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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

City mulls floodplain development at airport

CHRIS CLARK July 15, 2009

There is limited green space left in Iowa City. And the Iowa City City Council has to decide whether to develop that land, some of which is located in the Municipal Airport’s south airfield. The economic...

Iowa educators discuss Constitution’s intentions at campus conference

HOLLY HINES July 15, 2009

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention approved the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. Today, teachers from all over the state will gather on campus to figure out what they meant. Between 25 and...

‘Green’ knowledge certified at UI

TYLER LYON July 14, 2009

Can a lifestyle double as college credit, even a certificate? The UI is offering a certificate in sustainability this fall, and one enrollee has signed up so far. But recent UI graduate Eric Holthaus...

Prairie Lights readings return to the air

NICOLE KARLIS July 14, 2009

Loyal listeners of the beloved program “Live from Prairie Lights” can stop weeping. KRUI has collaborated with Prairie Lights Books to continue the popular program for Iowa City bookworms to enjoy....

Students will be fit to a fee

ABE TEKIPPE July 14, 2009

As construction workers piece together the puzzle that is the new 215,000-square-foot Campus Recreation and Wellness Center, UI officials are completing plans to change the way the university charges people...

Prof. Redlawsk, nationally known for political polling, moves to Rutgers

EMILY MELVOLD July 14, 2009

With 10 years of campaign material packed up, his office is getting bare. Books are stacked into boxes and photos taken down. David Redlawsk is leaving. Starting this fall, the UI associate political...

ROTC numbers climb

MICHELLE BORYCA July 14, 2009

Al Rothlisberger faced a difficult decision after graduating from high school: go straight into the Army or continue his education. But then he found a solution. The Army Reserve Officers’ Training...

UI ponders museum fate

CLAIRE PERLMAN July 13, 2009

Last year’s flood damaged 22 UI buildings. For the Arts Campus, officials are still hashing out plans for the few edifices authorized for reconstruction. But they face more than the question of where...

Religious holidays may conflict with classes

DAVID GREEN July 13, 2009

UI graduate teaching assistant John Rost requested July 9 off for the Martyrdom of the Bab, a Baha’I Holy Day. He had no trouble getting accommodations. “I just let my TA know that I wasn’t going...

Deer population increases in Iowa

KIF RICHMANN July 13, 2009

A Cedar Rapids woman was killed recently when a whitetail deer struck a motorcycle she was riding on Interstate 380 near Center Point, Iowa. The driver, Donald Bruce, was taken to UI Hospitals and Clinics...

Cognition-challenging computer game can reduce health costs in elderly

ALINA RUBEZHOVA July 13, 2009

A recent study shows a computer program that improves cognitive abilities in the elderly helps keep them safer and reduces how much they must pay for medical care. Fredric Wolinsky, a UI professor of...