Iowa City School District officials recently announced they will reduce several library positions — a move one librarian called a “big mistake.”
At Shimek and Hills Elementary Schools — the two...
While it’s not possible to stop every random act of violence, local officials say, prevention at high schools has become much more advanced.
Monday marked the 10-year anniversary of the Columbine High...
Speaking amid steel columns, a gentle, ever-present whirring sound, and fluorescent factory lights, President Obama implored the country to back his ambitious energy plan in a Newton wind-energy plant...
After accusations of cheating, backstabbing, name calling, and voting delays, Go Party was victorious in what UI Student Government President-elect Mike Currie called “the longest, hardest-fought campaign”...
With rumors swirling after former City Manager Michael Lombardo’s termination last week, his former coworkers are taking conflicting positions.
In Allegan County, Mich. — where Lombardo formerly worked...
The Student Elections Board ruled Tuesday that Your Party will face a monetary fine — not voter penalties — for complaints filed against it during campaigning.
After a slew of rulings and appeals,...
Homeowners affected by last year’s flood received a little more help Tuesday after Gov. Chet Culver signed a Jump-Start housing bill while working in the Old Capitol for the second time.
The bill eases...
Twenty-two beige trailers filling the parking lot near Hancher Auditorium will disappear this summer.
The mobile trailers have provided temporary space for music and theater programs once housed in the...
Recovering from neurosurgery used to take weeks, possibly months.
But with the latest technology at the UI Hospitals and Clinics, patients undergoing the procedure can return to their daily routines within...
Investing in stocks might not sound like the best idea during the current economic climate, but three UI students think it’s a great idea.
Through a new organization called HawkTrade, started by three...
Plains Justice, a Cedar Rapids-based law center working for environmental justice in the Midwest, plans to further challenge the creation of new coal plants in Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota, the...
Two favorite childhood memories will come together today on the Pentacrest: bike riding and eating ice cream.
The UI Environmental Coalition is teaming up with local businesses and other university organizations...
