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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

Expo covers off-campus questions

JORDAN FRIES November 6, 2009

When UI senior Jacqueline Lauder’s heat and oven stopped working in her off-campus apartment, she was unsure if her landlord was responsible. After learning the answer, it still took more than a month...

Family Weekend: Mom of the Year took care of daughter after car accident

KATHRYN STINSON November 6, 2009

Karla Stout looked adoringly upon daughter Amy as the pair argued over which tasty treat to order during a coffee date. They finally chose a toffee bar and a slice of blueberry pound cake, appearing more...

Family Weekend: Dad of the Year honored for leading family during tough times

SHANE ERSLAND November 6, 2009

Putting the angst of his own loss aside, Brad Deery was determined to keep his daughters’ lives from falling apart when he told them their mother — his wife — had lost a two-year battle with cancer. “I...

Insanity defense rare, often unsuccessful

SHANE ERSLAND November 6, 2009

Michelle Kehoe’s defense team was unable to prove she was not guilty by insanity during her weeklong trial in the Grundy County Courthouse. The insanity defense is an unusual move and one that rarely...

Spotlight Iowa City: Still mining that metal

REBECCA KOONS November 6, 2009

Inserting a heavy-metal CD in the stereo, Larry Sievers, 64, appears to be a fraction of his age. The man’s face lit up with a youthful glow as the Mob Rules started — triumphantly dark sounds Sievers...

Supervisors OK repaving projects

DI STAFF November 6, 2009

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved bids for two large-scale repaving projects at its Thursday meeting. The county will repave large portions of Highway 965 and Oak Crest Hill Road; the projects...

Man who stabbed himself with knife dies

DI STAFF November 6, 2009

A 26-year-old man who cut his throat downtown late on Oct. 31 died Wednesday from the injuries, according to the Iowa City police. The man, whose name is not being released, was in town visiting friends...

2 women to donate quilt

DI STAFF November 6, 2009

Two local women will donate a quilt they made in honor of their sons who are serving in the military to the UI at the Second UI Veterans Day Reception next week. Kathy Last, a UI staff member, created...

Hughes Institute reaffirms 2 UI profs

DI STAFF November 6, 2009

Two UI researchers, Kevin Campbell and Michael Welsh, have been reaffirmed spots for the next five years as investigators at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Maryland. Campbell holds the Roy J....

UI works to save retention fee

KATHRYN STINSON November 5, 2009

UI officials will have to cut from other areas to make up for rolling a proposed $60 student success fee into the potential tuition increase for next year. The fee, aimed to improve retention at the UI,...

Honors, grad students get longer library check-out

SCOTT RAYNOR November 5, 2009

Graduate and Honors students no longer have to trudge through December snow to return boxes and suitcases filled with library books before the semester’s end. The sight of those struggling students...

Experts disagree on Kehoe’s sanity

REGINA ZILBERMINTS November 5, 2009

GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa — No one disagreed Wednesday whether Michelle Kehoe suffered from major depressive disorder. But whether she understood her alleged acts were wrong is a different story. In order...