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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

Man charged with trespass, intoxication

DI STAFF December 15, 2009

Iowa City police arrested a man after he allegedly entered an apartment, threw up, and began to undress before getting caught. Mark Flackenstein, 23, 1809 Flanigan Court, was charged with intoxication...

Spotlight Iowa City: After senior graduates, Tanzania calls

MARLEEN LINARES December 14, 2009

Lisa Enloe vividly recalls when her 8-year-old daughter sat down across from her at the dinner table and announced she was going to “get rich” when she grew up and then move to Africa and help people...

Nonprofits to receive $100,000-plus

DI STAFF December 14, 2009

The Johnson County Community Foundation is set to award more than $100,000 in grants to 47 area nonprofit organizations at a luncheon on Jan. 8. More nonprofits applied for larger grants this year than...

H1N1 vaccine available for all Iowans

DI STAFF December 14, 2009

The Iowa Department of Public Health announced that, beginning today, all Iowans will be eligible to receive the H1N1 flu vaccination. Another wave of the illness is expected in January and February. Previously,...

Many still contest chemistry report

SAM LANE December 14, 2009

Despite a lengthy and detailed investigation into health concerns in the Chemistry Building, those who work and study there say they are frustrated with the lack of progress made to improve conditions. After...

IMU set for finals

KATHRYN STINSON December 14, 2009

UI students preparing for exams this week can find some relief in the grueling effort to stay awake all night to snag that final A. The UI is providing its traditional study essentials on campus such...

Students volunteer as first responders

EMILY BUSSE December 14, 2009

Chris Couch remembers the screaming. And the blood. It was the weekend of July 4, and Couch, a UI medical student, was traveling with his younger sister and her friend along a highway in upper Michigan...

Officials see no more cuts

JORDAN FRIES December 14, 2009

The Iowa Revenue Estimating Conference concluded its Dec. 11 meeting with a rare announcement of hopeful news. Despite a further decrease in state revenue — roughly $37 million less than officials estimated...

Regents approve $100 spring surcharge

EMILY BUSSE December 11, 2009

UI students will have to pay $100 more next semester after the state Board of Regents approved a tuition surcharge for spring semester Thursday on a 6-3 vote. Originally presented at the board’s Oct....

Firm suggests savings

JOHN DOETKOTT December 11, 2009

The state Board of Regents is asking its institutions to explore 19 new cost-saving opportunities following a consulting firm’s investigation into the entire state’s budget crisis. The regents’...

Frosh alcohol education class not seen soon

JORDAN FRIES December 11, 2009

Discovering new ways to educate students on alcohol safety has been classified as a “public-health issue affecting the entire community” by UI Provost Wallace Loh. But the university must overcome...

Parking tickets fall as fast as snow

MARLEEN LINARES December 11, 2009

When UI junior Amanda Seaquist went to get her car Thursday morning, she had a surprise waiting for her: an empty parking spot. “There were no other cars on the street, so I figured my car got towed,”...