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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

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...

Hawkapalooza fills Hubbard Park

ERIN PHILLIPS September 4, 2009

Hubbard Park was transformed into a mosh pit of black-and-gold on Thursday night, as thousands of people stood in anticipation for rap star Lupe Fiasco to take the stage. Frisbees flew in the background...

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...

Volunteer fair draws a record number of participants

ERIN PETTIT September 3, 2009

With a name tag on her shirt and a smile on her face, Paula Dayton, donor recruitment coordinator for the UI Hospitals and Clinics, sought volunteers for their blood. And in fewer than two hours on Wednesday,...

Private loan companies shrink student clientele

SHANE ERSLAND September 3, 2009

Roughly 45 percent fewer UI students have taken out private loans for this academic year than the number who did last year, officials estimate. Though official statistics are pending, several factors...

Writers’ Workshop graduates assist hopefuls

SCOTT RAYNOR September 3, 2009

Those applying to competitive M.F.A writing programs, such as the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, can now turn to a group of professional poets and writers for assistance. Two Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduates...

IC bars change ownership

REGINA ZILBERMINTS September 3, 2009

While city officials try to curb underage drinking by holding the bars accountable, the bars themselves don’t necessarily have to suffer. In the past, some Iowa City establishments dodged liquor-license...

UI’s Pick One has freshmen get involved

MAHMOUD LUTFI September 3, 2009

Extracurricular activities used to be take it-or-leave it affairs, but now UI freshmen are expected to participate in at least one. The UI Student Success Team has adopted a program — for the second...

Spotlight Iowa City: Star of a Spanish novela

ADAM SALAZAR September 3, 2009

As an 10-year-old, Brian Quijada had a nightly family ritual: dinner and a telenovela. The program of choice was “La Mentira” — “The Lie” — a Mexican soap opera about a man trying to uncover...

UI Health Care makes flu shots mandatory

JOHN DOETKOTT September 2, 2009

Flu shots are no longer optional for anyone associated with UI Health Care: It is a condition of employment. “People who do not comply will not be eligible to continue their positions at UI Health Care,”...

Pre-paid cab fare comes to IC

NICOLE LUMBRERAS September 2, 2009

It works like a debit card. Your parents may foot the bill. And it can get you home on a tipsy Saturday night. University Cab Cash, an online business based in Florida, is designed to help students pay...