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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

New fee panel praised

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND February 19, 2010

A new committee to decide the allocation of the student activity fees is garnering praise from both sides of a yearlong funding dispute. The new committee will help determine how much funding groups with...

Material-witness system faces criticism

SAM LANE February 19, 2010

Justin Marshall has been in jail for more than 90 days. The 19-year-old is being held as a material witness in conjunction with the Oct. 8 shooting death of John Versypt, the landlord of an apartment...

Slim pickings found in social work

HOLLY HINES February 19, 2010

UI social-work major Anna Schwenker loves giving children the opportunity to learn musical instruments. The music-minor counsels youth through music and other programs as a part of her practicum. Today...

Spotlight Iowa City: Around the world with her pen

JOE CAVALIERE February 19, 2010

Stephanie Griest fondly remembers the adventurous and worldly bedtime stories her father, a Navy drummer, told her. She got the travel bug early on. “I just have wanderlust encoded in my DNA,” the...

Man charged with animal abuse

DI STAFF February 19, 2010

Iowa City police arrested a man last week after he allegedly beat a dog. Earnest Mitchell, 54, 2401 Highway 6 E. Apt. 3427, was charged Feb. 12 with animal abuse after a woman, the dog’s owner, reported...

State board recommends legalizing medical marijuana

JORDAN FRIES February 18, 2010

Officials from the Iowa Board of Pharmacy voted unanimously to recommend that the state Legislature legalize the use of medical marijuana on Wednesday. The proposal would reduce marijuana from a Schedule...

A letter-perfect business

EMILY BUSSE February 18, 2010

Eric Asboe has written a letter every day since October. It’s part of his job. With the Iowa City company “A Literal Letter Service,” the 26-year-old and his friend, John Engelbrecht, take orders...

Local doctors

NORA HEATON February 18, 2010

It’s the smiles they remember. The Miles of Smiles Team, made up of Iowa City doctors and non-medical volunteers, will take its expertise to Xela, Guatemala, today to spend 10 days correcting cases...

High-tech classrooms in UI’s near future

MORGAN OLSEN February 18, 2010

A new project is underway in the UI Main Library. Just past the Information Arcade, a room is being transformed into an interactive high-tech classroom. UI officials have started to build several of these...

Experts push for farm change

JOSEPH BELK February 18, 2010

Iowa’s thousands of farmers face a slew of issues in contemporary agriculture, including energy efficiency and skyrocketing prices. Experts gathered to discuss these issues’ role in the future of...

Spotlight Iowa City: Finding a calling in prison

IAN MARTIN February 18, 2010

When Rebecca McCray’s friends ask her what she’s doing on a Tuesday night, she almost always has the same answer: I’m going to prison. It’s not because she has been charged with or convicted of...

Trial set for White

DI STAFF February 18, 2010

Trial has been set for Andre White, who is charged with second-degree sexual abuse, according to court documents. White, 39, was at a residence in Lone Tree on the night of Jan. 22 when he allegedly forced...