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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

UI eyes stalking policy

HOLLY HINES July 24, 2009

A new policy may be needed to address stalking cases at the UI, said Monique DiCarlo, the university sexual-misconduct-response coordinator. The UI deals with reports of this behavior under the auspices...

Iraqi students test exchange program

SCOTT RAYNOR July 24, 2009

An estimated 40 Iraqi students will make it to the UI in January 2010, a pilot test of a project so ambitious, it left one Iraqi student stunned. “To be honest, when I heard I didn’t believe it,”...

Search begins for IC-Chicago train depot

TYLER LYON July 23, 2009

The Iowa City-to-Chicago train will likely have its depot near the UI campus. The Johnson County Council of Governments Urbanized Area Policy Board approved a proposal that will allow Iowa City officials...

UI to run swine flu-vaccine trials

KURT CUNNINGHAM July 23, 2009

The UI is one of eight sites that will conduct a series of clinical trials on influenza vaccines, including two dealing directly with the H1N1 virus. In a series of five trials, health-care professionals...

Busting some myths about speeding tickets

ABE TEKIPPE July 23, 2009

You’re in your car, coasting along a few mph faster than the posted speed limit. Nothing unusual. Then you hear the sirens, see the flashing lights, and pull over. As you grudgingly take your ticket,...

Nite Ride gets more space

CLAIRE PERLMAN July 23, 2009

Just a few short months ago, women had to climb over each other to reach their seats in the free Nite Ride van. Add a few too many accidents with bodily fluids, and the UI police purchased a new vehicle. At...

Plane crash-lands in IC

BRYCE BAUER July 23, 2009

Crash-landing an airplane may sound like a fairly disorderly endeavor, but the pilot who brought his biplane down on an Iowa City street yesterday said the process is a bit more of balancing act. Ron...