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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

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Police decry assaults after another attack reported Wednesday

REGINA ZILBERMINTS April 9, 2009

An attack injuring three men early Wednesday morning outside Jakes — sending at least two to the hospital after a handful of men reportedly jumped one of them — is the latest in a string of violence...

Mason stresses mutual support in economic crisis

TESSA McLEAN April 9, 2009

While UI officials consider faculty and staff layoffs, slashing pay, and a salary freeze, UI President Sally Mason maintains nothing is certain. At each of the two budget forums Wednesday, she said the...

What the cluck?

JENNIFER DELGADO April 9, 2009

Iowa City resident Stacey Driscoll said she hopes one day her 3-year-old daughter Adilyn will be able to run in the backyard freely and raise her pet chicken. “It would be exciting for our family to...

Urban planners aid neighborhood

CLARK CAHILL April 9, 2009

UI graduate student T.J. Patton was unsure how residents of the Miller-Orchard neighborhood would react to his group’s idea of making a five-year comprehensive plan to improve the area. But after his...

Perlmutter new head of UI journalism school

MEGAN DIAL April 9, 2009

The UI appointed a new director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication Wednesday. David D. Perlmutter — a professor in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications...

Celebrating Rodolfo-Sioson, Lu shooting survivor

LINI GE April 9, 2009

Watching a mini-screening of the one-hour documentary Miya of the Quiet Strength, the story of Miya Rodolfo-Sioson — the lone survivor of the 1991 shootings on the UI campus — Barbara Schelar could...

Ask the DI

DI STAFF April 9, 2009

Q: “Why aren’t any of the crosswalks in downtown Iowa City equipped with beeping signals for blind pedestrians?” A: Though this has been an issue that has been looked at in the past, Iowa City transportation...

Tough going, but aid available to UI students with food allergies

CAITLIN LOMBARDO April 8, 2009

Since she was a child, UI sophomore Kristin Langhammer hasn’t been able to drink milk. So when she began looking at colleges, the UI Food Service made her choice easier — it was willing to find her...

UISG debate fairness questioned

ANNA LOTHSON April 8, 2009

To debate, or not to debate, that is the question. After UI Student Government President Maison Bleam selected Bryce Carlson — who has ties to Your Party — to moderate tonight’s UISG debate, members...

Some UIHC staffers may take pay reductions

JENNIFER DELGADO April 8, 2009

Two new voluntary programs will save money for UI Hospitals and Clinics, officials announced Tuesday. The first option will allow UIHC employees and UI Carver College of Medicine faculty and staff to...

Legislators propose bond for flood aid

SHAWN GUDE April 8, 2009

The state Board of Regents would be authorized to sell $100 million in bonds to rebuild flood-damaged UI buildings under a new Iowa Legislature proposal. The bill was unveiled and subsequently passed...

Same-sex marriage may save some $$

LINI GE April 8, 2009

When Lindsey Quinn first heard about the possibility of adding same-sex partner Cybil Wriedt to her insurance plan as a spouse rather than a domestic partner, she didn’t think there would be a difference....