denied a motion for dismissal in the case against a Minneapolis man charged in connections with the 2004 break-in at the University of Iowa’s Spence Labs and Seashore Hall,...

Supervisors scale back budget

DI STAFF February 26, 2010

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...

Ex-student gets 30 days in Clayborn harassment

DI STAFF February 26, 2010

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...