The word “sad” was drawn in blue marker and written with big bubble letters. It was shaped oblong, resembling the many falling teardrops on a white background.
The artist, a 12-year-old boy, was illustrating...
Next month, UI senior Omer Elgaali will move into a new home — one his peers helped construct.
Students participating in the UI’s Summer Research Opportunities Program/McNair Scholars Program banded...
Long summer days. School still a month away. That means depleted pantries at home, and some families in the county are seeking assistance in filling them.
Today kicks off the Iowa City Crisis Center’s...
RED OAK, Iowa — It took six hours in a 1985 Chevrolet school bus, traveling at four miles per gallon, to get to the start of the 37th RAGBRAI.
I arrived on the afternoon of July 18 with Cedar Falls-based...
On a borrowed black-and-white TV, a young Philip Kaaret watched the first Moon landing with his family during a vacation in Finland.
Now, the UI professor in the physics and astronomy department — along...
UI police charged two with smoking in a prohibited area Tuesday, the first citations given out since the state’s smoking ban went into effect more than a year ago.
Between July 2008 and March, police...
Margaret Kaltefleiter lost her ocean view when she moved to Iowa City for a new job. But after leaving Florida, she soon gained new friendships and insight into her city.
A flier for a women’s group...
Law professors across the country drew their pens (or logged on to their computers) last week in defense of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, and some UI faculty members were eager to add their marks.
Twenty-one...
Math and chemistry typically provide the most business for student tutors. But on the extracurricular side of things, UI freshman Amanda Rethwisch is teaching young, aspiring musicians learn to play their...
On July 19, 10,000 cyclists will gather to begin a 442-mile ride across Iowa. But many started getting ready months ago.
For UI-based Team Archaelogy, that includes putting together exhibits — “Archaeology...
Victims of last year’s flooding were promised tax deductions. But now, they must give that money back.
After residents examined the damage, the Iowa Department of Revenue advised taxpayers — through...
Roughly one-third of Johnson County residents rated their home county “average” to “very poor” at embracing diversity.
The 300 respondents surveyed — over the phone and online — gave Johnson...
