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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 backs passenger train

DI STAFF September 30, 2009

The Iowa City City Council unanimously voted in favor of a resolution supporting a passenger rail service between Iowa City and Chicago at its meeting Tuesday night. The Chamber of Commerce needs government...

UI tries coal alternatives

LAUREN MILLS September 29, 2009

Across the hall from scribbling students in the Seamans Center is a room filled with gauges, gas tanks, and warning signs. In these crowded quarters, experiments are underway to help reduce the use of...

More cyclists cited for violations

SAMANTHA HONKEN September 29, 2009

Biking down Washington Street, Jeremy Gilbert realized too late the street had become one-way. Though new to Iowa City, he knew biking on sidewalks is illegal and decided to continue down the road. The...

City Council election: Mims stresses finances

NICOLE KARLIS September 29, 2009

For Susan Mims, a seat on the Iowa City City Council could mean one thing: a chance to help cure the city’s monetary woes. But if elected, she said, she hopes to bring even more change to the council. “I...

Council mulls half-staff policy

NICOLE KARLIS September 29, 2009

When Iowa City is affected by tragedy, the Iowa City City Council want to be sure it can fly the U.S. flag at half-staff. So city officials are looking to update the language of a resolution that was...

Professors aim to help international students

SHANE ERSLAND September 29, 2009

Coming from China last year, the one thing sophomore Ji Ma wishes he had had was some help choosing a major. In Ma’s case, it was a tossup between business and math. Ma took the business route, but...

Judge moves Kehoe trial

REGINA ZILBERMINTS September 29, 2009

The trial for a Coralville woman accused of killing one son and injuring another will be moved from Buchanan County to Grundy County, a judge ruled today. The trial itself will not be delayed. Michelle...

Spotlight Iowa City: Hancher’s nexus of art, education

BRI LaPELUSA September 29, 2009

Serenity and clarity aren’t the first things that come to most minds when thinking about Iowa City’s bustling Pedestrian Mall. For Jessica Netolicky, the education programming director at Hancher,...

2 more H1N1 deaths reported

DI STAFF September 29, 2009

Lab results today confirmed the second and third H1N1-related deaths in Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. Both victims were adult males in eastern Iowa and had personal factors...

Fowls run afoul of the law

DI STAFF September 29, 2009

Iowa City law-enforcement and animal-control officers spent much of Monday chasing down chickens, according to Iowa City police. The scarcely free-running fowl ran amok beginning around 5:30 a.m. and...

Panel to pick interim supervisor

DI STAFF September 29, 2009

A committee made up of the Johnson County officials decided on Monday to appoint a new county supervisor, according to county documents. The decision comes after the death of Supervisor Larry Meyers on...

Legislators: Forget presidents’ bonuses

JOHN DOETKOTT September 29, 2009

Amid proposed tuition increases, furloughs, and potential layoffs at state universities, some Iowa lawmakers are calling for the state Board of Regents to reconsider giving bonuses to university presidents. Three...