Today's Photos
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| Amy Oleson/The Daily Iowan Chris Meyers, 48, a janitor for Midwest Janitorial Services, scoops up cigarette butts out of an ash tray near the Old Capitol Town Centre on Monday. Meyers, who begins each Monday by doing an assessment of the mall from the weekend, said he is in the best shape of his life because he walks an average of 15 miles a day for the job. |
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| Ryan Miller/ The Daily Iowan A lone cigarette lies on the Pedestrian Mall on Monday. Even after the City Council banned smoking in the area, cigarette butts litter the area. A new study shows heart-related hospital admissions has decreased since a statewide smoking ban went into effect. |
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| Amy Oleson/The Daily Iowan UI student Christa Eribal (front) flips through a textbook at University Bookstore in the Old Capitol Town Center on Monday. Eribal, originally from Des Moines, said she compares prices both online and in-store to see which is the better deal. “I like holding the book in my hand because I can see if there is too much highlighting, which distracts me from the actual words,” she said. |