Iowa City’s greenhouse-gas emission rate is similar to the nation’s average of 19.6 metric tons per capita. But that’s nearly 20 times more than the sustainable level.
The city’s average is based...
The group that brought such big names as Karl Rove and Alice Sebold to campus may not be prepared for next year’s lecture lineup. And the University Lecture Committee members can’t seem to agree why.
They...
UI researchers studying male infertility genes have sparked the idea of males taking contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
UI sophomore Kevin Nash said that if the research develops into the...
When last week’s gay-marriage ruling was handed down last week, opponents in the Iowa Legislature were predictably outraged.
Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley, R-Chariton, and House Minority Leader...
As the campaign advances and election day nears, UI Student Government candidates seem to be getting more competitive.
That was the mood at their second debate, held Monday night and sponsored by the...
Student representatives from the state universities gathered Monday to urge lawmakers to fully fund the state Board of Regents’ budget requests amid statewide cuts.
Approximately 12 percent of funding...
Working more than 90 hours per week without pay probably doesn’t sound enticing to most college graduates.
But for UI senior Jared Garfield, this scenario will be reality when he joins his business...
Deferring the purchase of an $80,000 sculpture on Monday, Iowa City city councilors said it could be up to two years before they think about installing it at Water Works Prairie Park.
The council unanimously...
UI students hoping to go into the library field are seeing fewer job openings because of the economic crisis keeping retirement-age librarians from leaving their positions, said Jim Elmborg, the director...
Gays, lesbians, and supporters from around the country are shifting their sights to this middle-of-the-road farming state.
Riding the high from last week’s victory, same-sex marriage proponents remain...
Opponents of gay marriage are nursing wounds from last week’s Iowa Supreme Court ruling. But they’re not admitting defeat.
While the legal battle regarding who has the right to marry is over in Iowa,...
• December 2005 — Lawsuit is filed in Polk County. The two plaintiffs are Kate and Trish Varnum, a Cedar Rapids couple, who file suit after then-Polk County Recorder Tim Brien denied the couple marriage...
