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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

West Side dorms to see expanding recycling

PARKER SMITH September 15, 2009

Students living in UI residence halls are still waiting for expanded recycling capabilities, while others remain with none. University Housing Director Von Stange said officials are in the process of...

UIHC sees increase in facial plastic surgery

SAM LANE September 15, 2009

Despite tough economic times, people are turning to facial plastic surgery as a form of career insurance, UI Hospitals and Clinics officials say. “People are coming into the office who never expected...

‘Suspicious’ cooler not a bomb, police say

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

Police blocked traffic for around an hour Monday afternoon near the Field House while investigating a suspicious cooler. The brand-new red and white container was on the sidewalk near the intersection...

Crash kills IC man in Wisconsin

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

An Iowa City man was killed in Wisconsin after his motorcycle crashed on Sept. 12, according to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department. David Ryan, 39, was driving a 2008 Triumph motorcycle in Gays...

Man not guilty of attempted murder

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

A Johnson County jury found an Iowa City man not guilty of attempted murder on Sept. 11. Adam Burkart, 19, 216 E. Bloomington St., was found not guilty of attempted murder and willful injury. He will...

UI gets Exxon gift

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

ExxonMobil Foundation contributed $107,625 to the UI Foundation as part of the corporation’s matching-gift program, the UI announced Sunday. When ExxonMobil employees, their surviving spouses, as well...

Afro-American Center to celebrate

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

The Afro-American Cultural Center will celebrate 41 years of helping students this weekend. The organization will hold a Rededication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 5 p.m. on Friday at the African American...

UI receives radiation grants

DI STAFF September 15, 2009

Various research groups have awarded UI radiation oncology faculty more than $3.7 million. The U.S. Department of Energy and NASA gave $1.4 million to Douglas Spitz, a UI professor of radiation oncology. Spitz,...

Participation in LGBT organizations high

EMILY BUSSE September 15, 2009

When UI student Cody Shafer came out at 15 years old to his religious family and his small, conservative community of Wapello, Iowa, the fear was “debilitating.” But Shafer’s teachers and peers...