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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

Council delays fee decision

DI STAFF December 2, 2009

The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday evening deferred its decision on a possible franchise fee until Dec. 7. The fee would go help fund a new Iowa City fire station. The franchise fee would tax up to...

Regents delay tuition decision

EMILY BUSSE December 2, 2009

Members of the UI and Iowa City communities will have to wait another two months for the decision on any increases in tuition next year. Originally scheduled for next week’s state Board of Regents meeting,...

Mason to take budget questions

KATHRYN STINSON December 2, 2009

UI students will have their first chance to directly question UI administrators on budget issues, including tuition increases, and a $100 spring surcharge. In response to students’ concerns about the...

Art with more than a touch of glass

CHRIS CURTLAND December 2, 2009

Seated behind a torch emitting a 12-inch jet of blue flame, David Albery held a tube of molten glass in one hand and a coloring rod in the other. The 31-year-old, donning a set of protective shades, began...

Council passes curfew for 2nd time

NICOLE KARLIS December 2, 2009

After two months of waiting, the juvenile curfew is back on the Iowa City City Council’s agenda — with a new amendment. After adding the amendment, which requires an annual review of any data related...

UI jumps to folio fore

MITCHELL SCHMIDT December 2, 2009

A growing number of UI students can now highlight their academic work in one location and recieve input from faculty — all online. Three years ago, Information Technology Services staff members began...

Spotlight Iowa City: A stitch in time aids thousands

COURTNEY SPEARS December 2, 2009

Laura Aker never expected to help thousands of people with a pair of knitting needles. But then again, as her mother will say, the 27-year-old has never done anything like a normal person. Four knee...

IC joins towns in push for bar law

REGINA ZILBERMINTS December 2, 2009

Iowa City officials are joining eight other Iowa cities to encourage state legislators to hold bar owners responsible for what happens outside their doors. But the collection of bars that dominate downtown...

Locals protest surge

ASHLEY OERMAN December 2, 2009

Holding pizza boxes and posters covered with antiwar rhetoric, UI students and Iowa City residents protested against President Obama’s decision to increase the number troops in Afghanistan Tuesday. Roughly...

Officials firm on research money

JOHN DOETKOTT December 2, 2009

UI officials are prepared to fight to protect research funding for faculty. The state Board of Regents recently asked the heads of the regent universities to conduct an exploratory conversation with faculty...

QuickCare expands with new east location

HOLLY HINES December 2, 2009

Staff at the UI QuickCare facility in the University Capitol Centre have been busy, seeing up to 80 patients a day. But those who need health care at irregular times or without an appointment now have...

UI aims some high-tech at prospective students

SHANE ERSLAND December 2, 2009

As the UI aims to attract more students, a new program may help the university reach prospective students outside its normal target market. ConnectEDU, a web-based technology firm, named the UI as one...