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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

Bars make changes after liquor-license scare

KATHRYN STINSON September 4, 2009

One-Eyed Jakes bartenders scrambled to distribute punch cards at the main bar at 11:30 p.m. Upstairs, manager Tom Lenoch scanned the crowd on the dance floor, intently searching for fluorescent wrist...

State of the arts

MARLEEN LINARES September 4, 2009

Music and art students displaced by the flood of 2008 are closer together this fall. UI officials gave a media tour on Thursday of four temporary locations, many of which are state-of-the-art facilities. The...

Hawkapalooza fills Hubbard Park

ERIN PHILLIPS September 4, 2009

Hubbard Park was transformed into a mosh pit of black-and-gold on Thursday night, as thousands of people stood in anticipation for rap star Lupe Fiasco to take the stage. Frisbees flew in the background...

Game on, despite H1N1 concerns

SHANE ERSLAND September 4, 2009

Breathe easy, football fans. It’s going to take a “pandemic” scenario before officials call off the Hawkeyes’ football game on account of a virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

How the UI addresses student drinking

DI STAFF September 4, 2009

The joint UI and Iowa City group created to address excessive drinking among students will hold a meeting late next week to discuss exactly what the school is doing about the issue. The Partnership for...

Spotlight Iowa City: Choreographed future

RYAN FOSMARK September 4, 2009

Ashley Herrington considers herself lucky. She knows exactly what she wants to do with the rest of her life — and how she’ll do it. “It’s a huge feeling of accomplishment,” the UI sophomore...

Fairgrounds safer with “safe room”

SCOTT RAYNOR September 4, 2009

New emergency measures in the form of a public tornado shelter could come to the Johnson County Fairgrounds. The tornado shelter, or “safe room,” would be part of a new Johnson Extension Agriculture...

Volunteer fair draws a record number of participants

ERIN PETTIT September 3, 2009

With a name tag on her shirt and a smile on her face, Paula Dayton, donor recruitment coordinator for the UI Hospitals and Clinics, sought volunteers for their blood. And in fewer than two hours on Wednesday,...

Private loan companies shrink student clientele

SHANE ERSLAND September 3, 2009

Roughly 45 percent fewer UI students have taken out private loans for this academic year than the number who did last year, officials estimate. Though official statistics are pending, several factors...

Writers’ Workshop graduates assist hopefuls

SCOTT RAYNOR September 3, 2009

Those applying to competitive M.F.A writing programs, such as the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, can now turn to a group of professional poets and writers for assistance. Two Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduates...

IC bars change ownership

REGINA ZILBERMINTS September 3, 2009

While city officials try to curb underage drinking by holding the bars accountable, the bars themselves don’t necessarily have to suffer. In the past, some Iowa City establishments dodged liquor-license...

UI’s Pick One has freshmen get involved

MAHMOUD LUTFI September 3, 2009

Extracurricular activities used to be take it-or-leave it affairs, but now UI freshmen are expected to participate in at least one. The UI Student Success Team has adopted a program — for the second...