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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

Chair of the University of Iowa Department of Biology, Diane C. Slusarski poses for a portrait on Monday, February 11th, 2018.

Team co-led by UI biologists discover gene key to human hearing

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter February 12, 2019

A team of biologists co-led by the University of Iowa have found a gene critical to hearing and the auditory system in humans and animals. Researchers from the UI Biology Department and Czechia have worked...

Terry Johnson, the University of Iowa Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, speaks at the Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. Johnson was on hand to address a proposed public-private partnership concerning UI power generation capabilities. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

UI Faculty Senate addresses potential public-private partnership

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter February 12, 2019

Faculty Senate members debated the pros and cons of handing over management of its utility system to a private contractor on Tuesday, contemplating the potential benefits to the institution in the agreement’s...

Photo illustration by Tate Hildyard/ The Daily Iowan.

Measure aims to exempt private businesses from textbook sales tax

Charles Peckman, News Reporter February 12, 2019

Private booksellers and lawmakers are pushing legislation that would eliminate sales tax from all required instructional materials at Iowa’s postsecondary institutions. At the University of Iowa, administrators...

Man accused of beating his former partner

February 12, 2019

Eric Cole, 27, address unknown, was charged Feb. 10 with violation of a no contact protective order, first-degree burglary, domestic abuse impeding the flow of air/blood, five counts of domestic abuse/assault...

Idaho man accused of breaking into Graduate Hotel to steal pie

February 12, 2019

An Idaho man has been accused of breaking into the Graduate Hotel to steal a dessert.  John Harding, 55, was charged Feb. 11 with third-degree burglary and first-offense trespassing.  According...

UI junior Ella McDonald poses for a portrait at Java House on Monday, February 11, 2019. McDonald started the Half Caff podcast with coworker Jack Berning about living the life of a barista. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Java House to begin hosting podcast, open mic night

Kate Pixley, News Reporter February 12, 2019

Downtown’s Java House is creating new forms of entertainment to reach all types of customers. The Java House will begin hosting its own podcast as well as an open mic for writers, musicians, and comedians...

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, speaks during a campaign event at the Big Grove Taproom in Iowa City on Monday Feb. 11, 2019. Rep. Gabbard visited Des Moines, Fairfield, and Iowa City on a tour of Iowa cities as she begins her 2020 presidential bid.

2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard visits Iowa City

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter February 11, 2019

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard outlined a message of unity and progressive politics when she spoke to a packed Big Grove Taproom on Monday. Gabbard, a representative from Hawaii’s...

Children feed raisins to a goat during story time at the Iowa City Public Library on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. This is Nova the goats first appearance at the library.

Local goat kids around, facilitates story time

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter February 11, 2019

On a dreary February morning, more than 100 kids and families packed the Iowa City Public Library to meet a local celebrity: Nova the Goat. The library’s typical Monday story time was joined by special...

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Fifty years after Tinker v. Des Moines case, Tinkers set to visit UI

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor February 11, 2019

The University of Iowa Lecture Committee will bring Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker to speak in the Old Capitol Senate Chambers on Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. — 50 years since the Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme...

North Liberty man accused of threatening to kill the mother of his children

Kate Pixley, News Reporter February 11, 2019

A North Liberty man has been accused of threatening to kill the mother of his children. Mitchell Smith, 41, was charged Feb. 9 with third-offense domestic assault, first-degree harassment, and violation...

Burlington man accused of meth possession, punching inmate

Burlington man accused of meth possession, punching inmate

Kate Pixley, News Reporter February 11, 2019

A Burlington man has been accused of possessing methamphetamine and punching a fellow inmate while in jail. Matthew Hodges, 39, was charged Feb. 10 with third-offense possession of a controlled substance...

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