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Regents approve $100 spring surcharge
The regents passed it with a 6-3 vote. The one-time $100 fee is meant to help fill the regent institutions’ budget gap.
The state Board of Regents is asking its institutions to explore 19 new cost-saving opportunities following a consulting firm’s investigation into the entire state’s budget crisis.
Frosh alcohol education class not seen soon
Mandating a freshman alcohol course not yet “feasible” for UI officials.
Parking tickets fall as fast as snow
The city doles out more than 160 tickets to those in violation of the snow ordinance.
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a religious student group, which has a chapter at the UI, will be forced to change its constitution banning gays and lesbians as officers and voting members or risk losing university funding.
Several UI publications going online only
Moving from print to online publications has some positives, officials said.
School Board votes to stop Regina busing
The district may now reimburse parents for driving their kids to school.
Spotlight Iowa City: Sorority mom is 80 years old
Jeanne Beckman has arrived at what she says is her true calling — the house mother for roughly 60 young women at the UI Delta Delta Delta mansion.
A UI task force that found some practices in the Chemistry Building were unsafe and could have contributed to several occupants’ illnesses will hold two forums today to discuss its findings and recommendations.
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