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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

Alleged bank robber charged in federal court

REGINA ZILBERMINTS July 24, 2009

The state of Iowa has dismissed robbery charges against Charles Curry, 19, but that doesn’t mean the North Liberty man is off the hook. Federal officials issued three warrants against Curry on Thursday. And...

State moves to lower number of traffic deaths

SCOTT RAYNOR July 23, 2009

Programs that drastically increase police presence on specific roadways increase seat-belt use in those areas — though this effect rarely lasts. Throughout the year, Iowa law enforcement conducts seven...

Search begins for IC-Chicago train depot

TYLER LYON July 23, 2009

The Iowa City-to-Chicago train will likely have its depot near the UI campus. The Johnson County Council of Governments Urbanized Area Policy Board approved a proposal that will allow Iowa City officials...

UI to run swine flu-vaccine trials

KURT CUNNINGHAM July 23, 2009

The UI is one of eight sites that will conduct a series of clinical trials on influenza vaccines, including two dealing directly with the H1N1 virus. In a series of five trials, health-care professionals...

Theater brings different slant to zombie story

NICOLE KARLIS July 23, 2009

Sounds of voices harmonizing and heels clicking filled the hallways of City High as young starlets prepared to take the stage for one of their final dress rehearsals. “Little gals, let’s get some...

Busting some myths about speeding tickets

ABE TEKIPPE July 23, 2009

You’re in your car, coasting along a few mph faster than the posted speed limit. Nothing unusual. Then you hear the sirens, see the flashing lights, and pull over. As you grudgingly take your ticket,...

Annual apartment shuffle throws many into lease limbo

ALINA RUBEZHOVA July 23, 2009

July is ending, and so are lots of residents’ leases. But many, like UI junior Kelly Metcalf, are stuck between an expired contract and a new place. Her current lease ends July 27, and the new one is...

Nite Ride gets more space

CLAIRE PERLMAN July 23, 2009

Just a few short months ago, women had to climb over each other to reach their seats in the free Nite Ride van. Add a few too many accidents with bodily fluids, and the UI police purchased a new vehicle. At...

Plane crash-lands in IC

BRYCE BAUER July 23, 2009

Crash-landing an airplane may sound like a fairly disorderly endeavor, but the pilot who brought his biplane down on an Iowa City street yesterday said the process is a bit more of balancing act. Ron...

UI to serve as backup for communication center

HOLLY HINES July 22, 2009

Officials are debating how much say the UI will have in policies regarding the new Johnson County Joint Emergency Communication Center. The UI has representation on the advisory board — which is composed...

Area wine producers get boost with appellation designation

TYLER LYON July 22, 2009

Martha’s Vineyard, Napa Valley, and Baldwin, Iowa? Tuesday, one of these things was not similar to the others. But that changes today. Effective today, the Alcohol and Tobacco and Tax Trade Bureau will...

UI team to aid NASA in quest for understanding of black holes

SCOTT RAYNOR July 22, 2009

More than 90 years after Albert Einstein predicted certain properties of black holes, NASA has hired a team of UI researchers to confirm them. The UI portion of the “GEMS” project — short for gravity...