Switching from relaxing in the South Carolina sun to cleaning headstones in a national cemetery, UI senior Amy Rohlfing has made the leap to the alternative side.
“I had fun on [the trip to South Carolina],...
Newspapers are closing, newsrooms are consolidating, and the job market is the worst it has been in years.
UI journalism Professor Judy Polumbaum said for graduating seniors, “the hiring picture does...
The stretch of green grass between the IMU and Iowa Avenue hosts events ranging from Welcome Week to RiverFest and greek activities. It could also be the new site of Hancher Auditorium.
But the park holds...
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...
An intoxication defense in criminal trials isn’t uncommon, but UI professors are uncertain whether it applies for second-degree murder charges.
Generally, voluntary intoxication can be used as a defense...
UI freshman Mary Wine wishes local officials would focus their attention on other issues downtown.
A newly approved measure that increased the fine for under-19 patrons in bars after 10 p.m. doesn’t...
Jon Houtman made the decision to join the UI’s faculty as an assistant professor of microbiology largely because of one UI program: the Dual Career Network.
“That was important, because my wife was...
Two young men walking down the street on the UI campus with their arms linked will mostly likely be seen as homosexuals. But it is a common behavior elsewhere in the world, including India.
“If you...
In addition to the stacks of paper, cans, and bottles UI student Nicki Petersburg already recycles, she will likely add to her environmental repertoire by endorsing a new challenge to reduce the amount...
A recent study released by two UI professors and a UI research scientist provides evidence for the existence of segregation and its potentially fatal effects.
The researchers found that in highly segregated...
As the budget-crunching clock ticks away, members of the six task forces across campus are working feverishly to produce cost-saving proposals to UI administrators.
Initiated by UI President Sally Mason,...
