Donna Pearcy still laughs when she thinks about her remarks at a discussion last year with her colleagues in the UI Risk Management Office regarding the flood-recovery plan.
“ ‘We can do this. We...
Iowa City psychologist Howard Weinberg pleaded guilty to felony possession of child pornography — a federal offense — on March 31 and promised to turn over the material to the government.
Weinberg,...
L Party
Neither Ryan Kopf nor running mate Gary Ohrt hold positions in UI Student Government. But the two leaders of the L Party are confident this will help them bring a new voice to the group.
“Most...
With Tuesday’s projected state budget cuts shaving more from education, UI officials are working to keep up with the ever-changing budget proposals.
And while the Iowa Legislature is inching nearer...
Though frigid winter weather and a spiraling economy have rocked the restaurant industry, local owners are cooking up new ideas to bring in more customers this spring.
The recession has restricted spending,...
DI: UISG campaigns have kicked off. What role do you have in communicating with candidates to discuss the platforms with the leaders? Have the new party leaders come to speak with you yet?
Mason: They...
Bill Jones was undaunted by the souring economy when he and his friends split off from AMP, a music-review magazine, to start their own review site.
“I started talking to the editor-in-chief … about...
It takes a lot to get most UI students out of bed at 8 a.m., even if it is for class.
But by 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, four UI students were fully awake in a North Central Junior High classroom with shelves...
When UI junior Lauren McSweeney walked into Liquor House to pick up a bottle of vodka, her eyes moved down from the shelves of Grey Goose, Absolut, and Three Olives to find something a bit more affordable:...
On Tuesday evening, still sporting a pair of scrubs, Shannon Kussatz trailed her daughters Isabelle, 10, and Maddie, 8, to their Girl Scout field trip to the UI campus. They had gone shopping for Maddie’s...
Of the approximately 40 mopeds outside Hillcrest Tuesday afternoon, only two of them had a flashy orange flag affixed to the rear.
One of the flagless vehicles was Julia Kost’s off-white vehicle. She...
With the tarnish of a bleak economy, the United States hasn’t lost all its glitter for international students.
“[The United States] has, in fact, much better opportunities for international students...
