2008 Woodie Awards
A suspended Iowa football player facing charges of unauthorized credit-card use pleaded guilty Tuesday to a reduced charge of credit-card fraud, less than a week before his trial was set to begin. Dominique Douglas was charged in August with unauthorized use of a credit card, a Class D felony that can bring up to five years behind bars and $7,500 in fines. Douglas initially pleaded not guilty. (7) comments
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., doesn't understand why he has received recent criticism for encouraging out-of-state Iowa students to come back to caucus Jan. 3, he told The Daily Iowan after a rally late Tuesday night.
"It just doesn't make sense to me," he said. "We're talking about Iowa students caucusing in the Iowa caucuses. As residents of Iowa, we should be encouraging them to caucus, and if they are away for the holidays, we should be encouraging to them to come back."
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CEDAR FALLS - The state Board of Regents approved the second-lowest tuition increase in three decades for in-state UI students Tuesday, but the regents also approved an increase for out-of-state UI students twice to three times the size of similar hikes at Iowa State and the University of Northern Iowa. (5) comments
CEDAR FALLS - The UI nursing program presented a new plan Tuesday designed to do more from fewer.
At the state Board of Regents' meeting Tuesday, UI interim Provost Lola Lopes announced a new program in the UI College of Nursing that will cut admissions to the Bachelor of Science in nursing program from 150 annually to 80.
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Members of the UI Arab Students Association, a new student organization on campus, know that combating Americans' stereotype of them won't be easy.
"A lot of Americans have an image of Arabs and violence, especially after 9/11," UI senior Maroun Tarsha said. "We want to positively change people's images and perspectives."
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UI medical officials announced the selection of a new associate vice president for nursing and chief nursing officer Tuesday.
Ann Williamson will take the position beginning Feb. 1, 2008.
"Her qualifications are impeccable," said Jean Robillard, who made the final decision to hire Williamson in a statement. Robillard is the UI vice president for Medical Affairs and the dean of the Carver College of Medicine.
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DES MOINES - Without the lights, podiums, and cameras, the Democratic presidential-nomination candidates eased their tones against each other at the Iowa Public Radio/National Public Radio debate Tuesday afternoon.
The event, held in the State Historical Museum's "Caucus Iowa" exhibit room, focused on the candidates' views on Iran and Iraq, trade and relations with China, and illegal immigration. The event provoked more agreement and attacks against President Bush than jabs at each other.
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The UI may be smoke-free by July 1, 2009, if UI President Sally Mason signs a proposal delivered to her Monday.
The recommendations from the UI Smoking Policy Review Team, released Tuesday, are that all cigarettes and other tobacco products that are smoked be snuffed on the campus - including in University Apartments, theatrical performances, and Kinnick Stadium.
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Grocery shoppers could have an easier time selecting which foods are healthier amid the confusion of product labeling with a new algorithm-based system slated to launch in August 2008.
The Overall Nutritional Quality Index, introduced on Nov. 30 in Washington, D.C., rates food and beverage products between 1 and 100 based on overall nutritional value. The algorithm accounts for more than 25 food components - from fiber and vitamins, to sugar, sodium, and trans fats.
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When UI freshman Jen Kavanagh came home the night of Nov. 30, water damage had ravaged her third-floor Mayflower Hall suite.
Her roommate had already warned her of what had occurred: Water rushed down the walls, ruining carpet and ceiling tiles, and the bathroom was saturated with the liquid.
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Douglas Beardsley and his wife love to dance.
It's one of the ways they stay a part of their community in Boone County, Ill. But on Jan. 2, Beardsley will have to find a new dancing group when he assumes his position as Johnson County Public Health director.
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Police re-arrest local man
Iowa City police re-arrested a man Monday Dec. 3 who was reportedly involved in a burglary with two juveniles Nov. 29, authorities said.
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