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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

UI alumnus addresses low-income housing

MITCHELL SCHMIDT October 22, 2009

Andrew Greenlee wants to dispel the myth that Chicago natives cause the majority of violence in Iowa City. During a lecture Wednesday night in the University Capitol Centre on the issue of Chicago’s...

Faculty and students petition to keep branch libraries open

LAUREN MILLS October 22, 2009

Some faculty and students are fighting back against the UI’s plans to merge four branch libraries. Citing the importance of a specialized library, many said they are worried about the effect closing...

UI students work to bring sustainability to small Iowa towns

SAMANTHA HONKEN October 22, 2009

UI students are journeying to small Iowa towns this year, bringing big ideas of sustainability. Field Problems, a course in the graduate program of urban and regional planning, offers second-year graduate...

Everson’s trial may be delayed

DI STAFF October 21, 2009

The trial for a former Hawkeye football player accused of sexual assaulting a female student-athlete will likely be delayed again. Cedric Everson, along with former teammate Abe Satterfield, are charged...

Stimulus money could go towards budget cuts

JOHN DOETKOTT October 21, 2009

UI officials are considering using leftover stimulus money to confront the most recent budget crisis, the UI senior vice president for Finance told members of the Faculty Senate on Tuesday. Doug True...

UI to close center in Chicago

MITCHELL SCHMIDT October 21, 2009

Set in the heart of downtown Chicago, a center established three years ago to recruit high-quality students to the UI from the Windy City’s high schools is closing. Beginning Nov. 1, the efforts formerly...

Call-up affects local troops

KEVIN HOFFMAN October 21, 2009

UI sophomore Bryan Kratz said he wasn’t surprised to receive a phone call last weekend notifying him he will likely need to serve in Afghanistan next year. “I knew it was coming for a long time,”...

Graduate employee union fights back against budget cuts

EMILY BUSSE October 21, 2009

The UI graduate-student union is gearing up to fight any potential layoffs of more teaching and research assistants, noting that 150 TA positions have already been cut this year. As the UI draws up plans...

Tuition increase could factor into financial aid

JOHN DOETKOTT October 21, 2009

Hannah Kane pays for college on her own. “My parents could pay my tuition, or they could feed my younger siblings,” the UI junior said. Kane, who is from Manchester, Iowa, relies on a combination...

UISG sponsors a City Council forum

KATHRYN STINSON October 21, 2009

Tuesday night’s first-ever UI Student Government-sponsored Iowa City City Council candidate forum saw little controversy or heated debate. The five hopefuls in attendance generally agreed during their...

City Council eyes upping parking ticket

NICOLE KARLIS October 21, 2009

City officials plan to plow away more snowbanks this winter — which may leave UI students with illegally parked vehicles no choice but to hop on the toboggan to the impoundment lot. The Iowa City City...

Spotlight Iowa City: In love with the sounds

ERIC SUNDERMANN October 21, 2009

As a boy, Ben Kieffer loved sound. Any sound, really. “I had discovered somewhere in the attic an old Masterwork, a reel-to-reel recorder,” he recalled. “I had endless hours of fun recording sounds...