Although UI junior Brigette Fanning scored a summer internship with Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, in Iowa City, she knows she will have to find another job, too.
Fanning’s internship is unpaid — meaning...
While last summer’s flood may be a distant memory for some, people throughout the community continue to deal with its aftermath. The Johnson County Crisis Center is giving those affected by the devastation...
Life inside Oakdale Prison is rarely bright for Jason Wheeler. But now, the 20-year-old inmate looks forward to several hours of congregation, reflection, and song every week.
Joining voices with UI students,...
Summer jobs may be more than a way for teenagers to make some extra cash. According to a UI study released Wednesday, a summer job can also make at-risk teens less likely to commit suicide.
The study...
The key to fixing the sour U.S. economy could be in the hands of the consumers.
Americans may need to increase consumption to help solve America’s current economic problems, said Roger Ferguson, the...
A project to rebuild Iowa City Municipal Airport’s runway is finally taking off.
Iowa City’s airport will receive $2.5 million in federal stimulus funds to reconstruct its more than 50-year-old runway,...
Goodbye germs.
Professors in the UI Carver College of Medicine and the computer-science department of recently teamed up to create a tracking system that would monitor whether health-care professionals...
UI students likely won’t see much of a difference in cost for birth control on campus, despite a bill recently signed by President Obama that would allow pharmaceutical companies to consider selling...
Renovating a set of condominiums in downtown Iowa City is part of the city’s long-term goal to bring more people into the area.
In an effort to boost economic development downtown, officials say the...
For some student loans, the buy now, pay later era is changing.
Sallie Mae — the nation’s largest student-loan provider — introduced on Monday the new Smart Option Student Loan, which seeks to reduce...
Community members prepared to contest a change in the location of the Iowa City Farmers’ Market were silenced by a swift City Council decision to cancel the proposed move.
The Iowa City City Council...
The fate of Roosevelt Elementary may be a bit clearer.
Iowa City School District Superintendent Lane Plugge shared nine options with the School Board on Tuesday for how to handle the ongoing issue.
In...
