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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

Public to weigh in on downtown bar limit

CHRIS CLARK April 21, 2009

The downtown area is one step closer to being off-limits to new bars. In its meeting Monday evening, the Iowa City City Council scheduled a public hearing on May 5 to discuss a new ordinance that would...

More police officers, fewer PAULA tickets

REGINA ZILBERMINTS April 21, 2009

Iowa City police only wrote one PAULA ticket in downtown last weekend, despite adding four overtime officers. Police are assigning additional officers to the area for the rest of the semester to focus...

Your Party awaits court’s decision on campaign

MICHELE DANNO April 21, 2009

As UI Student Government elections wind down, a decision regarding Your Party campaign tactics is still being mulled over — now by the Student Judicial Court. Rob Pick, a campaign manager for Go Party,...

Test prep aids the affluent

MAGGIE PETERS April 21, 2009

Nearly every high-school student who plans to attend a four-year college or university has one thing in common: They have to take the ACT or SAT. While some have seen standardized tests as assessments...

Iowa City dumps manager Lombardo, mum on why

CHRIS CLARK April 20, 2009

Many are still confused about why the Iowa City City Council unanimously voted to fire City Manager Michael Lombardo on April 17. All city officials contacted over the weekend refused to give details...

In current crises, Iowa City seniors recall ‘Great D’

MARY HARRINGTON April 20, 2009

Olive Wallace was just a little girl when the Great Depression left her family scrambling for cash. Now, decades later, 87-year-old Wallace still picks up every curbside penny she comes across, cherishing...

Matthews receives life sentence

ZHI XIONG April 20, 2009

Micah Matthews will spend life in prison without parole for first- and second-degree kidnapping and first-degree burglary. 6th District Judge Douglas Russell added two consecutive sentences of the 25-year...

Health Care has global vision

JENNIFER DELGADO April 20, 2009

As medicine becomes more global, UI Health Care officials feel they need to compete with major hospitals. And the UI Health Care International Office will help them do just that. “We want to stay on...

UI dorms are full of lore

CLARK CAHILL April 20, 2009

Each year the UI’s residence halls become a temporary home to thousands of undergraduate students — most of them freshmen. Though dorm life is a short stint in many residents’ lives, some of the...

Law students face uncertain prospects

CHRIS CLARK April 20, 2009

It’s crunch time for students in the UI College of Law. They’re preparing for their last round of finals coming up later this month, but that sweet, “finally done” feeling following the last test...

House OKs credit transfers measure

SHAWN GUDE April 20, 2009

Rep. Jeff Kaufmann, R-Wilton, concedes the credit-transfer experiences of students such as UI junior Danni Huss are common. “Everything went great,” said Huss, who graduated from Iowa Central Community...

Art Museum future murky

CAITLIN LOMBARDO April 20, 2009

When people gathered in the Bijou on April 18, it wasn’t for a matinee movie — it was to discuss the future of the UI Museum of Art. And it’s still cloudy, UI President Sally Mason said. “I wish...