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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

UI students present kids with an international perspective

LINI GE February 23, 2009

Standing in front of a large map of the Middle East, UI medical student Harb Harb presented the background and current situation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to a global-studies class of roughly...

School Board looks at cuts, future expansion

CLARK CAHILL February 23, 2009

With the Iowa City School Board’s budget decreasing by $6 million over the next two years, officials are considering staff cuts and a possible adjustment of school hours. Because of inevitable staff...

Dance Marathon still hard at it

ASHLEY HAUGO February 23, 2009

With only 347 days until Dance Marathon’s Big Dance returns to the UI campus, there is little time for organizers to be idle. “Dance Marathon is a 12-month program. The activities don’t stop after...

UI celebrates diversity at culture festival

LINI GE February 23, 2009

Sequins and scarves — in bright blues, greens, oranges, and yellows — and golden jewelry adorned the children and young adults as the bells on their ankles complimented the traditional and Indian pop...

Know your campus: The Pentacrest

LINI GE February 23, 2009

Other parts of campus are probably jealous. Everyone is always talking about the Pentacrest — where this building is in relation to that building and where your introduction to American politics meets. Meaning...

City seeks industrial park for construction of wind-energy parts

AMANDA MCCLURE February 20, 2009

Iowa City could become, perhaps soon, the home of the nation’s first wind-energy campus after the construction of an industrial park situated at a transportation hub. Officials hope the industrial area...

Some at UI want stimulus money for wind-energy development

ANNA LOTHSON February 20, 2009

With the federal economic-stimulus plan allocating more than $40 billion for energy projects, some at the UI are waiting to see how much funding wind energy will receive. Following the trend of investing...

Electric cars creating quite a buzz locally

CAITLIN LOMBARDO February 20, 2009

There is a new, tiny, super-economic car loose on the streets of Iowa City. It’s the Zenn, designed by Zenn Motor Co., and it belongs to Liz Christiansen, the director of the UI Office of Sustainability. The...

The economic crisis, made easy

EMILY MELVOLD February 20, 2009

A UI law symposium today aims to help students understand the economic crisis. “We are going to make our best effort to lay out the economic crisis so everyone can understand,” UI law Professor Enrique...

Defense wants lesser charge in sexual-abuse trial

OLIVIA MORAN February 20, 2009

Defense attorneys said Thursday prosecutors lack sufficient evidence to convict Micah Matthews of first-degree kidnapping and first-degree sexual abuse, arguing for two lesser charges. In a closing argument,...

UI takes possession of athletics club

TESSA MCLEAN February 20, 2009

Despite budget cuts across the UI, the campus continues to expand. In mid-December, the UI Facilities Corp. took ownership of the University Athletics Club, a privately owned facility at 1360 Melrose...

Engineering lab is up in the air, but down-to-earth

MARY HARRINGTON February 20, 2009

Inside an airport hangar in Iowa City, virtuality meets reality as students, researchers, and pilots experience firsthand new technological advances in air travel. Operating at the Iowa City Municipal...