In frigid temperatures, Don and Debbie Reinier, inspired by the Big Dance, camped outside their local Muscatine Wal-Mart for 24 hours aiming to raise $1,000 for the UI Dance Marathon. (1) comment
Twenty of the estimated 90 million Americans watching Sunday night's Super Bowl game gathered not to cheer on a team but to rate and analyze the commercials the football game is famous for. A group of UI graduate students working on M.B.A.s huddled in a downtown apartment living room to hold their annual Super Bowl party. (1) comment
In order to comply with federal election law, presidential candidates need to report the names of individuals who donate more than $200 during a single election cycle. The Daily Iowan sifted through these reports and compiled a list of UI professors who offered financial support to a presidential candidate during 2007. (2) comments
A beloved football stadium, a two-time Grammy award winner, and thousands of fans could produce a sold-out show, the Iowa athletics department hopes. (3) comments
The UIHC and medical school are no strangers to administrative strife, but VP Jean Robillard hopes it will be different this time. (0) comments
Following a national trend, wireless connections have surpassed landlines in Iowa, according to a new survey - a finding that could directly affect when telephone rates are permitted to increase. (0) comments
Iowa City taxpayers could pay around seven times more in tax increase on their property than those in neighboring rural areas, according to a discussion on Feb. 1 by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. (0) comments
Johnson County officials may have to consider building a new county jail if current trends continue.
The amount spent on the cost to house inmates out of the county - from $447,915 in 2006 to $683,955 in 2007 - is coming close to the point where it would be less expensive to build a new facility, Johnson County Supervisor Pat Harney said.
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Teacher's perception leads to a surprising diagnosis. (0) comments
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Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku. (0) comments
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