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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

‘Care team’ ready to step in

MARLEEN LINARES October 23, 2009

In many school-shooting cases, such as those at Virginia Tech University and the University of Northern Illinois, culprits have shown warning signs before committing their acts — a trend Iowa universities...

Concrete steps for kids

SCOTT RAYNOR October 23, 2009

In a symbolic gesture to raise awareness about the war in Uganda, Adrian Bradbury walked with Kieran Hayward seven miles every night to sleep in front of the Toronto City Hall. In short time, they gained...

H1N1 illnesses cause unheard of absences

SAM LANE October 23, 2009

Iowa City School District officials are struggling with an unprecedented level of sickness absences this month. Hundreds of students in the district have missed class because of influenza-like illnesses,...

Spotlight Iowa City: Life as dance

CAROLINE BERG October 23, 2009

Eloy Barragán needed money, so he went to the black market in Mexico City and bought a taxi sign. Sunup, the 16-year-old’s focus was ballet. But once the street lanterns flickered on, it was time for...

Police probe reported home invasion

DI STAFF October 23, 2009

Iowa City police are investigating a home invasion that reportedly occurred late Wednesday night. According to police, five black men, wearing black clothes and ski masks, forced their way into a Foster...

Woman charged with possession of pseudoephedrine

DI STAFF October 23, 2009

An Iowa City woman was arrested after drugs and a recipe to manufacture meth were allegedly found in her home. Christine Schonberg, 44, 1822 Flatiron Ave., was charged with possession of pseudophedrine. According...

Police report missing teen

DI STAFF October 23, 2009

Iowa City police reported Thursday night a teenager has been missing since Wednesday. The Iowa City teen, Brianna Overton, 15, was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, red sweat pants, and brown clog shoes....

Stuttering workshop to come

DI STAFF October 23, 2009

Officials will hold an all-day stuttering workshop Oct. 24 at the UI Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center. The event — cosponsored by Friends-National Association of Young People Who Stutter, the...

Hundreds of state jobs could be slashed

REGINA ZILBERMINTS October 22, 2009

Hundreds of jobs will be lost in response to Gov. Chet Culver’s call for 10 percent across-the-board budget cuts, according to plans released Wednesday. The plans submitted by various state agencies...

Job market looks dismal

CHRIS CURTLAND October 22, 2009

For UI seniors hoping to graduate in December, the job outlook appears bleak. Iowa’s unemployment rate remained steady at 6.7 percent in September, up from 4.2 at the same time last year, numbers released...

Teach For America gains popularity

MICHELLE BORYCA October 22, 2009

UI senior Ricky Ridgway had a standard plan coming into the UI: graduate from college, get a corporate finance job, and fulfill the American Dream. But when he watched a friend go through the Teach For...

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...