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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

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...

Legislator sees special treatment for charged athletes

EMILY BUSSE February 26, 2010

Rep. Wayne Ford, D-Des Moines, addressed the House recently, alleging Iowa college athletes have been “coddled rather than punished” for criminal charges. “I have said before and I am saying again,...

Spotlight Iowa City: Local artist plays with book form

ERIC SUNDERMANN February 26, 2010

Some call them books. Some call them sculptures. Some, such as Adjunct Assistant Professor Emily Martin, just let the others do the talking. “It’s constantly being defined by the people making things,...

Redistricting committee releases new scenarios

NORA HEATON February 26, 2010

While it can’t please everybody, the redistricting committee aims to satisfy as many as possible. The Iowa City School District’s 38-member redistricting committee met again Thursday night. Based...

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...

Repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ vet Dan Choi says

JOSEPH BELK February 26, 2010

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 limits high-proof liquor bottle sizes

KATHRYN STINSON February 26, 2010

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...