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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 researchers aim to prevent birth defects

SHANE ERSLAND November 30, 2009

Jeff Murray is searching for a way to prevent cleft palate. But the UI Carver College of Medicine professor isn’t sure what causes the defect. In fact, researchers nationwide have yet to fully understand...

UI med students take proactive approach to politics

SAM LANE November 30, 2009

As a future medical professional, Dustin Krutsinger thinks the government should play a limited role in health care. This philosophy pushed him to create a new student organization working to spread the...

UIHC Disney trip defended

SCOTT RAYNOR November 30, 2009

While some have questioned UI Hospital and Clinics officials’ pricey proposed Disney World visit for a lesson in management, others say no area options would meet the hospital’s needs. UIHC officials...

Spotlight Iowa City: 2008 election collides with gay rights

JOSIE JONES November 30, 2009

It was difficult for Justin Dewey to let go of America! (Our Better History), the first play he ever produced. But after helping make the casting decisions, Dewey slowly allowed the director to shape the...

Judge mulls releasing man charged in Spence break-in

DI STAFF November 30, 2009

A Minneapolis man charged in connection with the 2004 Spence Lab break-in at the UI will remain in jail today while a federal judge decides whether to release him until his trial. Prosecutors allege Scott...

UI report backs M.D.-pharmacist cooperation

DI STAFF November 30, 2009

A UI study released in the Nov. 23 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine found that high blood pressure is better controlled through doctor-pharmacist cooperation rather than doctors and pharmacists...

School Board revisits busing Regina students

DI STAFF November 30, 2009

Iowa City School Board members are reconsidering a recent decision to discontinue busing for students at Regina High School. Providing transportation to the private school costs the district roughly...

UI among 30 affordable schools

DI STAFF November 30, 2009

According to U.S. News & World Report, the UI is one of 30 “well-regarded and affordable colleges” offering small class sizes. Researchers recognized the UI for offering 50 percent of its classes...

3 charged with 3rd OWI

DI STAFF November 30, 2009

Police arrested three people over the weekend for allegedly driving drunk. Paul Schneider, 45; Kenneth Yanda, 60; and Rob Nichols, 37, were charged with third-offense OWI. According to police records,...

UI lags in RAs’ IDs

DANNY VALENTINE November 30, 2009

UI freshman Betsy Bates said she was really scared when two men knocked at her Burge Hall door around midnight one recent Friday. Outside through the peep hole she saw two college-age people: One wore...

Spotlight Iowa City: The legend of the turkey legs

JORDAN FRIES November 20, 2009

Hard-core Hawkeye tailgaters have met Chuck Ford — they just may not know it. He’s the booming voice on the megaphone, harassing passersby, sitting atop his 4-foot stool, and watching the early morning...

Native American association making comeback

JORDAN FRIES November 20, 2009

Theresa Heitz shuffled continually back and forth from the kitchen to the long, family-styled table sitting in the middle of the room. The UI junior, obviously excited, had her hands full with dishes...