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

Sonn: The real gun problem

BARRETT SONN June 12, 2013

Gun violence in America is treated the same way we handle a leaky faucet or a nagging hemorrhoid: accept it as the new norm until it overflows or explodes. Last week, in another explosion of violence,...

Overton: Flood recovery too slow

JON OVERTON June 12, 2013

Mother Nature ain’t screwin’ around no more. Climate change is here. Time to adapt. While Iowa City managed to weather the most recent flooding fairly well thanks to flood barriers and other...

Editorial: Keep the cameras out

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 12, 2013

Last week, the Iowa City City Council voted unanimously to approve the first reading of an ordinance that would restrict the use of many traffic-surveillance tools in Iowa City. The ordinance in question,...

Fiedorowicz, Weisman receive preseason recognition

CODY GOODWIN June 12, 2013

Iowa football players C.J. Fiedorowicz and Mark Weisman were recently named to the 2013 College Football Performance Awards Watch List. Weisman earned a spot on the Running Back Trophy Watch List, and...

Point/Counterpoint: Who will win the Stanley Cup Finals?

DI STAFF June 12, 2013

Chicago Blackhawks — 1-Seed, Western Conference The Chicago Blackhawks are going to win the Stanley Cup. The Blackhawks come into the Stanley Cup Finals having won seven of their last eight postseason...

Iowa athletics reach perfection in NCAA Academics Test

CODY GOODWIN June 12, 2013

The NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate report for 2012-13 shows that each of Iowa’s 24 athletics programs are well above the academic benchmark set by the NCAA for the fourth-consecutive year. The...

Women’s camp assists instructors, campers

JACOB SHEYKO June 12, 2013

The Iowa women’s basketball team wrapped up the second and final day of the 2013 Elite Camp Tuesday In Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The camp participants were all high-school athletes, but they weren’t...

Downtown lands three new restaurants

REBEKAH SONS June 12, 2013

Locals say they welcome the pending arrival of several new restaurants downtown and say Iowa City knows it wants.   As public and private investment continues in downtown, some restaurateurs are...

Man charged with carrying weapons

LARS HEADINGTON June 12, 2013

A man has been charged after Iowa City police allegedly found him in possession of numerous weapons with blades. Deandre Irby, 21, was charged on Monday with carrying weapons, an aggravated misdemeanor,...

UI Children’s Hospital ranked among nation’s best

ALISON CRISSMAN June 12, 2013

The University of Iowa Children’s Hospitals has once again been recognized among the top faciliteies in the country. U.S. News & World Report ranked seven of the Children’s Hospital’s...

Man charged with second-offense OWI

LARS HEADINGTON June 12, 2013

Donald Townsend, 37, Davenport, was charged Tuesday with second-offense OWI. According to a police report, Townsend was pulled over after he was observed driving a gray 2011 Nissan Ultima into a...

Johnson County ranked among healthiest for kids

LARS HEADINGTON June 12, 2013

According to a recent study, Johnson County has been named one of the healthiest counties in the country for children. U.S. News & World Report and the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health...

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