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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

Ex-counselor’s trial delayed

DI STAFF October 16, 2009

The trial for a former Iowa City elementary-school guidance counselor accused of abusing a student has been postponed. Donald Clark, 41, is now scheduled to go to trial Feb. 8, 2010. His pretrial conference...

Supervisors drop jail study

DI STAFF October 16, 2009

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors did not approve contracting a study which would have compared two possible sites for a new jail and could have cost up to $15,000. The proposed study would show...

Big Ten schools scramble

KEVIN HOFFMAN October 16, 2009

The UI is bracing for some of the worst budget misery in the Big Ten with roughly $50 million in total fiscal 2010 cuts. Across the country, a couple Big Ten universities’ budgets were spared, though...

Police checks in restaurants up, but still trail those in bars

NICOLE KARLIS October 16, 2009

Iowa City police have been spending more time in local restaurants — but not necessarily for dinner. Although restaurants typically see fewer police checks for underage drinking than bars, many eateries...

UI uses some undergrad TAs

KATHRYN STINSON October 16, 2009

When UI junior Joe Whitlock was offered a teaching-assistant position as an undergraduate, he was shocked. The 20-year-old mechanical engineering student was one of two sophomore undergraduate students...

Symposium honors UI’s Ponseti

SAM LANE October 16, 2009

No one knows the foot better than Ignacio Ponseti. For the next two days, the UI Hospitals and Clinics will host its annual Ponseti Symposium, which teaches medical professionals about clubfoot — a...

Conference offers Midwest view on energy

LAUREN MILLS October 16, 2009

While talk of budget cuts and greenhouse gases swirls, energy experts will converge on the UI campus today for a sustainable symposium, Energy and Climate Change in the Midwest: Creating opportunities...

Iowa City shops going online

MICHELLE BORYCA October 16, 2009

Fans of local boutiques can soon make their retail purchases in their underwear. With shoppers turning increasingly to the web for their purchases, some downtown Iowa City stores are developing websites...

Found body is that of missing student

MARLEEN LINARES October 16, 2009

Coralville police confirmed Thursday that the body found last week along the Cedar River is UI student Jacques Similhomme. He was last seen on Sept. 28, after making threats to himself while talking to...

Spotlight Iowa City: Easy act to swallow

KATHRYN STINSON October 16, 2009

Armed with red juggling pins, ready-to-swallow light bulbs, and a 20-inch-sword, Justin Parsons prepared for his performance. No, Parsons isn’t a traveling carny working under a white-and-red striped...

HIV law criticized

CHRIS CURTLAND October 16, 2009

Iowa’s battle against the HIV pandemic is becoming more fierce, said Jeff Meier, a UI associate professor of internal medicine. And today’s 2009 HIV Interdisciplinary Conference will highlight Iowa’s...

Children’s Hospital leads in contest

DI STAFF October 16, 2009

The UI Children’s Hospital is ranked first in the Gameroom Giveaway contest that would replace the current teen lounge with a high-tech rec room. The online contest, which ends today, is hosted by Children’s...