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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

Slow Food potluck encourages healthier school lunches

SHANE ERSLAND September 8, 2009

The table held several foods consistent with an average Labor Day potluck. But among the sweet potatoes, broccoli-raisin salad, and potato chips, one dish stood out: a giant loaf of bread baked in the...

The weekend’s drug- and alcohol-related tickets

DI STAFF September 8, 2009

Between Sept. 4 and Sunday, Iowa City police handed out more than 100 alcohol- and drug-related tickets — totaling at least $11,200. Make sure to check out the DI after every home-game weekend to make...

New UniverCity program to rebuild neighborhoods

JOHN DOETKOTT September 8, 2009

A new program could bring more families into neighborhoods surrounding the UI campus, which are now predominately made up of student renters. UI officials have made a $200,000 commitment to the UniverCity...

State Historical Library may merge with UI

EMILY BUSSE September 8, 2009

Mary Bennett weaves effortlessly through a sprawling maze of two-tiered 8-foot-high shelves, pulling open drawers to reveal “treasures,” such as a UI student’s lab notebook from 1897 and an Iowa...

Spotlight Iowa City: Running and writing

REBECCA KOONS September 8, 2009

Matt McCue fell in love with running in a rather unexpected manner. As a student in the Regina Catholic Education Center, he participated in dodge ball in an after-school program. During the pregame warm-ups,...

More women in science group

LAUREN MILLS September 8, 2009

Leaning against Chris Brus’ desk is a framed image of “WISE Words,” which orbited the globe with astronaut Peggy Whitson in the International Space Station. Beside it is a photograph of mission control...

Game on, despite H1N1 concerns

SHANE ERSLAND September 4, 2009

Breathe easy, football fans. It’s going to take a “pandemic” scenario before officials call off the Hawkeyes’ football game on account of a virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

How the UI addresses student drinking

DI STAFF September 4, 2009

The joint UI and Iowa City group created to address excessive drinking among students will hold a meeting late next week to discuss exactly what the school is doing about the issue. The Partnership for...

Spotlight Iowa City: Choreographed future

RYAN FOSMARK September 4, 2009

Ashley Herrington considers herself lucky. She knows exactly what she wants to do with the rest of her life — and how she’ll do it. “It’s a huge feeling of accomplishment,” the UI sophomore...

Fairgrounds safer with “safe room”

SCOTT RAYNOR September 4, 2009

New emergency measures in the form of a public tornado shelter could come to the Johnson County Fairgrounds. The tornado shelter, or “safe room,” would be part of a new Johnson Extension Agriculture...

Bars make changes after liquor-license scare

KATHRYN STINSON September 4, 2009

One-Eyed Jakes bartenders scrambled to distribute punch cards at the main bar at 11:30 p.m. Upstairs, manager Tom Lenoch scanned the crowd on the dance floor, intently searching for fluorescent wrist...

State of the arts

MARLEEN LINARES September 4, 2009

Music and art students displaced by the flood of 2008 are closer together this fall. UI officials gave a media tour on Thursday of four temporary locations, many of which are state-of-the-art facilities. The...