Skip to Main Content
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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Students continuing to love that plastic

SHANE ERSLAND April 15, 2009

Recent studies show college students are using credit cards at record rates while the economy muddles along — and access to plastic for those at the UI remains steady. Bart Floyd, the president of US...

Proposed school time change worries some parents

CLARK CAHILL April 15, 2009

Iowa City School Board members have a lot to think about after hearing numerous concerns about options to change elementary and secondary school schedules Tuesday night. School District administrators...

Study abroad still beckons, despite economic woes

MEGAN DIAL April 15, 2009

UI junior Carly Johnson works two jobs — not to pay for her tuition but so she can pay $8,000 to study abroad this summer in Florence, Italy. “I wanted to go for a full semester, but I couldn’t,”...

Local apartment complexes lock up

EMILY MELVOLD April 15, 2009

Apartments Downtown recently installed door locks on building entrances to increase security and prevent interior damage. “I came back from class one day to find my apartment building locked,” said...

Iowa City to cut travel budget

TESSA McLEAN April 15, 2009

Iowa City officials aren’t going anywhere. In another effort to deal with increasing budget reductions at the city level, officials will curtail travel expenses. Iowa City Mayor Regenia Bailey made...

Alums band together

MEGAN DIAL April 15, 2009

UI alumnus and Fort Myers, Fla., resident Justin McBride assembles watch parties for every single Hawkeye football and basketball game. He calls it his “anchor” to Iowa. “Going to the university...

Iowa child-support changes spark questions

ZHI XIONG April 14, 2009

A month after the Iowa Supreme Court adopted new child-support guidelines, attorneys around the state are still learning to navigate the changes before the rules go into effect July 1. They are more dramatic...

Ease up on work, food, expert warns

CAITLIN LOMBARDO April 14, 2009

Two silent killers have crept their way into the American culture — work exhaustion and over-consumption. John de Graaf, who lectured at the UI Monday night, speaks for over-worked employees and educates...

Officials: Diversity includes those with disabilities

ANNA LOTHSON April 14, 2009

As the UI community attempts to increase disability awareness while the state budget slims down, officials in the mental-health program worry about future funding. But with the volume of the cuts still...

Nurses: Iowa law needs to change to ensure patient safety

JENNIFER DELGADO April 14, 2009

A group of Iowa nurses wants to change the wording of a current state standard to ensure patient safety. The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses asked Iowa legislators to maintain the rule...

River model clears cofferdam in flood

MARY HARRINGTON April 14, 2009

A new model of the Iowa River reveals that a cofferdam did not cause as much flooding last summer as many originally thought. Some residents of the upstream Idyllwild neighborhood, located northwest of...

Volunteers take five (motionless minutes) for respect

SCOTT RAYNOR April 14, 2009

Roughly 70 people walking through the Old Capitol Town Center froze at the sound of a bell on Monday. The volunteers — made up of UI students, Iowa City residents, and Rape Victim Advocacy Program members...