2008 Woodie Awards
Mary Jo Small remembers vividly the summer of 1960, when her father, an Irish immigrant with no more than a third-grade education, handed her the mission of her life.
Small and fiance Art Small had just completed the UI graduate school in English literature and traveled to visit Mary Jo Small's family in her hometown of Cincinnati.
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John Merrill, a journalism professor emeritus at the University of Missouri and a UI journalism Hall of Famer, defended himself after allegations of plagiarism resulted in the removal of his column from the student newspaper The Missourian.
"This has already been blown up all out of proportion," he said.
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Women at the UI are digging deeper in their purses since Student Health ran out of its supply of subsidized birth-control pills.
The 2005 Deficit Reduction Act raised the price of the pill, and as a result, pharmaceutical companies stopped providing low-cost birth control to university health centers.
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Ernesto Henderson twirls his hair behind his ear as he rattles off his weekly routine of classes, tutoring, Bible study, and study breaks.
Not to mention keeping time for friends.
"I'd love to hang out with my friends all day long, but I know that's not practical," he said.
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This winter season, more than 1 million Iowans will spend their hard-earned dollars on Thanksgiving turkeys, Christmas presents, and birdseed for the untamed animals that live in their yards.
Rick Hollis, a member and former president of the Iowa City Bird Club, is one of the 404,000 active birdwatchers who in total will shell out millions to watch these feathered creatures.
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Prescription rates for Type 2 diabetes drugs are increasing in dramatic fashion among young girls, according to recent reports from the annual American Public Health Association meeting. Approximately 166 percent more girls between 10 to 14 have been prescribed various diabetes medications since 2002. (0) comments
During the week of March 24-28, 2008, UI Student Government will encourage, where appropriate, the discussion of faculty, staff, and students about U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
UISG plans to organize a working group of interested senators and student organization leaders to foster the event in order to translate discussion into meaningful action and engagement that leads to peace.
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A "gun" that detects methamphetamine is expected to become another tool to bust drug labs, and Iowa City police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said its purported benefits have "some promise," despite legal concerns.
"Any sort of detector that indicated the presence [of methamphetamine] would be something that we could use to case build," Kelsay said.
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A recent study counters what many consider conventional wisdom: If a person is overweight, he or she has a greater risk of dying younger.
The study, published in last week's edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that the mortality rate for overweight people is lower than normal and underweight individuals.
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Overcrowding, budget, and safety issues were all addressed at the Iowa City School Board meeting Tuesday night.
Officials approved the planning and approval process for a new elementary school that they hope will be finished in time for the 2008-09 school year.
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Hearing set in alleged sex abuse A hearing is scheduled today for a Lone Tree man who reportedly sexually abused a woman in August. Duane Brun is set to appear at the Johnson County Courthouse this afternoon to address his requests for discovery - or disclosure of pertinent facts that are part of the prosecution's case - and to "examine things related to the case," according to online court records. (0) comments
Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku. (0) comments
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