To say Karl Rove's Sunday talk was emotionally charged would be an understatement.
Boos exuberantly punctuated the UI Lecture Committee's introduction and dozens in the audience stood, turning their backs when President Bush's former deputy chief of staff and top aide took the stage. A woman charged up an aisle, her hands shaking, as she called for Rove to be arrested. And in a row near the front, a veteran told a different 84-year-old veteran to "F--- off" when he asked him to stop shouting.
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Karl Rove protesters didn't stop at picket signs and chants to express their anger over the former Deputy Chief of Staff's UI appearance Sunday night.
Local protest group Seeds of Dissent and the UI Antiwar Committee held events protesting Rove's appearance at the IMU.
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Before his formal UI appearance began on Sunday, Karl Rove jovially took his seat on stage filled with student media members who were anxious to get the political expert's backstory and take on the current presidential-nomination race.
The Student Video Productions-sponsored forum in front of members of the College Republicans offered a different perspective of a man who admits his status as controversial figure in politics.
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Time and distance matter when it comes to spreading bacterial meningitis.
A Loras College student, 19-year-old Audrey Fitzgerald, apparently died from the fast-progressing disease. Some strains are contagious, and health officials at the school and state level worked throughout the week to reach those who had close contact with her.
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Downtown Iowa City may change its feel, and appeal, to pedestrians, businesses, and shoppers if the Iowa City City Council decides on Tuesday to pass a proposed ordinance that would limit panhandlers, solicitation, and begging.
If passed, soliciting in an aggressive manner would be prohibited - a continuation of the current law - as would be sitting or lying down within 10 feet of a doorway. The ordinance brings proximity into play to help separate businesses from loiterers and solicitors.
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One year is almost up and still no completion.
The expected 2 1/2-month North Chilled Water Crossing Project has turned into an almost 12-month ordeal because of unforeseen challenges. The project's final date has been moved to May, officials said.
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Iowa City homeless people can expect 70 extra beds in the near future.
The Shelter House, 331 N. Gilbert St., a nonprofit organization that provides housing and support to homeless individuals throughout Iowa City, will build a new facility in southern Iowa City after a March 7 Iowa Supreme Court ruling.
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The Iowa Supreme Court will keep its UI representation.
The State Judicial Nominating Committee nominated UI College of Law graduates Connie Alt, David Baker, and Thomas Waterman to the Iowa Supreme Court on March 7 to replace retiring Chief Justice Jerry Larson. Also a UI alum, Larson was appointed in 1978, and his 30-year tenure was the longest of any Supreme Court justice. He will end his duties May 17.
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