The Iowa City City Council might not use a new electronic communication system too regularly, council attendance records show.
For years, absent councilors couldn’t cast a vote on agenda items.
To...
It was likely Russian lecturer Irina Kostina’s passion that did it for UI student Stephen Theulen.
He wasn’t planning to take Kostina’s intensive summer Russian course, but he changed his mind (despite...
AMES — The state Board of Regents took with one hand and gave back with the other on Thursday, hiking 2010-11 tuition 6 percent, then deciding to return the $100 per student spring surcharge.
The one-time...
AMES — The state Board of Regents on Thursday deferred action on the second UI Early Retirement Incentive Program, concerned the proposal may be too generous in comparison to other state institutions....
AMES — The state Board of Regents told UI officials on Thursday to pursue a plan that splits the future locations of Hancher Auditorium and the new music facility.
The regents unanimously approved UI...
DES MOINES — Some members of the UI Student Government aren’t content with UI students’ reputation as apathetic boozers.
So eight student representatives traveled to Des Moines to lobby state lawmakers...
Jason O’Neill got just what he wanted for Christmas: a black Labrador puppy and miniature Hawkeye jerseys had topped his and his younger brother’s lists.
As Jason, 7, tackles his brother in imitation...
For Cassondra Boehmer, Dance Marathon is a cause worth sticking around for.
Touched by what she calls the “passion of Dance Marathon,” she was inspired to stay in the Iowa City area after graduating...
George Weiner has seen two very different sides of Dance Marathon.
The first was performing in skits at the “Big Event” (which involved clothes Weiner hadn’t worn “since a few years back”),...
Tonight, more than 1,600 people will fill the IMU Main Ballroom, prepared for 24 full hours of dancing without the aid of caffeine or sitting down.
The continuous day of dancing, beginning at 7 p.m.,...
Iowa City School Board officials held a public forum Thursday night to gather feedback on redistricting scenarios being considered by the boundary-change committee.
District administrations and consultants...
While Iowa City’s Southeast Side often sparks heated debate, some residents suggested Wednesday that the neighborhood’s residents rarely get the opportunity to voice their opinions.
Iowa City residents...
