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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

Nite Ride gets more space

CLAIRE PERLMAN July 23, 2009

Just a few short months ago, women had to climb over each other to reach their seats in the free Nite Ride van. Add a few too many accidents with bodily fluids, and the UI police purchased a new vehicle. At...

Plane crash-lands in IC

BRYCE BAUER July 23, 2009

Crash-landing an airplane may sound like a fairly disorderly endeavor, but the pilot who brought his biplane down on an Iowa City street yesterday said the process is a bit more of balancing act. Ron...

State moves to lower number of traffic deaths

SCOTT RAYNOR July 23, 2009

Programs that drastically increase police presence on specific roadways increase seat-belt use in those areas — though this effect rarely lasts. Throughout the year, Iowa law enforcement conducts seven...

Search begins for IC-Chicago train depot

TYLER LYON July 23, 2009

The Iowa City-to-Chicago train will likely have its depot near the UI campus. The Johnson County Council of Governments Urbanized Area Policy Board approved a proposal that will allow Iowa City officials...

UI to serve as backup for communication center

HOLLY HINES July 22, 2009

Officials are debating how much say the UI will have in policies regarding the new Johnson County Joint Emergency Communication Center. The UI has representation on the advisory board — which is composed...

Area wine producers get boost with appellation designation

TYLER LYON July 22, 2009

Martha’s Vineyard, Napa Valley, and Baldwin, Iowa? Tuesday, one of these things was not similar to the others. But that changes today. Effective today, the Alcohol and Tobacco and Tax Trade Bureau will...

UI team to aid NASA in quest for understanding of black holes

SCOTT RAYNOR July 22, 2009

More than 90 years after Albert Einstein predicted certain properties of black holes, NASA has hired a team of UI researchers to confirm them. The UI portion of the “GEMS” project — short for gravity...

One-shot energy drinks sales speedy, but quick boost poses risk

KATIE SIMS July 22, 2009

Caffeine is a college student’s best friend. But those who don’t have time to sip a 16-ounce cup of coffee or an 8-ounce energy drink are increasingly reaching for a product that packs the same amount...

UI Researchers: A little bit of nature, a little bit of nurture

ALINA RUBEZHOVA July 22, 2009

Plato said our traits are determined by nature. Aristotle said nurture. And UI scientists now say a single explanation is impossible. Six UI researchers found genetic influences and experience are essentially...

Third bank robbed, preparedness stressed

ABE TEKIPPE July 21, 2009

An armed man reportedly robbed American Bank & Trust on Monday morning, becoming at least the third such incident in Johnson County this month. At 9:05 a.m., Iowa City police received a call about...

New UISG website to promote what student government does

ADAM SALAZAR July 21, 2009

Some on campus may doubt the power and weight of the UI Student Government on campus and in the community. The No. 1 complaint, said President Mike Currie, is that “we don’t do anything.” That’s...

Officials: Revised medical-journal policy will not affect UI

ADAM SALAZAR July 21, 2009

The Journal of the American Medical Association recently removed a confidentiality order related to reporting conflicts of interest in its published authors, based on a case involving a UI professor of...