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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

Nurses at junction of medicine, law

EMILY MELVOLD May 13, 2009

Solving crimes isn’t just the job of police or investigators — nurses play a major role in the justice system, too. The field of nursing forensics has people in the medical field collecting evidence...

Some in UISG no strangers to tickets

REGINA ZILBERMINTS May 13, 2009

Even as UI Student Government members try to move ahead with their plans to curb students’ binge drinking, background checks show nine of those representatives have received drinking-related tickets. The...

Number of UI international students to rise

MEGAN DIAL May 13, 2009

An increasing number of international students are seeking out the coveted “gold standard” U.S. degree, UI officials say. The UI has received double the number of international-student applications...

Court reporters may be replaced

ZHI XIONG May 13, 2009

In the courtroom, few can stop state public defender Tyler Johnston when he starts talking too fast. One exception is the court reporter who is transcribing his every word for the record. Now, Johnston...

May UI graduate ready to head toward the border

JENNIFER DELGADO May 13, 2009

In Yuma, Ariz., the temperature rarely falls below 40 degrees on a typical day in January. And for Iowa-raised Nathen Baker — a graduating UI senior who will teach fourth grade in the far-southwest...

School board OKs library cutbacks

MAGGIE PETERS May 13, 2009

The Iowa City School Board on Tuesday evening decided to cut back on teacher-librarians and media secretaries and to increase the student-to-teacher ratio. The board had decided to postpone a vote on...

Art school remains upbeat

MAGGIE PETERS May 13, 2009

Despite having to move into an old hardware store after last summer’s flood, students and faculty in the UI School of Art and Art History are using state-of-the-art technology and said they will continue...

E-mail scam hits UI students

XIN FENG May 12, 2009

When hundreds of thousands of people were losing their jobs each month, UI freshman Tim Riphagen was offered one that contended it could pay him several hundred dollars per week. All he needed was a...

UI forced to shift sites of many graduations

JENNIFER DELGADO May 12, 2009

The effects of last year’s flood are still lingering — with Hancher Auditorium closed, officials at many UI colleges were forced to relocate graduation ceremonies. “Because Hancher wasn’t available,...

Who’s got mail? Officials and their policies

TESSA McLEAN May 12, 2009

State Board of Regents President David Miles uses Gmail, Iowa City Mayor Regenia Bailey uses an Avalon account, and Iowa City City Councilor Matt Hayek has his law firm’s address. Recently, it’s become...

Who will replace Souter? Locals weigh in

SHAWN GUDE May 12, 2009

It’s been more than a week since Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter announced his retirement, but UI experts, akin to many others around the country, are still scratching their heads about...

Graduating actor chases career, despite economy

MARY HARRINGTON May 12, 2009

Even with an unknown future in a brutally competitive profession, UI senior David Pinsof is graduating with big goals and big talent that may take him far. Pinsof is a daydreamer. He relishes daily in...