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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

Grant gives Coralville new renovation possibilities

MOLLY BURKE September 2, 2009

Coralville garnered $27 million this week to renovate First Avenue, support flood-prevention efforts, and help decrease traffic congestion. The funds are part of the state’s $800 million I-JOBS program,...

UI Health Care makes flu shots mandatory

JOHN DOETKOTT September 2, 2009

Flu shots are no longer optional for anyone associated with UI Health Care: It is a condition of employment. “People who do not comply will not be eligible to continue their positions at UI Health Care,”...

Pre-paid cab fare comes to IC

NICOLE LUMBRERAS September 2, 2009

It works like a debit card. Your parents may foot the bill. And it can get you home on a tipsy Saturday night. University Cab Cash, an online business based in Florida, is designed to help students pay...

School board candidates speak out before Sept. 8 elections

SCOTT RAYNOR September 1, 2009

April Armstrong, 33 Background: Armstrong moved to Iowa City from Newton, Iowa, to become a professional nanny in 1993. Her job has helped her develop strong communication and scheduling skills. District...

Mobile-home community stays stagnant

SCOTT RAYNOR September 1, 2009

A white ice-cream truck drives by the Iowa Regency mobile-home park, past week-old wreckage of demolished houses and a swampy condemned pool unevenly filled with a mound of dirt. Children line up to buy...

Spotlight Iowa City: International student finds home in a UI sorority

MOLLY BURKE September 1, 2009

A show called “Sweet Valley” inspired Bridgar Nayiga to pledge a sorority. Except there are a few crucial differences: Nayiga is not a blond twin from California like her favorite TV characters. She...

State may back city in license denials

NICOLE KARLIS September 1, 2009

The decision to deny two Iowa City bars’ liquor-license renewals ultimately falls with the state, not the Iowa City City Council. In the past, the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division has rarely stripped...

E-texts roil market

DANNY VALENTINE September 1, 2009

The way students at the UI and across the country buy textbooks is undergoing a digital transition. At Iowa Book, 8 S. Clinton St., e-textbook sales have doubled last year’s numbers. While the University...

UIHC starts H1N1 vaccine trials

SAM LANE September 1, 2009

Scientists at the UI say kids may need two doses of H1N1 vaccine to stay healthy. With the start of clinical trials in children on Monday, they began to study whether this is true. The UI Hospitals and...

Number of Dance Marathon runners skyrockets

EMILY BUSSE September 1, 2009

For UI senior Sarah Rinehart, completing the Chicago Marathon mirrors the long battle children with cancer face: there are the ups, the downs, and the overwhelming relief once it’s all over. “You...

Economy affects UI’s ability to hire international graduate students

SAMANTHA HONKEN September 1, 2009

Though the campus has seen a noticeably larger population of international students this year, they are mostly undergraduates. “We traditionally recruit undergraduates for the academic benefits they...

Endangered mussel may have returned

SCOTT RAYNOR September 1, 2009

Researchers from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say they may have found an endangered species of mussel in the Iowa River. Officials are testing DNA to determine if what they found is an endangered...