Melissa Holland feels strange shaking hands.
It’s not that she’s unfriendly. It’s just that she prefers hugging and making use of her hands in other ways, such as crafting leather boots or building...
A new Federal Emergency Management Agency and Iowa Homeland Security office in Iowa City is helping the UI with roughly 250 flood-recovery projects.
UI officials said the new location, funded by federal...
Nicole Jensen keeps cool, even with fiery batons encircling her.
As the featured twirler for West High, Jensen is always a bright spot in the marching band’s halftime show. But beyond just a few Fridays...
Iowa’s community-college instructors could see smaller salaries as officials at the schools face a 10 percent cut in state funding.
The Department of Education is looking to cut $91,668 from community...
The trial for a Coralville woman accused of killing one son and attempting to kill another will begin today.
Michelle Kehoe, 36, is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and child endangerment...
BLACK HAWK, Colo. — The dusty, shrub-dotted Utah desert, a deeply furrowed terrain, returned Ben Alexander to reality after he had spent 10 months in a fantasy world.
There, the words of the former...
The UI Student Government Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of supporting a $100 spring tuition surcharge on Tuesday night.
Senators also voted to endorse a 6 percent tuition increase.
But the Senate...
Despite a multimillion dollar budget, the Hawkeye athletics department has still faced budget challenges this year.
Since 2007, the athletics department has been completely self-sustaining — meaning...
Freshmen can now better avoid gaining their destined 15 pounds.
In fact, all UI students can focus on slowly transitioning into a healthier lifestyle with the help of UI Student Health’s new program,...
UI Student Government President Michael Currie said he is aware that supporting the university’s proposal to increase tuition won’t be popular with the majority of the students.
“I know it would...
With chants and signs aimed at administrators in Jessup Hall, UI graduate students huddled on the Pentacrest Monday, decrying any plans to slash TA positions or hike tuition.
Their solution: Cut top UI...
Margaret Mills has been losing sleep lately.
As the chairwoman of the Asian and Slavic languages & literatures department, she said, she is worried about how budget cuts might affect her international...
