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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

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,...

Call for photos

DI STAFF November 4, 2009

UI online journalism students are asking students to submit photos and video shots on or around the campus for a documentary photography project to reflect campus life. The submission deadline for the...

2nd Off-Campus Living Expo nears

DI STAFF November 4, 2009

Students worried about living off campus will have an opportunity to talk to experts about their rights at the second Off-Campus Living Expo on Thursday. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m....

UI to change rhetoric courses

JORDAN FRIES November 4, 2009

Students who complain about the rigors of rhetoric may soon be quieted by changes UI officials are implementing. The Dean Student Advisory Committee recently persuaded officials to begin offering only...

Mims, Dickens, and Champion victorious

NICOLE KARLIS November 4, 2009

After months of campaigning, Terry Dickens and Susan Mims will join the Iowa City City Council in January, and Connie Champion will return. The election saw one of the lowest turnouts in 30 years —...

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...

Parents want say on boundary changes

DI STAFF November 3, 2009

Iowa City School District officials and a large group of parents discussed boundary change concerns at the first of three public forums about redistricting on Monday night. Several parents said they were...

Everson’s trial set for July 2010

DI STAFF November 3, 2009

The trial for a former Hawkeye football player accused of sexually assaulting a female student-athlete has been rescheduled — probably for the last time — for July. Cedric Everson’s trial is now...