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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

Reaction mixed on faculty hiring plan

MARLEEN LINARES August 28, 2009

UI faculty leaders had mixed feelings after hearing about a university plan to hire 100 faculty for new positions over the next five years despite budget cuts. The Task Force on Research and Creative...

Three UI students run for City Council

NICOLE KARLIS August 28, 2009

UI students could have a major effect on this November’s election: Three are running for spots on the Iowa City City Council. Thursday night marked the deadline for candidates to secure spots on the...

Open-meeting law doesn’t cover UI group

ALINA RUBEZHOVA August 28, 2009

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office gave the UI Faculty Senate confirmation Thursday that it does not have to abide by Iowa’s open-meetings laws. UI Faculty Senate — composed of 81 representatives...

Hapkido club teaches art of self-defense

MITCHELL SCHMIDT August 28, 2009

The Field House gymnasium filled with hollow echoes on Thursday as participants smacked each other against a hard mat. Nearly a dozen people, wrapped in white robes, shouted spontaneously as they demonstrated...

UI no fan of cans

JOHN DOETKOTT August 27, 2009

UI officials are drafting a letter in President Sally Mason’s name asking the Anheuser-Busch corporation to reconsider using black and gold colors in its “Fan Can” promotion. The future of the popular...

Student-veterans pinched by aid delay

SHANE ERSLAND August 27, 2009

After five years of active duty in the Army and four days into his second year at the UI, Drew Mangler is unsure how he will pay his rent. Mangler, like roughly 60 other UI students, applied for financial...

A taste of wet Iowa City

CHRIS CURTLAND August 27, 2009

The Taste of Iowa City brought varying tastes, walks of life, and weather patterns to downtown Wednesday. But the mid-afternoon downpour didn’t deter event organizer and Bo-James owner Leah Cohen from...

Not perfect, but it’s home

LAUREN MILLS August 27, 2009

When a Cambus with a sign “Music/Theater” clanked to a halt in front of Schaeffer Hall this week, there were no passengers inside. The lack of music students laden with instruments marks progress...

Cultural centers upbeat

EMILY BUSSE August 27, 2009

Four homes of the UI cultural centers sit tucked in a tree-lined side street away from the rush of Grand Avenue traffic. Screen doors snap shut as students wander in and out of the houses that are meant...

Kehoe wants mock jury

REGINA ZILBERMINTS August 27, 2009

The attorney for a Coralville woman accused of killing her 2-year-old son in 2008 asked a Buchanan County judge on Wednesday to take uncommon measures to determine whether a jury can be impartial. Andrea...

Panel covers Iran’s turmoil

ERIN PETTIT August 27, 2009

Maryam Deravi told an audience of roughly 40 she worried for her family in Iran because of the controversial presidential elections. “It’s stressful,” she said. “I want everyone to know what’s...

Certificates popular at UI

SAM LANE August 27, 2009

Students have long pursued minors during their college careers, but now, many are tacking one of the UI’s 18 certificate programs onto their résumés. The university has added several certificates...