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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

Provost’s forum to focus on rights

SHANE ERSLAND March 5, 2009

Human rights will be highlighted at the third-annual UI Provost’s Forum for International Affairs, which will take place today and Friday in the University Capitol Centre. Gay Seidman, a University...

UI profs suspicious of ‘evolution’ bill

MEGAN DIAL March 3, 2009

More than 50 UI professors have signed a petition against a recent state measure related to the teaching of evolution in public schools and universities. The most contentious aspect of the act, introduced...

Some artwork to return to UI

REGINA ZILBERMINTS March 3, 2009

Thanks to nearly $1 million in grants, UI Museum of Art officials will begin moving artwork back to campus this spring. A permanent collection of the university’s art will be on display in the 4,000-square-foot...

County supervisors announce budget

JUSTIN SUGG March 3, 2009

Included in Johnson County’s $84 million budget for fiscal 2009 is the Joint Emergency Communication Center, consolidating county and city emergency services and coordinating them in one facility. Though...

Obama troop plan has some skeptics

AMANDA McCLURE March 3, 2009

Contending that Iraq’s future is its own responsibility, President Obama pledged an 18-month timetable for troop withdrawal last week, but he will leave potentially 50,000 soldiers in Iraq for up to...

No raise for UI President Sally Mason

TESSA McLEAN March 2, 2009

UI President Sally Mason will not receive a bonus or raise because of the proposed extensive UI budget cuts, officials recently announced. Mason’s salary will remain at $450,000 for fiscal 2010. She...