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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

Officials reach agreement on flu vaccines

DI STAFF September 24, 2009

UI officials confirmed an agreement was reached with two unions who asked them to halt a mandatory flu vaccination program. The UI Hospitals and Clinics will continue with the program and start vaccinating...

More UI students in ‘crisis’

SCOTT RAYNOR September 24, 2009

More UI students are turning to the Crisis Center this year. Approximately 320 UI students received groceries from the Johnson County Crisis Center in fiscal 2009, a 33 percent increase over last year....

Report: Increase in disrespectful behavior at UI

SAMANTHA HONKEN September 24, 2009

The UI saw more calls regarding disrespectful behavior on campus last year, and officials cite the tough economy and flooding as contributing factors. Seventeen percent of the calls to the UI Office of...

Campus Wi-Fi to expand

ERIN PHILLIPS September 24, 2009

When Ugur Akgun told his students to log online and Tweet questions during his lecture last week, he was disappointed to discover Van Allen Hall didn’t have wireless. Frustrated, the assistant research...

UI mulls green options for arts

LAUREN MILLS September 24, 2009

Amid talk of parking lots and walking distance, another factor in the debate over where to build the Hancher/Voxman/Clapp complex lies underground in the tunnels and pipes branching from the UI Power Plant...

UI centers receive $50,000 grant to aid immigrant workers

EMILY BUSSE September 24, 2009

After months of waiting, the UI Labor Center and the Center for Human Rights are set to receive a $50,000 grant to combat discrimination against immigrant workers across the state. Amy Weismann, the deputy...

Big disparity between tenured and non-tenured positions on campus

SHANE ERSLAND September 24, 2009

Some faculty members are worried about the disparity between the increase of tenured positions at the UI compared with nontenured jobs. The number of tenured and tenure-track faculty at the UI increased...

Game of catch floods part of Mayflower

NICK PEDLEY September 24, 2009

A recent game of catch in the Mayflower Residence Hall ended in the building’s evacuation as ankle-deep water partially flooded two floors. Josh Nikolovski, a freshman living on Mayflower’s third...

Public suggestions save UI money

JOHN DOETKOTT September 24, 2009

UI officials say suggestions taken from a public forum have led to big savings for the university. UI President Sally Mason established a website in February to connect the university community with...

Researcher hits UI on admissions

ERIN PETTIT September 24, 2009

One researcher thinks the UI is beginning to look more like a country club than an academic institution. Iowa’s public universities are some of the worst in the nation at enrolling students from low-...

German universities seek advice on spouse program

MARLEEN LINARES September 23, 2009

The director of the UI’s Dual Career Network, received an e-mail last March from somewhere unexpected: Tübingen, Germany. Waiting in Joan Murrin’s inbox was an invitation from the German American...

UI faculty member gets $500,000 ‘genius’ grant

SAMANTHA HONKEN September 23, 2009

Red and black ink covers the pages of a 15th-century book. They crackled as Timothy Barrett carefully turned them. Most people would probably ask the title of the book. But Barrett wants to know the...