Skip to Main Content
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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

UISG decides to endorse student City Council candidates

KATHRYN STINSON September 16, 2009

The UI Student Government unanimously passed a bill Tuesday night calling for an endorsement of the student candidates running for Iowa City City Council and an open forum for the council hopefuls. Under...

Local medical examiner busy

SCOTT RAYNOR September 16, 2009

Mike Hensch hasn’t been able to take a weeklong vacation since he began working at the Johson County Medical Examiner’s Department. He started seven years ago. “We try really hard to have a lean...

Study Abroad Fair features new programs

MARLEEN LINARES September 16, 2009

The second floor of the University Capitol Centre turned into a spectrum of international opportunities for UI students Tuesday afternoon. Hundreds of students attended the annual Study Abroad Fair, browsing...

Spotlight Iowa City: UI doctor makes a ground-breaking turnaround

SAM LANE September 16, 2009

Terry Wahls is a walking — and biking — miracle. Four days a week, Wahls, a 53-year-old UI clinical professor of internal medicine, rides her bike roughly five miles to and from work. Despite her...

Man accused in shooting pleads not guilty

DI STAFF September 16, 2009

A man accused of shooting another person in a bar parking lot pled not guilty to charges of attempted murder on Sept. 11. Bernard Butler, 18, of Cedar Rapids is also charged with public intoxication. According...

Coralville set to clean up

DI STAFF September 16, 2009

Coralville will host its annual “Mayor’s Cleanup Week” from Oct. 5 through Oct. 9. The week allow residents to put large items on the curb, including furniture, bathroom fixtures, bicycles, swing...

Juvenile curfew splits council

NICOLE KARLIS September 16, 2009

The Iowa City City Council on Tuesday evening voted 4-3 to continue moving forward with a potential curfew. However, the council’s opinions were just as torn as Iowa City residents’. “I don’t...

Crash kills IC man in Wisconsin

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

An Iowa City man was killed in Wisconsin after his motorcycle crashed on Sept. 12, according to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department. David Ryan, 39, was driving a 2008 Triumph motorcycle in Gays...

Man not guilty of attempted murder

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

A Johnson County jury found an Iowa City man not guilty of attempted murder on Sept. 11. Adam Burkart, 19, 216 E. Bloomington St., was found not guilty of attempted murder and willful injury. He will...

UI gets Exxon gift

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

ExxonMobil Foundation contributed $107,625 to the UI Foundation as part of the corporation’s matching-gift program, the UI announced Sunday. When ExxonMobil employees, their surviving spouses, as well...

Afro-American Center to celebrate

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

The Afro-American Cultural Center will celebrate 41 years of helping students this weekend. The organization will hold a Rededication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday at the African American...

UI receives radiation grants

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

Various research groups have awarded UI radiation oncology faculty more than $3.7 million. The U.S. Department of Energy and NASA gave $1.4 million to Douglas Spitz, a UI professor of radiation oncology. Spitz,...