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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

STD tests on the rise

KATIE SIMS June 18, 2009

The number of men getting tested for HIV in Iowa more than doubled in the last year, and it increased by 50 percent in many other states, recent reports of Planned Parenthood Centers’ youth testing show. And...

More car shoppers start with Internet

MICHELLE BORYCA June 18, 2009

Buying a new car may be just a click away, but a local dealership doesn’t think of this as a dead end. Drew McEleney, the Internet manager at McEleney Autoplex, said his company is well aware their...

Local rally protests Iran vote

AMY MATTSON June 18, 2009

One hue dominated the Pedestrian Mall on Wednesday: green, in support of Mir Hossein Mousavi — the loser in Iran’s June 12 disputed presidential election. The UI Persian Student Organization displayed...

Officials push IC-Chicago train

TYLER LYON June 18, 2009

The Iowa Department of Transportation will apply for $32.5 million in federal stimulus money to start passenger-train service that would serve Chicago and Iowa City and give Illinois students another way...

UIHC layoffs start today

SCOTT RAYNOR June 17, 2009

Today, some UI Hospitals and Clinics employees will learn whether their jobs have been cut in an effort to relieve the institution’s strained budget, UI officials said Tuesday. Throughout the week,...

State may try alternate route to teaching

TYLER LYON June 17, 2009

Next year, those who wish to teach won’t have to go through the College of Education. And they won’t need to endure unpaid student teaching. Pending approval from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners,...

Binge drinking rises nationwide

MICHELLE BORYCA June 17, 2009

It’s not just UI students with a drinking problem. The binge-drinking rate, as well as alcohol-related crimes and fatalities, rose on college campuses nationwide over the past decade, according to a...

City action may increase tows, rates

CHRIS CLARK June 17, 2009

People parking in city garages may have to reach deeper into their pockets. The Iowa City City Council approved a number of amendments to different parking ordinances at its meeting Tuesday. The changes...