After entering the makeshift mosque, the men wandered to the front of the worship area, and the women crowded in the back of the room. During the mock prayer service, UI students were asked to remove...

Chuck Kierscht decided 40-some years ago that he wanted to give back to the UI after graduating from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Law. Now, at 70, he hasn’t stopped yet. The...

UI alumnus Brady Lowe’s gift to the rest of the country is his Iowa-inspired flair for food. He has established himself nationally as a Southern foodie, pairing high-end flavors for his clients. Now,...

Apartments Downtown recently installed door locks on building entrances to increase security and prevent interior damage. “I came back from class one day to find my apartment building locked,” said...

Iowa City officials aren’t going anywhere. In another effort to deal with increasing budget reductions at the city level, officials will curtail travel expenses. Iowa City Mayor Regenia Bailey made...

UI alumnus and Fort Myers, Fla., resident Justin McBride assembles watch parties for every single Hawkeye football and basketball game. He calls it his “anchor” to Iowa. “Going to the university...

A young man awoke to bystanders sitting him up against a planter on the Pedestrian Mall in the early hours of April 4. He’d been knocked unconscious and suffered a broken jaw. The 28-year-old was attacked...

After the UI budget slims down, university officials say classroom size is likely to increase because of hiring freezes and the possibility of faculty layoffs. In addition to cramming more students in...

Recent studies show college students are using credit cards at record rates while the economy muddles along — and access to plastic for those at the UI remains steady. Bart Floyd, the president of US...

Iowa City School Board members have a lot to think about after hearing numerous concerns about options to change elementary and secondary school schedules Tuesday night. School District administrators...

UI junior Carly Johnson works two jobs — not to pay for her tuition but so she can pay $8,000 to study abroad this summer in Florence, Italy. “I wanted to go for a full semester, but I couldn’t,”...

It used to end with a bloody nose or maybe a bruise. Not anymore. While male-on-male violence in downtown Iowa City is nothing new, police have seen an alarming trend of seemingly random assaults and...