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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

Know your renters’ rights

GEOFF WARING March 5, 2009

Greg Bal, the UI Student Legal Services’ supervising attorney, wants students to know something about local landlords. “Landlords in Iowa City are trying to get every penny out of you,” he said...

Councilors ponder fire station

AMANDA McCLURE March 5, 2009

Iowa City councilors will continue to make large cuts to the city’s operating budget in an effort to balance capital projects and counter economic stresses. Councilors agreed to cut $1 million from...

Students help others with taxes

MAGGIE PETERS March 5, 2009

In six months, UI senior Evan Malcom will put his accounting degree to use as a corporate accountant at Grant Thornton LLP in Kansas City. He got a head start in his field thanks to the Volunteer Income...

Provost’s forum to focus on rights

SHANE ERSLAND March 5, 2009

Human rights will be highlighted at the third-annual UI Provost’s Forum for International Affairs, which will take place today and Friday in the University Capitol Centre. Gay Seidman, a University...

Culver, in Old Capitol, pushes flood awareness

TESSA McLEAN March 5, 2009

It’s been roughly 150 years since Iowa’s first governor worked at a desk in the Old Capitol. But Wednesday, Gov. Chet Culver signed a proclamation declaring March as Flood Awareness Month from that...

Many UI faculty, student animal companions far from the ordinary pet

MARY HARRINGTON March 3, 2009

They met in college. Decades later, they still spend most days just feet apart. Their relationship withstood changed addresses and many state border crossings. Today, the two remain a lasting duo: Linda...

UI profs suspicious of ‘evolution’ bill

MEGAN DIAL March 3, 2009

More than 50 UI professors have signed a petition against a recent state measure related to the teaching of evolution in public schools and universities. The most contentious aspect of the act, introduced...

Some artwork to return to UI

REGINA ZILBERMINTS March 3, 2009

Thanks to nearly $1 million in grants, UI Museum of Art officials will begin moving artwork back to campus this spring. A permanent collection of the university’s art will be on display in the 4,000-square-foot...

Networking site a cure for UI ‘study blues’

MAGGIE PETERS March 3, 2009

When UI senior Emili Panio had the stomach flu and missed a week of class, she was overwhelmed with makeup work. But she found relief in StudyBlue, which allowed her to scan others’ lecture notes online. “I...

UI Christian Legal Society’s funding under fire

ADAM SULLIVAN March 3, 2009

Student groups are at odds over funding for an allegedly discriminatory group. More than 100 UI law students and faculty members have signed a petition calling for UI administrators and student government...

Roosevelt proposal still drawing many questions

CLARK CAHILL March 3, 2009

Around 100 community members flocked to West High on Monday night hoping to get some answers about the fate of Roosevelt Elementary. A seven-person-panel — which included Superintendent Lane Plugge,...

County supervisors announce budget

JUSTIN SUGG March 3, 2009

Included in Johnson County’s $84 million budget for fiscal 2009 is the Joint Emergency Communication Center, consolidating county and city emergency services and coordinating them in one facility. Though...