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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

Iowans getting political at a younger age

KEVIN HOFFMAN September 10, 2009

As three UI students contend for spots on the Iowa City City Council, they’re reflecting what some say is a statewide trend of younger involvement in politics. This November’s election comes a year...

Doors open for early education

LAUREN MILLS September 10, 2009

Story circles, snack time, tempera paints — these memories of preschool days are now available to more students in the Iowa City School District. The Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program, which allows...

Spotlight Iowa City: UI professor fought for freedom during civil-rights era

EMILY BUSSE September 10, 2009

The police officer’s face was an inch from hers when he started screaming. “Shut up and stop that singing. I told you to shut up, n--ger.” But Tisch Jones didn’t stop. Although the other protesters...

Arts students face new challenge: time

JOHN DOETKOTT September 9, 2009

The new schedule posted on the automatic glass entrance doors of the UI Studio Arts Building has at least one enemy. Sara Gomer, a UI junior art major, sees the building’s hours — now to be locked...

Iowa City schools make Obama address optional

NICOLE KARLIS September 9, 2009

Tiffany Lewis’ homeroom class at Horn Elementary took a break Tuesday from a science lesson to listen to President Obama’s back-to-school speech. “We’re going to have a speech from President Obama...

Faculty Senate discusses workload, budget

MARLEEN LINARES September 9, 2009

Members of the UI Faculty Senate still have doubts about the university’s future after a presentation from UI Provost Wallace Loh during the group’s first meeting Tuesday. Loh outlined future plans...

Local union seeks to block mandatory shots

REGINA ZILBERMINTS September 9, 2009

A local union filed an injunction Tuesday in an attempt to prevent officials at the UI Hospitals and Clinics from mandating flu shots for its employees. Representatives of the Service Employees International...

Revived UI group gives students advertising insight

SHANE ERSLAND September 9, 2009

Although students don’t have the opportunity to formally study advertising at the UI, one group is aiming to help them gain experience in the field. The re-emergence of Students in Advertising is entering...

Cooper, Dorau, Swisher win School Board seats

HOLLY HINES September 9, 2009

Voters elected incumbent Mike Cooper and newcomers Tuyet Dorau and Sarah Swisher to the Iowa City School Board during record-breaking turnout at the polls on Tuesday. Swisher earned 54 percent of the...

Spotlight Iowa City: Grad student gets NASA experience

MITCHELL SCHMIDT September 9, 2009

Min Huang took experimenting to new heights — literally — when she participated in a NASA science program this past summer. Huang, a UI graduate student in chemical engineering and a native of China,...

Dogs have day in the sun

PARKER SMITH September 9, 2009

Great Danes, Newfoundlands, Shih Tzus, and Labradors will take laps in a pool usually filled with less furry patrons today as part of the City Park Pool’s seventh-annual Dog Paddle. On Tuesday, the...

The weekend’s drug- and alcohol-related tickets

DI STAFF September 8, 2009

Between Sept. 4 and Sunday, Iowa City police handed out more than 100 alcohol- and drug-related tickets — totaling at least $11,200. Make sure to check out the DI after every home-game weekend to make...