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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

New administrative search underway, three others continue

MARLEEN LINARES September 22, 2009

The UI’s national search for a chief diversity officer is set to begin in two weeks. The hiring, along with the search for a vice president for Strategic Communications, will complete President Sally...

Giving financial advice for students about to face the real world

MITCHELL SCHMIDT September 22, 2009

Terrance Lillis knows about the job market in a struggling economy firsthand. Having found employment during two different recessions, Lillis visited the UI campus to offer advice to students facing similar...

Off the beaten academic path

MATT SCHOMMER September 22, 2009

Thousands of UI students can struggle when trying to pick out a major. That includes senior Abby Milloy, who felt that there might be something missing from the UI’s. So she created her own. As Milloy...

Man alleges gang connection

DI STAFF September 22, 2009

A North Liberty man arrested last week after allegedly growing marijuana for a national gang said he was a member of Iowa City’s homegrown gang the Broadway Goons, according to North Liberty police. This...

Weinberg sentenced to 10 years

DI STAFF September 22, 2009

A federal judge sentenced a former Iowa City psychologist to the maximum 10 years in prison for storing child pornography on his computer. Howard Weinberg, 61, 332 S. Governor St., pleaded guilty to federal...

Man allegedly smuggled pot in anus

DI STAFF September 22, 2009

A North Liberty man was arrested Sunday after allegedly attempting to bring marijuana concealed inside his anus into the Johnson County Jail. Kevin Edwards, 36, was charged with possession of contraband...

Spotlight Iowa City: Drawing comics to reflect

JOSIE JONES September 21, 2009

For Mark Isham, cartooning is not just mindless doodling — it is his way of keeping a journal. The UI adjunct lecturer has kept a daily comic of his life, drawing one a day, since Jan. 17, 2007. “It’s...

City could move flood homes

ALINA RUBEZHOVA September 21, 2009

Instead of turning people’s homes into rubble, Iowa City may begin moving flood-damaged houses to a different location. The city began demolishing houses last week, but transferring homes may prove...

Iowa City’s fourth-annual Zombie Walk collects a record-breaking number

NICOLE KARLIS September 21, 2009

The living turned into the dead at the fourth-annual Iowa City Zombie walk this past weekend. Mobs of people dressed as zombies paraded down Iowa City streets from Happy Hollow Park to the Deadwood to...

Civil War reenactors inspire Iowa City kids

HOLLY HINES September 21, 2009

Nathan Hellwig, a teacher at City High and a Civil War re-enactor, doesn’t usually bring his students along on living history gigs. On Sunday, however, he made an exception for Thomas Panther, a sophomore...

New trial granted in infant-shaking case

DI STAFF September 21, 2009

The Iowa Supreme Court granted a new trial to a Coralville man convicted of shaking his infant child and causing shaken-baby syndrome. Edwin Paredes was convicted in 2006 of child endangerment resulting...

Making money on tailgates

MICHELLE BORYCA September 21, 2009

Dave Sproull is the definition of a Hawkeye fan. A season-ticket holder since 1972, Sproull and wife Julie now drive an hour and 15 minutes from Winthrop, Iowa, to Iowa City every home game to participate...