Forty-ninth UI Student Government President Mike Currie said on Sunday his administration is committed to accomplishing its 11 platform goals over the next year.
“Student government gets a lot of criticism...
“We’ll be at the recorder’s office at 10:30 a.m.,” said UI graduate student Lindsey Quinn, who plans to officially marry her wife, Cybil Wriedt. “Starting Thursday, we’ll be the Quinn-Wriedts.”
On...
UI language departments are growing as students realize employers are seeking bilingual applicants.
In light of the increased interest, the UI Spanish/Portuguese department will offer a new course —...
Downtown restaurant workers were disappointed by the lack of lines and uneaten food April 25 at the RiverFEAST food event.
The event, sponsored by RiverFest and the Downtown Association, offered sample-sized...
Students and staff in the Iowa City School District won’t have to worry about changing their daily routine for at least another year.
Superintendent Lane Plugge announced April 24 he has recommended...
It was a busy weekend for Iowa legislators.
Looking to wrap up the session early, sleep-deprived legislators pushed through myriad appropriations and policy bills in the final days.
“It was a very...
Iowa Legislature Republican and Democratic leaders’ assessments of the session’s efficacy diverged greatly.
Democrats, who control both chambers and the governorship, predictably painted the session...
The UI President’s Residence, home to current president Sally Mason and husband Ken, is as symbolic to the UI community as the White House is to the nation.
For many, the residence is one of the most...
People craned their heads Thursday to watch several UI women carrying buckets of water on their heads across campus.
Men accompanied them carrying yellow signs saying, “If you were in Africa, you would...
Nearly 90 people gathered on the Pentacrest on Thursday night, yelling such chants as, “No means no, it don’t mean maybe. Don’t touch me, my name ain’t baby.”
Intended as a protest against those...
Imagine a three-hour trip to the nearest health clinic, only to find the center has run out of medicine.
For some in Las Mangas, Honduras, that scenario is a reality — that is, if they can even afford...
UI President Sally Mason strolled through the university’s new sustainable garden Thursday afternoon, taking about an hour of her day to talk with students who helped create it.
Mason said she’s “very...
