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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

UI Hospitals and Clinics patient falls to death

HOLLY HINES July 28, 2009

A patient at the UI Hospitals and Clinics fell to his death from a nearby parking ramp Monday. Hospital ramp 4 is located near the UIHC Pappajohn Pavilion, which houses the psychiatry, psychology, and...

Police to interview eyewitness to stabbing, shooting incident, more details released

DI STAFF July 27, 2009

Iowa City police plan to interview one eye-witness who has voiced a different account than law enforcement about Friday night’s stabbing and shooting incident. In a Monday afternoon news release, police...

Culver, Loebsack back IC-Chicago train line

TYLER LYON July 27, 2009

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa rolled into the old Rock Island train station on Sunday afternoon for the Whistle Stop Rally. They were met by children and adults munching on free...

Details of stabbing, shooting still unclear

Law-enforcement officials continue to investigate a July 24 stabbing and shooting that left one man injured and another dead, though they hadn’t release any additional information by Sunday evening. A...

UI class uses ‘Wikis’ instead of books

ALINA RUBEZHOVA July 27, 2009

With the advent of Wiki software at the UI, professors now have more options than just textbooks. In fact, employees at Information Technology Services say the number of Wiki spaces in the university...

Pizza-delivery driver attacked

SCOTT RAYNOR July 27, 2009

A group of men allegedly robbed a pizza delivery person on July 25. According to Iowa City police, officers responded to a report of a robbery in the 10 block of Regal Lane. The delivery person reportedly...

Grants aid East African, South Asian studies

HOLLY HINES July 27, 2009

Recent UI graduate Rachel Bender studied Swahili while in college. With a concentration area in global health, she said the language seemed “interesting, exciting, and applicable.” And beginning...

Transient may have been shot by off-duty deputy

REGINA ZILBERMINTS July 24, 2009

A plain-clothed Johnson County deputy fatally shot a transient man Friday evening following a stabbing outside Hawkeye Hideaway bar, Iowa City police confirmed early Saturday. According to witnesses,...

New bridge awaits city expansion

NICOLE KARLIS July 24, 2009

Mike Lehman’s family has owned and farmed land in Iowa City since 1960. But he knows another piece of it could soon be gone. Iowa City is waiting to annex half a square mile south of the city limits...

UI eyes stalking policy

HOLLY HINES July 24, 2009

A new policy may be needed to address stalking cases at the UI, said Monique DiCarlo, the university sexual-misconduct-response coordinator. The UI deals with reports of this behavior under the auspices...

Small firms receive state start-up grants

ZHANRAN ZHAO July 24, 2009

In a time of over-stretched budgets, Iowa lawmakers have not forgotten small companies in the state dedicated to research and technology. Last week, J&J Solutions, Inc. and Terpenoid Therapeutics...

Iraqi students test exchange program

SCOTT RAYNOR July 24, 2009

An estimated 40 Iraqi students will make it to the UI in January 2010, a pilot test of a project so ambitious, it left one Iraqi student stunned. “To be honest, when I heard I didn’t believe it,”...