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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

May UI graduate ready to head toward the border

JENNIFER DELGADO May 13, 2009

In Yuma, Ariz., the temperature rarely falls below 40 degrees on a typical day in January. And for Iowa-raised Nathen Baker — a graduating UI senior who will teach fourth grade in the far-southwest...

School board OKs library cutbacks

MAGGIE PETERS May 13, 2009

The Iowa City School Board on Tuesday evening decided to cut back on teacher-librarians and media secretaries and to increase the student-to-teacher ratio. The board had decided to postpone a vote on...

E-mail scam hits UI students

XIN FENG May 12, 2009

When hundreds of thousands of people were losing their jobs each month, UI freshman Tim Riphagen was offered one that contended it could pay him several hundred dollars per week. All he needed was a...

UI forced to shift sites of many graduations

JENNIFER DELGADO May 12, 2009

The effects of last year’s flood are still lingering — with Hancher Auditorium closed, officials at many UI colleges were forced to relocate graduation ceremonies. “Because Hancher wasn’t available,...

Who’s got mail? Officials and their policies

TESSA McLEAN May 12, 2009

State Board of Regents President David Miles uses Gmail, Iowa City Mayor Regenia Bailey uses an Avalon account, and Iowa City City Councilor Matt Hayek has his law firm’s address. Recently, it’s become...

Who will replace Souter? Locals weigh in

SHAWN GUDE May 12, 2009

It’s been more than a week since Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter announced his retirement, but UI experts, akin to many others around the country, are still scratching their heads about...

Graduating actor chases career, despite economy

MARY HARRINGTON May 12, 2009

Even with an unknown future in a brutally competitive profession, UI senior David Pinsof is graduating with big goals and big talent that may take him far. Pinsof is a daydreamer. He relishes daily in...

Summer changes Iowa City police patrols

REGINA ZILBERMINTS May 12, 2009

The traditional increase in crime that comes with warmer weather may be offset in Iowa City as students leave campus after finals, authorities said. Iowa City police generally receive fewer calls for...

Dance Marathon runs Chicago again

SCOTT RAYNOR May 12, 2009

It will be another nine months before Dance Marathon takes over the UI campus again, but more than 200 UI students are training to raise money for the program. For the second-consecutive year, participants...

Know your campus: IMU still vibrant after flood

MEGAN DIAL May 11, 2009

The IMU has endured many changes since its establishment as a men’s club in 1911. Originally housed in a former Unitarian Church at the intersection of Clinton Street and Iowa Avenue, the IMU now sits...

Board near school decision

CLARK CAHILL May 11, 2009

The future for Iowa City elementary schools will become clearer after the board’s meeting on Tuesday night. The Iowa City School Board will make a final decision on proposed cuts to some of the district’s...

UI, IC work on binge drinking

CHRIS CLARK May 11, 2009

UI Provost Wallace Loh said he plans to ask Iowa City City Councilor Matt Hayek to lunch to reassure him the university is making efforts to promote safer drinking. That’s after recent meetings and...