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

Elliot: What’s up with our friendly GOP?

BEAU ELLIOT June 25, 2013

So what’s up with Republicans? I wonder as a thunderstorm rages through — well, over, technically — Iowa City and the sky turns that black-green color that never means anything good. (I remember...

Beall: Cracking down on art

MIKE BEALL June 25, 2013

As part of a new summer initiative, the Iowa City police are cracking down on graffiti. They hope that their new plans, which involve putting to work kids from the juvenile-court system and a city youth...

Editorial: Good news for Iowa’s economy

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 25, 2013

As the national economy moves in fits and starts, Iowa continues to enjoy an economic recovery that has outpaced that of the much of the country. On June 20, an Iowa Workforce Development report pegged...

Fight Hunger Bowl pits Big Ten vs. Pac-12 in 2014

CODY GOODWIN June 25, 2013

The Big Ten and Pac-12 will face each other in the Bay Area’s annual postseason bowl game starting in 2014, according to a release from the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl announced...

Former Iowa women’s golfer set for U.S. Women’s Open

CODY GOODWIN June 25, 2013

Former Iowa women’s golfer Chelsea Harris will take her talent to the 2013 U.S. Open Championship this week in Southampton, N.Y., at the Sebonack Golf Club. Harris, the first Hawkeye to compete in the...

Kathy Thomas has left Iowa

JACOB SHEYKO June 25, 2013

If Kathy Thomas plays college basketball next year, it will be for a team other than the Hawkeyes. After just one season at Iowa, the Flint, Mich., native has been granted her release from the Iowa women’s...

Pushing each other to be better

MATT CABEL June 25, 2013

Anthony Clemmons and Mike Gesell know each other — and their basketball skill-sets — well. That’s how it’s been, and that’s how it will continue to be for Iowa’s top two point...

Woman charged with using a juvenile to commit crimes

KRISTEN EAST June 25, 2013

An Iowa City resident has been charged after using juveniles to commit certain offenses. Saira Jacobs, 26, was charged on June 13 with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and using juveniles to...

Coralville man charged with assaulting police

KRISTEN EAST June 25, 2013

A Coralville man has been charged after officers responded to his residence in reference to a suicidal man. Martel Horton, 27, was charged with interference with official acts causing bodily injury on...

Iowa City sales tax to be lowered

QUENTIN MISIAG June 25, 2013

In less than one week, Iowa City’s sales-tax rate will drop for the first time in nearly four years. After an increase was approved by voters in May 2009 to help flood protection and recovery efforts,...

Kids Count: State makes small bump in quality of life

QUENTIN MISIAG June 25, 2013

Parents, take note. Iowa is now the seventh-best state in which to raise a child, according to new data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count report. The standing, a one-place jump...

UI seeking input on better student-administration communication

JULIA SHRIVER June 25, 2013

While one University of Iowa communication and marketing official maintains that the institution remains in contact with the students through a variety of media sources, the most effective way at communicating...

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