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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

Locals protest surge

ASHLEY OERMAN December 2, 2009

Holding pizza boxes and posters covered with antiwar rhetoric, UI students and Iowa City residents protested against President Obama’s decision to increase the number troops in Afghanistan Tuesday. Roughly...

Officials firm on research money

JOHN DOETKOTT December 2, 2009

UI officials are prepared to fight to protect research funding for faculty. The state Board of Regents recently asked the heads of the regent universities to conduct an exploratory conversation with faculty...

QuickCare expands with new east location

HOLLY HINES December 2, 2009

Staff at the UI QuickCare facility in the University Capitol Centre have been busy, seeing up to 80 patients a day. But those who need health care at irregular times or without an appointment now have...

UI aims some high-tech at prospective students

SHANE ERSLAND December 2, 2009

As the UI aims to attract more students, a new program may help the university reach prospective students outside its normal target market. ConnectEDU, a web-based technology firm, named the UI as one...

Weinberg gives up psychology license

DI STAFF December 2, 2009

A former Iowa City psychologist currently in prison on charges of possession of child pornography voluntarily surrendered his license to practice psychology. Howard Weinberg, 61, waived his right to a...

Hines wins award

DI STAFF December 2, 2009

UI senior and Daily Iowan reporter Holly Hines won 11th place in the Feature Writing competition of the 2009-10 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. She went up against almost 150 entrants from 75 journalism...

Food Bank breaks record

DI STAFF December 2, 2009

The Iowa City Crisis Center Food Bank served a record number of families last month. On average, 959 families used the service per week in November. Program director Sarah Benson-Witry said November is...

Man charged with reckless driving, mischief

DI STAFF December 2, 2009

Johnson County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Solon man after he allegedly caused more than $1,600 in damages to street signs and mailboxes. Brandon Anderson, 24, was charged with reckless driving and...

Council delays fee decision

DI STAFF December 2, 2009

The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday evening deferred its decision on a possible franchise fee until Dec. 7. The fee would go help fund a new Iowa City fire station. The franchise fee would tax up to...

Regents delay tuition decision

EMILY BUSSE December 2, 2009

Members of the UI and Iowa City communities will have to wait another two months for the decision on any increases in tuition next year. Originally scheduled for next week’s state Board of Regents meeting,...

Commentary: Men rediscover razor’s edge

SAM LANE December 1, 2009

It sparks some hairy debates. My dad hates it, my mom is ambivalent, and everyone else is either impressed or turned off. But regardless of others’ thoughts and comments on my now-impervious facial...

Potential Hancher site owner: No deal

JOHN DOETKOTT December 1, 2009

If UI officials decide to move Hancher Auditorium to downtown Iowa City, they might have to exercise eminent domain for the first time in the university’s history. The owners of downtown apartment complex...