The battalion photo of the UI’s ROTC cadets has gotten wider every year recently.
The group has grown from 32 contracted cadets in 2005 to 83 this year. And all of the future army officers — dressed...
At some points, the Iowa River swells to within 10 feet of the Beckwith Boathouse construction site.
After committing nearly $6.5 million to the project, UI officials plan to finish construction — with...
With graduation fewer than two months away and a student loan to pay off, 26-year-old UI senior Cala White may have found a way to beat the gloomy U.S. job market — leave it.
White, a double major in...
Imagine heading downtown on a Friday for a night out with friends. Now, imagine it without any alcohol.
While most UI students head to the bars to socialize on the weekends, drinking is a large part of...
The Field House has hosted a variety of events and student activities since it opened in 1927.
Although it was made for all members of the UI community, students held protests around the time of its construction,...
In the first antiwar rally on campus since President Obama took office, some UI and community members banded on the Pedestrian Mall this weekend to protest Middle Eastern dissents.
UI junior Megan Felt...
Iowa City resident Deborah Thornton’s furor over a recent Democrat tax proposal was visible at an Iowa Legislature forum over the weekend.
“When you repeal the federal deductibility, that means you’re...
With revenue at paltry levels and budget concerns dominating headlines and lawmakers’ time in the Iowa Legislature session, non-appropriation bills have largely taken a back seat.
March 27 provided...
Most UI business students are fully aware of what life after graduation holds: a slew of employment challenges spawned by the economic crisis that has hogged newspaper headlines for more than six months.
“It’s...
For labor advocates, it’s been a disappointing Iowa Legislature session. The only labor bill to come up for a vote was a prevailing-wage bill, which failed by a single vote in the House last month.
But...
Rebuilding the UI after last summer’s flood has been a complex process, but officials said they are committed to moving forward.
Members of the UI’s Flood Mitigation Task Force and Campus Planning...
Middle- and lower-income Iowans would receive money back if a Democrat-backed tax proposal unveiled Thursday makes its way through the Legislature. One-third of Iowans would pay more in taxes under the...
