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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

Plugge presents 9 Roosevelt options

CLARK CAHILL March 25, 2009

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...

Supervisors talk tax, jail

SHANE ERSLAND March 25, 2009

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors elected Tuesday to not take an official position on a proposed local-option sales tax. Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett asked the supervisors to endorse the...

ITC printers seeing double

KASSIE FRIEDRICHS March 24, 2009

The Instructional Technology Center printers’ switch to double-sided printing contributes to the UI’s effort to go “green” — without helping students save any money. But not everyone is complaining. “With...

Center pushes e-cycling

MEGAN DIAL March 24, 2009

Iowa City Senior Center officials are leading a local effort to make sure people’s discarded electronics don’t end up in limbo at the landfill. They’ve caught on to the environmentally friendly...

Iowa finds unemployment buster

TESSA McLEAN March 24, 2009

The UI, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa are doing more than educating college students — they may be helping Iowa survive during tough economic times. Three Iowa cities placed...

Council seeks flood money

AMANDA McCLURE March 24, 2009

Iowa City may receive funding for continued flood relief with the application for a federal grant. The Iowa City City Council will announce its application tonight for the money from the Economic Development...

Group airs concerns on high-school balance

CLARK CAHILL March 24, 2009

Some Iowa City residents are concerned that the district’s high-school enrollment — an issue the Iowa City School Board has discussed for years — is polarizing the city. Members of the Citizens...

Class doles out a UI cup of kindness

MAGGIE PETERS March 24, 2009

After grabbing a snack at Pat’s Diner in the Pappajohn Business Building Monday, UI sophomore Chelsea Fields decided to cover the purchase for the woman behind her in line, too. “Then I explained...

Budget outlook grim: More cuts ahead

SHAWN GUDE March 24, 2009

Economic downturn or not, UI fifth-year senior Andy Biasin balked at the proposed cuts to the state education budget, which could potentially include money for financial aid. “That’s ignorant,”...

No smoking fines yet on campus

JENNIFER DELGADO March 24, 2009

Police officers have caught more than 140 people violating the smoking ban on the UI campus since the law went into effect in July 2008 — but they have yet to issue any tickets. Officials said they...

UI shuns most background checks

REGINA ZILBERMINTS March 24, 2009

The UI is the only regent university not conducting criminal background checks on all employees and not asking incoming students about their criminal backgrounds, a comparison of the three schools’ policies...

UI walks narrow line during crisis

TESSA McLEAN March 23, 2009

The UI continues to spend money to maintain its national reputation as an accredited university, despite campuswide budget cuts. Across campus, some class sizes could expand, programs could be eliminated,...