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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

Iowa City City Council to get budget aid

AMANDA McCLURE April 1, 2009

The Iowa City City Council will conduct a telephone survey across the city to receive more community input on their budget-setting decisions. The council previously voted to place city projects and services...

In faltering economy, cheap liquor sales up

CHRIS CLARK April 1, 2009

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:...

Gardasil raises questions locally, nationally

ZHI XIONG April 1, 2009

On Tuesday evening, still sporting a pair of scrubs, Shannon Kussatz trailed her daughters Isabelle, 10, and Maddie, 8, to their Girl Scout field trip to the UI campus. They had gone shopping for Maddie’s...

Eyes on Ped Mall for fights?

REGINA ZILBERMINTS March 31, 2009

Police are looking to video cameras as one way to combat violence between men in downtown Iowa City, authorities said. While the possibility of placing cameras downtown is an option, it is not yet being...

Homing in on the homemade brew

MARY HARRINGTON March 31, 2009

Armed with college-student budgets and engineering educations, two UI students are cooking up intoxicating flavors and stove-top savings in an apartment kitchen operation: brewing beer. A year and a half...

Counseling Service deals with budget

MEGAN DIAL March 31, 2009

The University Counseling Service is preparing to cut its budget if the economy doesn’t pick up in the next few years. While the center has not yet been affected by the UI’s budget cuts, Director...

From Antarctica to local craftsman

MICHELE DANNO March 31, 2009

Snowstorms in late March may seem harsh for some Iowa City dwellers. But for Ryan Prochaska, this weather is mild compared with the conditions in Antarctica, where he lived and worked for six months. Prochaska,...