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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

UISG sponsors a City Council forum

KATHRYN STINSON October 21, 2009

Tuesday night’s first-ever UI Student Government-sponsored Iowa City City Council candidate forum saw little controversy or heated debate. The five hopefuls in attendance generally agreed during their...

City Council eyes upping parking ticket

NICOLE KARLIS October 21, 2009

City officials plan to plow away more snowbanks this winter — which may leave UI students with illegally parked vehicles no choice but to hop on the toboggan to the impoundment lot. The Iowa City City...

Spotlight Iowa City: In love with the sounds

ERIC SUNDERMANN October 21, 2009

As a boy, Ben Kieffer loved sound. Any sound, really. “I had discovered somewhere in the attic an old Masterwork, a reel-to-reel recorder,” he recalled. “I had endless hours of fun recording sounds...

Man charged in meth bust

DI STAFF October 21, 2009

An Iowa City man was arrested in late September for allegedly possessing meth. Police charged Matthew Reuwsaat, 46, 501 Elkhorn Trail, with posession of a controlled substance. According to reports,...

Everson’s trial may be delayed

DI STAFF October 21, 2009

The trial for a former Hawkeye football player accused of sexual assaulting a female student-athlete will likely be delayed again. Cedric Everson, along with former teammate Abe Satterfield, are charged...

Stimulus money could go towards budget cuts

JOHN DOETKOTT October 21, 2009

UI officials are considering using leftover stimulus money to confront the most recent budget crisis, the UI senior vice president for Finance told members of the Faculty Senate on Tuesday. Doug True...

Four libraries to close

LAUREN MILLS October 20, 2009

A few quiet havens for the studious will be lost this school year as the UI closes the doors to four branch libraries. In an effort to cut roughly $1 million from the library budget and adapt to changing...

UI receives $5 million endowment from ACT

CHRIS CURTLAND October 20, 2009

The UI will be better able to support underrepresented graduate students as soon as next semester, thanks to Monday’s announcement that ACT Inc. is donating $5 million to the cause. The Iowa City-based...

UI researchers help confirm H1N1 in pig

SAM LANE October 20, 2009

Porky the Pig enthusiasts need not worry. Experts are assuring the public that pork is still not unsafe to eat after the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with the help of UI researchers, confirmed on Monday...

Locals address health care

KEVIN HOFFMAN October 20, 2009

A top UI Health Care official, along with state legislators, called for reform to the country’s health-care system Monday. Settled in the UI Main Library for an hour and a half, UI and state government...

Iowa City city councilors look to greener community

NICOLE KARLIS October 20, 2009

The future of Iowa City soil will soon be in full bloom with the help of a local organization — and the Iowa City city councilors are diggin’ it. ECO-Iowa City, a grant-funded local initiative, impressed...

Spotlight Iowa City: Law prof advised International Criminal Court

SCOTT RAYNOR October 20, 2009

Mark Osiel is the person who international lawyers go to when they need to legally connect the “big fish” in mass atrocities to the “small fry” who carry out their orders. The UI law professor...