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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

An officer’s Ped Mall patrol

Rob Cash stands out among the legions of college students lined up outside the bars on Clinton Street. Dressed in pristine navy blue, with neatly buzzed hair and a clean-shaven face, the 34-year-old nonchalantly...

UI cancels asking patients for money

ASHLEY OERMAN November 20, 2009

After complaints from faculty, staff, and community members, UI officials confirmed Thursday they are canceling the proposed plan to solicit donations from hospital patients. “We have decided to cancel...

Man charged in Spence action

REGINA ZILBERMINTS November 20, 2009

About five years after a break-in at a UI lab that resulted in about $450,000 in damages, a federal prosecutor unsealed an indictment against a Minnesota man thought to be related to the incident. Though...

Saving truly little ones

HOLLY HINES November 20, 2009

During the first few days of Aebry Caughron’s life, her tiny hand could barely fit around her mother’s pinky fingernail. But during a checkup at the UI Hospitals and Clinics on Wednesday, the now...

Group aids students facing disabilities

EMILY BUSSE November 20, 2009

Carly Armour had never earned a grade below a C. So when Armour, who has been profoundly deaf in both ears since birth, was getting straight Fs by her junior year of college, she knew something was wrong. According...

Spotlight Iowa City: The legend of the turkey legs

JORDAN FRIES November 20, 2009

Hard-core Hawkeye tailgaters have met Chuck Ford — they just may not know it. He’s the booming voice on the megaphone, harassing passersby, sitting atop his 4-foot stool, and watching the early morning...

Native American association making comeback

JORDAN FRIES November 20, 2009

Theresa Heitz shuffled continually back and forth from the kitchen to the long, family-styled table sitting in the middle of the room. The UI junior, obviously excited, had her hands full with dishes...

Law dean search underway

DI STAFF November 20, 2009

The UI College of Law Dean Search Committee has invited five candidates to campus to interview for the position and participate in a series of town-hall meetings. The position became vacant when Carolyn...

Summit lawsuit may set precedent

REGINA ZILBERMINTS November 19, 2009

Summit owner Mike Porter’s lawsuit against Iowa City could decide the future of the city’s PAULA-ratio policy. But an expected loss of revenue until then may be hard for the downtown bar to swallow. The...

Researcher studies woman without fear

SHANE ERSLAND November 19, 2009

When a stranger put a knife to S.M.’s throat and threatened to kill her, she didn’t even flinch. Rather, S.M. — as she is known at the UI Hospitals and Clinics — looked at the man and simply told...

Poll: Youth most critical of health bill

CHRIS CURTLAND November 19, 2009

More than half of Americans believe health-care reform would do more harm than good and disapprove of how President Obama is settling into his job, according to a Hawkeye Poll released Wednesday. The...

Hiroshima and Nagasaki on display

LAUREN MILLS November 19, 2009

Atomic bombs have taken over for action heroes in the Main Library’s exhibition lobby. The Comics and Culture exhibit was retired Nov. 9 to make way for a new exhibit, Material Witness: Remembering...