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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

Candidate knows crises

HOLLY HINES November 10, 2009

Paul Allvin knows how to deal with a crisis. A candidate for the UI vice president for Strategic Communication position, he said he has helped officials communicate with the public during two large rural...

Women innovators honored

LAUREN MILLS November 10, 2009

Iowa women in the fields of science, technology, and engineering will converge on Altoona, Iowa, today, abandoning graphing calculators and test tubes to settle in for a day of celebration. Four UI faculty...

School Board eyes homeschool rules

HOLLY HINES November 10, 2009

Homeschooled students in Iowa City may need to attend a district high school for at least two years to receive a diploma under a newly proposed policy change. The Iowa City School Board will conduct a...

Spotlight Iowa City: Down to the river

SAM LANE November 10, 2009

Nancy Purington found her wave of inspiration at the confluence of two rivers. As a girl, the view from Purington’s home overlooked the Wapsipinicon and Mississippi Rivers. The now-62-year-old swam,...

Defecation brings charges

DI STAFF November 10, 2009

An Iowa City man faces two charges after he allegedly defecated on the floor of a local pharmacy last week. Robert E. Lee, 57, 1903 H St., was charged with fifth-degree criminal mischief and public intoxication. According...

Recount doesn’t change U-Heights vote

DI STAFF November 10, 2009

A supervised recount of the Nov. 3 University Heights city election found no changes in voting results, officials announced Monday. Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett ordered a recount of the election...

Simulator tests local bus drivers

PARKER SMITH November 10, 2009

A new Cambus driver, Bill Weets got the dreaded late-night shift. During his first semester on the job, lack of seniority forced the now UI senior to drive the Saferide route, which runs until after 2...

Summit liquor license on line

NICOLE KARLIS November 10, 2009

The third Iowa City bar to fight for its liquor-license is set to face the Iowa City City Council next week. The Summit filed a license-renewal application last week, and it will go before the City Council...

Applications for law school rise

REGINA ZILBERMINTS November 10, 2009

Future lawyers beware: Competition is increasing. Application numbers at the UI College of Law are up. Compared with this time last year, they’ve risen by 53 percent — a huge increase that is mirrored...

Man charged with stealing debit cards

DI STAFF November 9, 2009

UI police arrested a Coralville man, charging him will stealing debit cards from a car and then using the cards to buy food. Police charged Theodore Pietryga, 48, 1322 Fifth St. Apt. 1, with second-degree...

UI looking for wind funds

DI STAFF November 9, 2009

The Iowa Power Fund Board will consider a UI proposal Tuesday for $15 million in state funding to support a $78 million bid for the world’s first test site for large-scale wind turbines. A team in the...

Culver announces buyouts

DI STAFF November 9, 2009

Gov. Chet Culver announced Nov. 6 that $150 million in federal funds will be made available for the purchase of 1,352 homes damaged in last year’s floods. This is the first round of awards made to...