Keeping a liquor license hasn’t been an easy task for some Iowa City bar owners these days. In five months, Iowa City officials have recommended denying them to five establishments.
But two of those...
Universities have a vital role in encouraging an active debate of how political issues affect society, former Iowa Congressman James Leach told a crowd on the UI campus Tuesday night.
“The UI has a...
Chinese across the globe rang in the Year of the Tiger earlier this week. But for politicos on campus, 2010 looks more like the year of the underdog.
Still 81⁄2 months from the general election, some...
As budget cuts threaten universities nationwide, the UI Student Government is trying to keep students in the loop with regular public forums.
But turnout has been low. Roughly 15 students showed up for...
A roughly yearlong debate over how to allocate the UI’s Student Activity Fee funds could finally be wrapping up.
The UI Student Government approved a new committee at its meeting Tuesday evening that...
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...
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...
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...
The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature has appointed its first executive director. Jeanette Pilak will be paid an annual salary of $80,000, group secretary Joshua Schamberger said.
Pilak is tasked with...
Law-enforcement authorities have charged an Ames man with speeding, driving with a suspended license, and concealing a controlled substance in the Johnson County Jail.
Lamont Williams, 28, was charged...
The majority of the UI’s graduate programs scored well, a UI task force said — but those that didn’t must quickly improve or risk restructuring, consolidation, or elimination.
The UI Task Force...
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...
