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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

Open-meeting law doesn’t cover UI group

ALINA RUBEZHOVA August 28, 2009

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office gave the UI Faculty Senate confirmation Thursday that it does not have to abide by Iowa’s open-meetings laws. UI Faculty Senate — composed of 81 representatives...

Hapkido club teaches art of self-defense

MITCHELL SCHMIDT August 28, 2009

The Field House gymnasium filled with hollow echoes on Thursday as participants smacked each other against a hard mat. Nearly a dozen people, wrapped in white robes, shouted spontaneously as they demonstrated...

After ‘fun,’ dealing with trash

CHRIS CLARK August 28, 2009

At 6 a.m. Thursday, puddles peppered the sidewalks of the Pedestrian Mall where, fewer than four hours earlier, students drifted home after the bars closed like the small streams of rainwater meandering...

Original 21-law backer recants

MICHELLE BORYCA August 28, 2009

What if the minimum legal drinking age went the way of Prohibition? Morris Chafetz, the psychiatrist who helped construct the 21-law during the Reagan administration, recently called the legislation “the...

Rain can’t stop job fair

MOLLY BURKE August 28, 2009

Despite a still troubled economy, Thursday’s Student Job Fair saw roughly the same number of students and employers as last year. With résumés and class schedules in hand, around 1,400 UI students...

Spotlight Iowa City: Concussion leads to a new life

MITCH SMITH August 28, 2009

Jordan Loperena has accomplished what most sports fans only dream about. The UI senior helped set up the SkyCam for the ESPN/ABC broadcast of the Iowa-Penn State game last November, worked camera utility...

Music, free food celebrate diversity

EMILY BUSSE August 28, 2009

A hush fell over the crowd of more than 100 UI students as they stood and turned to face the altar in Old Brick. Suddenly, hip-hop music drowned out the sound of rain on stained glass as UI junior Hai...

Reaction mixed on faculty hiring plan

MARLEEN LINARES August 28, 2009

UI faculty leaders had mixed feelings after hearing about a university plan to hire 100 faculty for new positions over the next five years despite budget cuts. The Task Force on Research and Creative...

Panel covers Iran’s turmoil

ERIN PETTIT August 27, 2009

Maryam Deravi told an audience of roughly 40 she worried for her family in Iran because of the controversial presidential elections. “It’s stressful,” she said. “I want everyone to know what’s...

Certificates popular at UI

SAM LANE August 27, 2009

Students have long pursued minors during their college careers, but now, many are tacking one of the UI’s 18 certificate programs onto their résumés. The university has added several certificates...

Spotlight Iowa City: Blending rhythm and shorin-ryu

ERIC ANDERSEN August 27, 2009

Onstage, Forrest Heusinkveld rapslike a professional MC while keeping the beat for Iowa City band the Uniphonics. In his spare time, the UI percussion- and jazz-studies major devotes his attention to...

UI no fan of cans

JOHN DOETKOTT August 27, 2009

UI officials are drafting a letter in President Sally Mason’s name asking the Anheuser-Busch corporation to reconsider using black and gold colors in its “Fan Can” promotion. The future of the popular...