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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Task force lays out retention plan

EMILY BUSSE February 16, 2010

Increasing retention is key for student success, and the university should implement programs to attract and keep more students, a university task force said on Monday. And more students means more tuition...

Proposal would link professor performance to pay

JOSEPH BELK February 16, 2010

The UI should reconsider General Education Fund allocations, factoring in suggestions to tie faculty salary to performance and investing in more programs to bring in tuition revenue, a task force said...

UI looks to increase diversity, international presence

SAM LANE February 16, 2010

A task force report released Monday echoed UI Provost Wallace Loh’s ongoing calls for a university “without borders.” As universities around the country become increasingly diverse and internationally...

More UI outreach recommended

JORDAN FRIES February 16, 2010

The UI should strengthen its sustainability efforts and reach out more to community colleges, the UI Task Force on Public Outreach and Civic Engagement said on Monday. The task force is focused on fortifying...

Task force pushes broad research environment

SAM LANE February 16, 2010

A UI task force on Monday noted eight areas of research focus it said should act as a guide when contemplating funding in the future. The 50-page report from the UI Task Force on Research and Creative...

UI creates institute for ‘twice-exceptional’

MITCHELL SCHMIDT February 16, 2010

UI and state officials are trying to help a unique group of students who, they say, are often overlooked. On Monday, Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, and several university officials gathered at the Blank...

Group wants Ped Mall cameras

MICHAEL ARRIOLA February 16, 2010

People walking through Iowa City’s Pedestrian Mall will soon be videotaped 24 hours a day. But experts and local business owners disagree on whether the cameras will have any effect on crime. The Iowa...

UI establishes postdoctoral office

KATHRYN STINSON February 16, 2010

UI postdoctoral research scholar Erik Rader said he and his colleagues have lacked an identity on campus. But with the establishment of the UI Office of Postdoctoral Scholars, he said, they won’t have...

Spotlight Iowa City: Many theater manifestations

HANNA ROSMAN February 16, 2010

Michael Sokoloff thinks violence is the answer when it comes to the stage. Although now a semi-retired freelance writer, director, and fight choreographer, Sokoloff formerly worked in myriad performance...

CR man charged with theft

DI STAFF February 16, 2010

Police have arrested a Cedar Rapids man, alleging that he stole and destroyed a laptop computer last year. Wesly Sillman, 19, Cedar Rapids, was charged Nov. 22, 2009, with second-degree theft after he...

Iowa universities see more financial-aid appeals

KELLIE PETERSEN February 15, 2010

As a faltering economy continues to affect college students and their families, more Iowa college students are appealing the results of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Families may request...

Chorus charms lovebirds

MARLEEN LINARES February 15, 2010

When Dianna Mosier went into work on Feb. 13, she got more than a sandwich at lunch time. Mosier was told someone was looking for her outside, and she appeared from behind the counter at the Coralville...