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Though there is still no word on its outcome, the investigation into an alleged sexual assault at Hillcrest has been officially transferred to the Johnson County County Attorney's Office, Charles Green, the assistant vice president for the UI police, confirmed on Thursday.
An investigator with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation handed over the evidence to officials at the office sometime Thursday morning, Green said that afternoon.
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UI Student Government President Barrett Anderson keeps a copy of his platform on his desk and checks off goals upon completion.
Now, eight months into the 12-month term, Anderson's and Vice President Carole Peterson's platform looks a little different from what it did when they started campaigning.
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Typically, UI Student Government candidates campaign on ambitious platform issues, but full agendas are rarely met. The governing body sees commonalities across platform promises, each addressing important issues in innovative ways. Over the past month, the DI has looked into these past platforms. (2) comments
As many students finish up the week with finals and lengthy papers, UI senior Nicole Nguyen is working on a final project that could have an effect across the world.
The environmental-engineering major, who will graduate today, is taking a class on conserving energy in which groups were assigned to create a prototype that could be used in Haiti.
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As a youth mentor in West Liberty Middle School, recent UI graduate Chelsea Stone said her upper-level courses in her Spanish classes fell short.
"I wish there had been more of a focus on conversation and speaking," said the Spanish and social-work major, who now mentors youth in a town with a Latino population of around 40 percent. "To really learn the language, you've pretty much got to immerse yourself or study abroad so you can expand your learning in a more real-world situation."
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Sure, most huge chain grocery stores are known for having all the necessities when it comes to one-stop shopping. But, believe it or not, these food giants still don't have the power to provide for every customer's needs.
This is where cooperative grocery stores, or co-ops, have stepped in.
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Taking out the trash served as a normal activity that then-Deputy Sheriff Gayle Svatos was accustomed to in the jail division. Working the day shift alone nearly 30 years ago, she opened a door to dispose the trash when she noticed a large inmate darting down the stairs to escape.
The 5-foot, 103-pound woman instinctively jumped on his back and was carried down the stairs, until officers entering the building were able to assist Svatos and capture the escapee.
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Currier and Stanley Halls are so closely linked they even share a nickname: Sturrier. They also share a problem: Their residents aren't involved with dorm life.
Assistant hall coordinator Nicole Staskal-Brecht's solution is the Sturrier Environmental Challenge, a campaign started in August to get students more interested in the environment.
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Supervisors OK preliminary planning for proposed ramp
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors moved forward Thursday morning with a proposed parking ramp for the county's yet-to-be-built Health and Human Services building.
The action allows for the preliminary designing and engineering to begin, but the supervisors still must approve the actual construction of the ramp after the design and engineering is finished.
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Authorities arrested a suspended West High School student who allegedly entered the school with the intent to start a fire early Thursday, Iowa City police reported.
Justin Hulsizer, 19, 1272 Dolen Place, is charged with second-degree burglary, a felony, according to reports.
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The DI will begin its long-anticipated and much-ballyhooed winter break after Friday, December 21 by putting a brake on publishing. The business office will close at noon; it will reopen at 8 a.m. Jan. 7. Have a happy and safe break; we'll return on Jan. 21 with all the usual suspects.
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