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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

Students will be fit to a fee

ABE TEKIPPE July 14, 2009

As construction workers piece together the puzzle that is the new 215,000-square-foot Campus Recreation and Wellness Center, UI officials are completing plans to change the way the university charges people...

ROTC numbers climb

MICHELLE BORYCA July 14, 2009

Al Rothlisberger faced a difficult decision after graduating from high school: go straight into the Army or continue his education. But then he found a solution. The Army Reserve Officers’ Training...

Police citing more students

TYLER LYON July 13, 2009

Students are racking up police records along with bar wristbands and empty bottles. According to a UI report, the number of students charged with non-traffic-related crimes rose by 12.5 percent from 2007-08...

UI ponders museum fate

CLAIRE PERLMAN July 13, 2009

Last year’s flood damaged 22 UI buildings. For the Arts Campus, officials are still hashing out plans for the few edifices authorized for reconstruction. But they face more than the question of where...

Deer population increases in Iowa

KIF RICHMANN July 13, 2009

A Cedar Rapids woman was killed recently when a whitetail deer struck a motorcycle she was riding on Interstate 380 near Center Point, Iowa. The driver, Donald Bruce, was taken to UI Hospitals and Clinics...

High schools getting wind of trend

HOLLY HINES July 10, 2009

Iowa schools are being blown away by the demand for wind-energy training. Experts say they see the upward trend in Iowa, ranked second in the nation for wind power production capacity. At the UI, officials...

No job? More law school

MICHELLE BORYCA July 10, 2009

Law-school admissions offices are facing a bittersweet paradox. While the economy may be down, unemployed college graduates’ interest in postgraduate education is taking off. “Generally, we do well...