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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Making someone’s Friday night better

JACOB LANCASTER July 20, 2012

When I met Angry Cedar master brewer Scott Hamerlinck, he was wearing flip-flops in his garage-sized brewery, apologizing for being unprepared, but ecstatic someone had visited him in his Waverly, Iowa,...

Independent film shoots good for Iowa City

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 20, 2012

This summer, Backrow Studios, an independent-film company cofounded by University of Iowa alumni Ravi Patel, Tim Nash, and Joe Clarke, is making a movie that will likely do more than make Iowans laugh...

The UI Computer Science and Psychology Dept’s create bike simulators

TOM CLOS July 20, 2012

The subjects computer science and psychology can be scary. They feature codes, formulas and large words that confuse some of the smartest people you'll find and if you don't pay enough attention, it can...

Tiny Olympians compete in Wetherby Park

TAYLOR AXELSON July 20, 2012

The Games in London are not the only Olympics happening. Competitions took place right here in Iowa City on Friday. The athletes were just smaller. Wetherby Park was the home of the javelin throw, screaming...

Alexander hosts KASH Basketball Clinic

TAYLOR AXELSON July 20, 2012

Kachine Alexander was known for the passion and emotion she showed on Carver-Hawkeye Arena during her Hawkeye tenure from 2007-11 on the women's basketball camp. Alexander has now come back to Iowa City...

Q&A: Matt Gatens on NBA summer league

TOM CLOS July 20, 2012

Matt Gatens will always hold a special place in the hearts of Iowa basketball fans for leading the team through a tough four-year transitional period. He now faces another tough stretch of his career —...

Local man accused of not registering as a sex offender

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

An Iowa City man has been accused of failing to appear for a sex-offender check-in. Jason Natcone, 37, 423 Highway 1 W. No. 11, was charged Nov. 1, 2011, with four counts of a sex-offender violation. According...

Local man accused of selling marijuana out of a hotel room

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

An Iowa City man has been accused of assisting in selling drugs. Colin Thompson, 20, 2806 Brookside Drive, was charged Wednesday with a controlled-substance violation. According to an Iowa City police...

Local man accused of assisting drugs sale in motel room

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

A Clarence, Iowa, man has been accused of possessing drugs in a motel room. Lee Weekly, 20, was charged Wednesday with a controlled-substance violation. According to an Iowa City police complaint, officers...

Lesser charge dropped against Iowa City man accused in toddler’s murder

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

Prosecutors have dismissed the aggravated misdemeanor charge against Jorge Perez, an Iowa City man accused of beating a toddler to death. Perez, 20, and Mireya Balderas, 18, are charged with beating Marcus...

Local man accused of stealing from Salvation Army customer

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

A man has been accused of stealing from a customer shopping at Salvation Army. Donald Marshall, 52, address unknown, was charged Wednesday with first-degree theft. According to an Iowa City police complaint,...

Debra Schwinn named College of Medicine Dean

DI STAFF July 20, 2012

The University of Iowa announced Thursday that Debra Schwinn will become the next dean of the Carver College of Medicine. According to a UI press release, Schwinn is the head of the Department of Anesthesiology...

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