Discrimination complaints in the UI are some of the most common, officials said, but one unique type of discrimination recently entered the legal system.
In a civil lawsuit filed in late February, an ex-university employee contended that she was unfairly terminated from her position as a a research assistant and project coordinator in the UI radiology department for a single reason - she was pregnant. In 2007, the UI's Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity received only two such allegations, reports show.
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With one of the worst student-to-attorney ratios in the Big Ten, the UI Student Legal Services hopes an extra $45,000 for an additional legal representative will help in remedying the problem.
A single attorney advises the UI's 29,000 students.
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After a record-setting voter turnout and three rounds of elimination, Maison Bleam and Bridget Szeluga captured 56.8 percent of the vote to secure the leadership the UI Student Government.
Cheers, jumps of joy, and the "VIP" chant rang throughout the IMU Hubbard Commons following the Thursday evening announcement.
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While most UI students are planning for spring break, political-science and finance major Matt Pfaltzgraf is strategizing for his political campaign.
And it's not a UI Student Government position the 23-year-old Democrat has set his sights on. Rather, it's the state-representative seat from Ankeny, which is his hometown. Though his campaign is still in its early stages, he said meetings regarding fundraising and strategy are already taking up much of his time.
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The tradition of over-capacity residence halls and increasing costs to live in their rooms will remain next year under a proposal scheduled for presentation to the state Board of Regents on March 11.
The report requests a 5.9 percent increase in room and board - from $6,685 to $7,079 - in double-occupancy residence rooms with full board. It also projects 101 percent capacity in the buildings, 61 people over the limit.
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The frigid temperatures and the amount of snow that fell this winter have caused many roads to crack under the elements, and the condition could persist until spring.
Not only did freezing temperatures and moisture cause potholes, but the cleanup did as well. More than 60 inches of snow this winter had to be cleaned up using salt, sand, and plows, all of which damaged the pavement.
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Tonight at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the ambiance will be at once reflective, celebratory, and intense as the Iowa women's gymnastics will be there to "Think Pink" for breast-cancer awareness and celebrate Senior Night - all while hosting Iowa State.
The surging GymHawks have their eyes on the March 29 Big Ten championships, but they won't be overlooking Iowa State.
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UI sophomore Brooke Duval is using turnitin.com for the first time this semester, and it doesn't bother her at all.
"I understand that cheating is prevalent," she said. "I don't think [turnitin.com] is a big deal."
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The jail is overcrowded.
That's what leads every report from jail officials to update the Johnson County Board of Supervisors on the status of the county jail, Supervisor Sally Stutsman said.
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The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved adding a $20 million bond to the general-election ballot in November. (0) comments
UI increases scholarship and grant money for students and plans to continue increase. (0) comments
Two Iowa City minors face felonies after authorities charged them with possessing stolen firearms, Johnson County sheriff's deputies said. (1) comment
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