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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

Franchise fee could hit UI

JOHN DOETKOTT December 7, 2009

A proposed city utility fee increase could put even more of a strain on the UI as it works to cut millions from its budget. Officials estimate the proposed 2 percent franchise fee would cost the UI around...

GOP picks Cardella for supervisor election

DI STAFF December 7, 2009

The Johnson County Republican Party nominated Lori Cardella for the upcoming county Board of Supervisors election on Jan. 19, 2010. The seat was vacated when former Supervisor Larry Meyers died on Sept....

Woman charged with theft, identity theft

DI STAFF December 7, 2009

Police arrested a former accounting firm employee after she allegedly used a client’s account information to pay her own bills. Tabatha Benningfield, 24, address unknown, was charged with first-degree...

Two charged with robbery

DI STAFF December 7, 2009

Police arrested two Iowa City men after they allegedly robbed a store on Dec. 5. Jose Murcia, age unknown, 28 Forestview Trailor Court, and Rogelio Fernandez, 23, address unknown, were both charged with...

Man charged with assault

DI STAFF December 7, 2009

Police arrested an Iowa City man after he allegedly bit a bar employee on the shoulder and back. Meredyth Rice, 22, 831 E. Jefferson St., was charged with assault causing bodily injury. According to...

Lack of vitamin D linked to lymphoma progression

DI STAFF December 7, 2009

Researchers from the UI and Mayo Clinic have found that the amount of vitamin D in patients being treated for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma was strongly associated with cancer progression and overall survival....

The siren song of alcohol

DANNY VALENTINE December 7, 2009

The radio screeches. A loud voice fills the Dubuque Street ambulance hub. Two paramedics hasten to their vehicle. Lights. Sirens. Full throttle. The ambulance speeds to One-Eyed Jakes. They find...

Hawk Nation eyes Miami

CHRIS CURTLAND December 7, 2009

Local travel agents began feverishly booking fans’ trips to Miami on Sunday night as the news broke that the Hawkeyes will play in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 5, 2010. Unclear if Iowa would play in the...

Family, friends honor Ponseti

SAM LANE December 7, 2009

While riding in a taxi cab with wife Helena Ponseti and son Bill on a vacation to Spain, Ignacio Ponseti noticed the driver had an interesting name. Ponseti, perhaps the UI’s most well-known medical...

Peace Corps a plus, volunteers stress

LAUREN MILLS December 7, 2009

UI alumna Fran Boyken lived for 27 months in the island nation of the Philippines, almost 8,000 miles away from her desk in the UI’s Study Abroad Office. Boyken, 25, now works as the UI Peace Corps...

Program to reach out to foster kids

SCOTT RAYNOR December 7, 2009

When it comes time to leave a foster-care family, many children have difficulty adjusting to adult life. Without a traditional support system, many are less likely to graduate from high school or successfully...

UI on watch for ghostwriters

LAUREN MILLS December 4, 2009

Some medical research is haunted by a specter — a ghostwriter. Ghostwriters are hired to write works that are published under another name — such as in the legions of celebrity autobiographies on...