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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

What the cluck?

JENNIFER DELGADO April 9, 2009

Iowa City resident Stacey Driscoll said she hopes one day her 3-year-old daughter Adilyn will be able to run in the backyard freely and raise her pet chicken. “It would be exciting for our family to...

Urban planners aid neighborhood

CLARK CAHILL April 9, 2009

UI graduate student T.J. Patton was unsure how residents of the Miller-Orchard neighborhood would react to his group’s idea of making a five-year comprehensive plan to improve the area. But after his...

Perlmutter new head of UI journalism school

MEGAN DIAL April 9, 2009

The UI appointed a new director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication Wednesday. David D. Perlmutter — a professor in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications...

Celebrating Rodolfo-Sioson, Lu shooting survivor

LINI GE April 9, 2009

Watching a mini-screening of the one-hour documentary Miya of the Quiet Strength, the story of Miya Rodolfo-Sioson — the lone survivor of the 1991 shootings on the UI campus — Barbara Schelar could...

Ask the DI

DI STAFF April 9, 2009

Q: “Why aren’t any of the crosswalks in downtown Iowa City equipped with beeping signals for blind pedestrians?” A: Though this has been an issue that has been looked at in the past, Iowa City transportation...

Legislators propose bond for flood aid

SHAWN GUDE April 8, 2009

The state Board of Regents would be authorized to sell $100 million in bonds to rebuild flood-damaged UI buildings under a new Iowa Legislature proposal. The bill was unveiled and subsequently passed...

Same-sex marriage may save some $$

LINI GE April 8, 2009

When Lindsey Quinn first heard about the possibility of adding same-sex partner Cybil Wriedt to her insurance plan as a spouse rather than a domestic partner, she didn’t think there would be a difference....

Iowa City, lit city, gets some advice

MARY HARRINGTON April 8, 2009

Iowa City caught global attention more than five months ago when its writing community became one of just three official Cities of Literature in the world. Working from the only place in the United States...

Technology, economy changing résumés

MARY HARRINGTON April 8, 2009

With recruiters working on the go and jobs fleeing, eye-catching résumés are even more crucial to landing a job. With the use of such handheld technological devices as iPhones, the way employers read...

Arabic classes grow at UI

KATHLEEN SERINO April 8, 2009

When high-school senior Hana Ibrik decided she wanted to learn Arabic, she was forced to look beyond the walls of City High. The 17-year-old chose to study Arabic at the UI as a postsecondary option to...

Iowa M.D. employs Facebook page for his surgery

MAGGIE PETERS April 8, 2009

The world of Facebook has transformed from a simple tool to share comments and pictures to a complex and diverse realm with uses for every niche. Thomas Oetting, a UI clinical professor of ophthalmology,...

Tough going, but aid available to UI students with food allergies

CAITLIN LOMBARDO April 8, 2009

Since she was a child, UI sophomore Kristin Langhammer hasn’t been able to drink milk. So when she began looking at colleges, the UI Food Service made her choice easier — it was willing to find her...