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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

Spotlight Iowa City: Bearing witness for Palestinians

SHANE ERSLAND November 4, 2009

For seven weeks, Dennis Bricker slept on the roof of a 12-by-16 foot concrete building in the Palestinian territory, a place in which Israeli occupants marched threateningly with rifles. During the day,...

Library announces change

DI STAFF November 4, 2009

UI graduate and undergraduate honors students will now be able to check out regularly circulating books for a one-year period, according to the UI Libraries’ circulation department. Books will now be...

E-mail change coming

DI STAFF November 4, 2009

Hawkmail users routing to non-Hawkmail addresses will lose their accounts on Nov. 9 unless the e-mail address is routed back, according to UI Information Technology Services. The change will take place...

Frazier wins award

DI STAFF November 4, 2009

UI alumnus and Daily Iowan photography coach Danny Wilcox Frazier has won an Online Journalism Award for his documentary Driftless: Stories from Iowa, a black-and-white collection that has been praised...

Panel to cover gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender issues

DI STAFF November 4, 2009

The UI College of Education Diversity Committee is sponsoring a Thursday event on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues in the Main Library’s Shambaugh Auditorium. At the panel discussion,...

UI engineering students race veggies

PARKER SMITH November 3, 2009

Tiny cars made out of peppers, onions, grapes, corncobs, and more raced on the roof of the Seamans Center on Monday morning. First-year engineering students at the UI gathered at the “Vegetable Car...

Energy-drink logo battle looms

PARKER SMITH November 3, 2009

It’s all about the Tigerhawk. An energy-drink company contracted with the UI says the university is unfairly trying to terminate its contract after being pressured by Coca-Cola. The UI notified TNT...

Utility fee passes 1st test

NICOLE KARLIS November 3, 2009

Iowa City residents are one step closer to seeing an increase in their utility bills. The Iowa City City Council voted 6-1 to pass its first consideration of the city’s franchise fee at its meeting...

UIHC employees don’t need vaccination

REGINA ZILBERMINTS November 3, 2009

UI Hospitals and Clinics employees will not be required to receive flu vaccinations, a neutral arbitrator ruled Monday. The decision applies to vaccines against both the seasonal and H1N1 flu. The ruling...

Election nears; ho-hum leads

LAUREN MILLS November 3, 2009

Early voting in this year’s Iowa City City Council election is at a record low, and turnout is expected to remain paltry when the polls close tonight. As of Monday, the Auditor’s Office recorded 1,313...

DeGowin faces big run on platelets

JORDAN FRIES November 3, 2009

The DeGowin Blood Center is looking for more platelet donations after seeing astronomical demand recently. Platelet use at the UI Hospital and Clinics has been 50 to 60 percent above normal during the...

Spotlight Iowa City: Keeping busy never a problem

MARLEEN LINARES November 3, 2009

Nancy Sereduck rarely stops. On one Thursday afternoon, the Emergency Communications Center supervisor scanned computer monitors, radioing officers, and fielded 911 calls. She’s that person who constantly...