Q: “Why did the UI Main Library install a flat-screen TV to show which computers were open?”
A: The ITS staff in the UI Main Library added a 52-inch monitor in late fall 2008 at the entrance to the...
It takes a lot to get most UI students out of bed at 8 a.m., even if it is for class.
But by 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, four UI students were fully awake in a North Central Junior High classroom with shelves...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will hold a formal vote today to appoint Andy Johnson as the board’s new executive assistant.
Johnson, 48, is at present the executive director of the Housing...
Networking is beneficial in any profession.
For UI faculty, journeying to academic conferences and sharing research can help boost a career as well as help recruit other professors to the university....
Donna Pearcy still laughs when she thinks about her remarks at a discussion last year with her colleagues in the UI Risk Management Office regarding the flood-recovery plan.
“ ‘We can do this. We...
Iowa City psychologist Howard Weinberg pleaded guilty to felony possession of child pornography — a federal offense — on March 31 and promised to turn over the material to the government.
Weinberg,...
L Party
Neither Ryan Kopf nor running mate Gary Ohrt hold positions in UI Student Government. But the two leaders of the L Party are confident this will help them bring a new voice to the group.
“Most...
With Tuesday’s projected state budget cuts shaving more from education, UI officials are working to keep up with the ever-changing budget proposals.
And while the Iowa Legislature is inching nearer...
Though frigid winter weather and a spiraling economy have rocked the restaurant industry, local owners are cooking up new ideas to bring in more customers this spring.
The recession has restricted spending,...
DI: UISG campaigns have kicked off. What role do you have in communicating with candidates to discuss the platforms with the leaders? Have the new party leaders come to speak with you yet?
Mason: They...
Bill Jones was undaunted by the souring economy when he and his friends split off from AMP, a music-review magazine, to start their own review site.
“I started talking to the editor-in-chief … about...
When UI junior Lauren McSweeney walked into Liquor House to pick up a bottle of vodka, her eyes moved down from the shelves of Grey Goose, Absolut, and Three Olives to find something a bit more affordable:...
