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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

Mike Currie elected UISG president

MICHELE DANNO April 23, 2009

After accusations of cheating, backstabbing, name calling, and voting delays, Go Party was victorious in what UI Student Government President-elect Mike Currie called “the longest, hardest-fought campaign”...

Speaker: Porn misuses women

SHANE ERSLAND April 23, 2009

While a pornographic-video producer described a scene from his movie, nervous laughter from various UI students filled the darkened auditorium of the Becker Communication Studies Building. Robert Jensen...

Freshman seminar numbers to rise

ANNA LOTHSON April 23, 2009

Seeing the secret life of a surgeon, learning intricacies of a courtroom, crunching a university budget, or picking at the brain of an engineer — they all have one thing in common. Each will be the...

Students show off vegetable garden

MARY HARRINGTON April 23, 2009

From a small plot of West Campus land, a new university garden will provide fresh crops for IMU diners. The new student-run garden will grow vegetables for volunteer gardeners and on-campus eaters alike,...

Magistrate distribution questioned

ZHI XIONG April 23, 2009

Johnson County could gain two magistrates if the state court administrator has his way. “He just doesn’t have that authority,” said Judge Warren Bush, who is suing State Court Administrator David...

School district cuts library positions

REGINA ZILBERMINTS April 23, 2009

Iowa City School District officials recently announced they will reduce several library positions — a move one librarian called a “big mistake.” At Shimek and Hills Elementary Schools — the two...

Former coworkers split on Lombardo firing

ANNA LOTHSON April 22, 2009

With rumors swirling after former City Manager Michael Lombardo’s termination last week, his former coworkers are taking conflicting positions. In Allegan County, Mich. — where Lombardo formerly worked...

Your Party hit with $50 fine

MICHELE DANNO April 22, 2009

The Student Elections Board ruled Tuesday that Your Party will face a monetary fine — not voter penalties — for complaints filed against it during campaigning. After a slew of rulings and appeals,...

Culver signs aid bill in Iowa City

CLARK CAHILL April 22, 2009

Homeowners affected by last year’s flood received a little more help Tuesday after Gov. Chet Culver signed a Jump-Start housing bill while working in the Old Capitol for the second time. The bill eases...

Music and theater to lose temporary trailers

TESSA McLEAN April 22, 2009

Twenty-two beige trailers filling the parking lot near Hancher Auditorium will disappear this summer. The mobile trailers have provided temporary space for music and theater programs once housed in the...

UIHC gets innovative ORs

JENNIFER DELGADO April 22, 2009

Recovering from neurosurgery used to take weeks, possibly months. But with the latest technology at the UI Hospitals and Clinics, patients undergoing the procedure can return to their daily routines within...

UI club taking stock

EMILY MELVOLD April 22, 2009

Investing in stocks might not sound like the best idea during the current economic climate, but three UI students think it’s a great idea. Through a new organization called HawkTrade, started by three...