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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

Friedman: Enrollment stabilization would be a godsend

IAN FRIEDMAN July 24, 2012

Behold — another school year is in our midst. Yes, another year filled with long nights spent procrastinating, football Saturdays, and freshmen. Oh yes, freshmen. They come in droves flooding once...

Elliot: What exactly is Romney (not) taking credit for?

BEAU ELLIOT July 24, 2012

Mosquitoes, Michael Specter cheerily tells us in the July 9&16 New Yorker, “have been responsible for half the deaths in human history.” (He cites Researchers estimate …” — a...

University dorm construction warranted

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 24, 2012

The University of Iowa will attempt to stop the overcrowding of the dormitories, hoping that lengthy stays in temporary housing will soon be a thing of the past. The university will build its first residence...

UNI’s Lamar breaks out in Game Time League

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD July 24, 2012

Iowa's Sam Logic proved that she's a point guard to be reckoned with during her freshman year with the Hawkeyes in which she shot .418 from the field and was a unanimous selection for the Big Ten All-Freshman...

Game Time: Nesbitt and Brown tame Taylor, Johnson

CARLOS SOSA July 24, 2012

In the previous meeting between Cullen/Monica's/Bob's Your Uncle and Coralville Hy-Vee, on July 11, head coach Randy Larson's team came out victorious, 83-67. On Monday night, things were different. Mike...

Arc day camp keeps kids moving

TOM GOLDHAMMER July 24, 2012

Two weeks ago, 20 students between the ages of 8 and 20 traveled to Veterans Memorial Stadium to watch a Cedar Rapids Kernels' game. They're intellectually and developmentally challenged, and they enjoy...

RAGBRAI to ride through Cedar Rapids Thursday

DI STAFF July 24, 2012

While RAGBRAI participants were greeted by thousands in Coralville last year, local residents who are interested will have to travel to Cedar Rapids this year to see any local trace of the 40th-annual...

Woman accused of setting house on fire after argument

DI STAFF July 24, 2012

A local woman has been accused of setting a fire in a bedroom during a verbal argument. Rebecca Rosenbaum, 61, 1035 Howell St., was charged Sunday with first-degree arson. According to an Iowa City...

Woman accused of possessing meth

DI STAFF July 24, 2012

A woman has been accused of possessing methamphetamine. Susan Lodestein, 51, of Nevada, Iowa, was charged Monday with a controlled-substance violation and possessing or distributing without a tax stamp. According...

Two men accused of possessing drugs and drug paraphernalia

DI STAFF July 24, 2012

Iowa City police have accused two local men of possessing drugs and paraphernalia. William Holden, 24, 632 S. Dodge St. No. 8, was charged July 16 with a controlled-substance violation, possession of...

Dance Marathon offers new incentive for dancers

ALY BROWN July 24, 2012

There will most likely be more dancing in the halls this year at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital thanks to a new fundraising initiative for Dance Marathon 19. UI Dance Marathon participants...

UI launches online immigration software for foreign students

RISHABH R. JAIN July 24, 2012

Xidong "Watson" Feng was used to being a good student until he graduated from high school and enrolled in a college in his hometown, Beijing. Troubled by excessive alcohol use among his peers,...

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