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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

Jones’ lawyers want attorney general disqualified

DI STAFF February 15, 2010

Attorneys for a former UI vice president for Student Services have asked that the Iowa attorney general be disqualified from representing the UI, state Board of Regents, and UI President Sally Mason, according...

Man charged with assault, intoxication

DI STAFF February 15, 2010

Iowa City police arrested a man after he allegedly brandished a broken beer bottle at someone in a downtown Iowa City bar. Camurn Munro, 19, was charged Feb. 11 with assault with intent to inflict serious...

Hanson to leave City High

DI STAFF February 15, 2010

City High Principal Mark Hanson will resign once his one-year contract is fulfilled on June 30, he said Sunday. Hanson said he sent an e-mail to his staff early on Feb. 13, stating he would not return...

Task forces to release results

DI STAFF February 15, 2010

After a nine-month investigation of the UI, Provost Wallace Loh’s six strategic planning task forces will submit their results to the public this week. All six task forces were made up of faculty and...

Man pleads not guilty to sex-abuse charge

DI STAFF February 15, 2010

A man charged with second-degree sexual abuse has pleaded not guilty, according to court documents. Andre White, 39, was at a residence in Lone Tree on the night of Jan. 22 when he allegedly forced a...

DI’s Valentine 4th in national contest

DI STAFF February 15, 2010

Daily Iowan reporter Danny Valentine has been awarded fourth place in the 2010 Hearst Foundation in-depth writing contest. He was recognized for his work on an investigative report regarding dangerous...

Teenager arrested in Broadway killing

REGINA ZILBERMINTS February 12, 2010

Iowa City police arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the slaying of a landlord who was shot while tending to his property. Charles William Curtis Thompson was charged Thursday with first-degree...

Redistricting causes real-estate concerns

NORA HEATON February 12, 2010

Nancy Hudson’s home is filled with photographs of her three grandchildren. But as she talks about them, an unlikely topic comes up: real estate. Hudson’s son and daughter-in-law are in the process...

Graduates eye overseas teaching

MICHAEL ARRIOLA February 12, 2010

In a nearly jobless economy, William Boyd has found an alternative — leaving the economy behind and teaching English in Spain. The UI senior, who is majoring in Spanish and international studies, is...

Bijou, UI talk on films

KRISTIN LUTZ February 12, 2010

UI officials could prove to be a roadblock as the Bijou’s Board of Directors pursue the mission of screening films the community wouldn’t usually see. University officials asked the board on Tuesday...

Local businesses use social networking

GRACE SAVIDES February 12, 2010

Social-networking sites may seem like just a way to meet new people, but for Tony and Dawn Evans, social networking helped their business take off. Five years ago, when Tony Evans quit his job at a Wal-Mart...

Bill would strip protections from LGBT students

ADAM B SULLIVAN February 12, 2010

Turk Pierson said he encountered some bullying in high school because he’s gay, but he was able to “brush it off.” However, many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students aren’t so lucky,...