Community members prepared to contest a change in the location of the Iowa City Farmers’ Market were silenced by a swift City Council decision to cancel the proposed move. The Iowa City City Council...

Economic downturn or not, UI fifth-year senior Andy Biasin balked at the proposed cuts to the state education budget, which could potentially include money for financial aid. “That’s ignorant,”...

Police officers have caught more than 140 people violating the smoking ban on the UI campus since the law went into effect in July 2008 — but they have yet to issue any tickets. Officials said they...

The UI is the only regent university not conducting criminal background checks on all employees and not asking incoming students about their criminal backgrounds, a comparison of the three schools’ policies...

The Instructional Technology Center printers’ switch to double-sided printing contributes to the UI’s effort to go “green” — without helping students save any money. But not everyone is complaining. “With...

Iowa City Senior Center officials are leading a local effort to make sure people’s discarded electronics don’t end up in limbo at the landfill. They’ve caught on to the environmentally friendly...

The UI, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa are doing more than educating college students — they may be helping Iowa survive during tough economic times. Three Iowa cities placed...

Iowa City may receive funding for continued flood relief with the application for a federal grant. The Iowa City City Council will announce its application tonight for the money from the Economic Development...

Some Iowa City residents are concerned that the district’s high-school enrollment — an issue the Iowa City School Board has discussed for years — is polarizing the city. Members of the Citizens...

After grabbing a snack at Pat’s Diner in the Pappajohn Business Building Monday, UI sophomore Chelsea Fields decided to cover the purchase for the woman behind her in line, too. “Then I explained...

Iowa City School District officials will most likely focus on mathematics and reading with the more than $1.1 million they’re expected to receive from the federal economic-recovery package, said the...

Lacking a dart board, pool table, and beer tap, the UI Alumni Association’s “virtual pub” has little resemblance to an actual bar. The website, which provides Hawkeye news, music, and memories to...