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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

Man charged with animal abuse after puppy-vodka incident

DI STAFF October 22, 2009

Iowa City police arrested a man after he allegedly gave vodka to a puppy. Jared Colony, 28, 1708 Hollywood Blvd., was charged with animal abuse. According to reports, Colony was watching the 4-month...

Supervisors ponder ambulance, medical examiner spending

DI STAFF October 22, 2009

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday afternoon discussed the budgets for the Johnson County Ambulance Service and Johnson County medical examiner. The supervisors want each department...

UI research sails along

SAM LANE October 22, 2009

Research funded by outside sources may be one area at the UI safe from major cuts. A scenario in which the UI’s budget issues would affect these research projects is unlikely but not impossible, UI...

Hundreds of state jobs could be slashed

REGINA ZILBERMINTS October 22, 2009

Hundreds of jobs will be lost in response to Gov. Chet Culver’s call for 10 percent across-the-board budget cuts, according to plans released Wednesday. The plans submitted by various state agencies...

Job market looks dismal

CHRIS CURTLAND October 22, 2009

For UI seniors hoping to graduate in December, the job outlook appears bleak. Iowa’s unemployment rate remained steady at 6.7 percent in September, up from 4.2 at the same time last year, numbers released...

Teach For America gains popularity

MICHELLE BORYCA October 22, 2009

UI senior Ricky Ridgway had a standard plan coming into the UI: graduate from college, get a corporate finance job, and fulfill the American Dream. But when he watched a friend go through the Teach For...

UI alumnus addresses low-income housing

MITCHELL SCHMIDT October 22, 2009

Andrew Greenlee wants to dispel the myth that Chicago natives cause the majority of violence in Iowa City. During a lecture Wednesday night in the University Capitol Centre on the issue of Chicago’s...

Faculty and students petition to keep branch libraries open

LAUREN MILLS October 22, 2009

Some faculty and students are fighting back against the UI’s plans to merge four branch libraries. Citing the importance of a specialized library, many said they are worried about the effect closing...

Man charged in meth bust

DI STAFF October 21, 2009

An Iowa City man was arrested in late September for allegedly possessing meth. Police charged Matthew Reuwsaat, 46, 501 Elkhorn Trail, with posession of a controlled substance. According to reports,...

Everson’s trial may be delayed

DI STAFF October 21, 2009

The trial for a former Hawkeye football player accused of sexual assaulting a female student-athlete will likely be delayed again. Cedric Everson, along with former teammate Abe Satterfield, are charged...

Stimulus money could go towards budget cuts

JOHN DOETKOTT October 21, 2009

UI officials are considering using leftover stimulus money to confront the most recent budget crisis, the UI senior vice president for Finance told members of the Faculty Senate on Tuesday. Doug True...

UI to close center in Chicago

MITCHELL SCHMIDT October 21, 2009

Set in the heart of downtown Chicago, a center established three years ago to recruit high-quality students to the UI from the Windy City’s high schools is closing. Beginning Nov. 1, the efforts formerly...