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Iowa Fires Two Top Administrators
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 24, 2008
Report says officials mishandled a rape allegation involving two football players.
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Iowa Reinstates Corn-Eating Contest
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 9, 2008
But also manages to stick with its antigluttony stance.
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RNC Student Arrest Roundup
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 5, 2008
A number of student journalists and activists were arrested Monday.
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Police Believe They Found Body of Accused Iowa Professor
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 25, 2008
The professor disappeared after being accused of trading grades for sexual favors.
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Anti-Drinking Policies Called Futile
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- July 15, 2008
Penn State and Iowa students weigh in on local attempts to curb underage drinking.
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No Bake Sales at Iowa Hospitals
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- July 15, 2008
Officials find new USDA rules too difficult to follow and ban sales altogether.
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Iowa Flood Damage Toll Hits $231 Million
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- July 9, 2008
Number more than triples from preliminary figures and is expected to rise even more.
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University of Iowa Sends Sandbags Downriver
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 18, 2008
Officials expect class to resume Monday, although many buildings are still flooded.
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Iowa Cancels Class, Orientation in Preparation for Flooding
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 13, 2008
Flood levels in Iowa River could reach record heights by next week.
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Iowa Braces for Floods
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 11, 2008
Officials shut down arts campus, and students and faculty work on sandbag barriers.
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Keene State Considers Incentives for Friday Morning Classes
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- February 21, 2008
In hopes of giving students a financial break and using the school's facilities more efficiently, Keene State College in New Hampshire is considering paying students to take early morning and Friday classes.
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Winter Weather a Literal Pain in the Butt
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- December 12, 2007
Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin feel the freeze.
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The Caucus Is Coming, and So Are the Loonies
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- December 5, 2007
John Edwards is trying to distance himself from handwritten fliers posted on the Iowa State University campus.
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Like Aerosmith Said: Pink, It's Her Old Obsession
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- December 3, 2007
A former University of Iowa law professor wasn't too happy two years ago about the pink-clad visiting locker rooms and is now planning to file a Title IX complaint against the school.
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Iowa Tries to Tame Thirsty Thursdays
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 12, 2007
The University of Iowa is paying departments to hold more classes on Fridays in an effort to curb binge drinking.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 4, 2007
A recent spate of sexual assaults on and near the University of Iowa campus has prompted two sororities to hire security guards.
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More Inquiry Into Multiple Bomb Threats
The Paper Trail
- August 30, 2007
The anonymous warnings keep coming at various schools around the nation.
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Bomb Threats Plague Iowa
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 29, 2007
The University of Iowa yesterday received its third bomb threat in a month.
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Kegs 1, New Antikeg Laws 0
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 27, 2007
Proving that there is little that can part a college student and his beer, a change in keg laws has not slowed keg sales at the University of Iowa.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- July 25, 2007
Daily roundup from campuses nationwide.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- July 10, 2007
*How much would it take for the University of Iowa's College of Public Health to sell out and name itself after an insurance company? Apparently, $15 million wasn't enough, reports the Daily Iowan. "The [$15 million] struck me .
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Next Up in the Midwest's Battle Against Boozing: Illinois
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 27, 2007
You know that rule about not talking politics when drinking? The same does not apply when it comes to talking drinks when politicking, and definitely not in Champaign. Home of the University of Illinois, the city of Champaign has recently tackled alcohol problems at a council meeting, the Daily Illini reports.
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Iowa Really Doesn't Want You to Drink
By Jackie Mantey and Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- June 22, 2007
Old news: Alcohol is linked to bad decisions. Sort-of-new news: Alcohol is linked to bad decisions over time, the University of Iowa's Daily Iowan reports.
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Trail Mix
The Paper Trail
- May 10, 2007
Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover followed through on his ultimatum to not speak at the UC-Berkeley commencement unless the school resolved its wage dispute with its custodial workers, the Daily Californian reports. University Chancellor Robert Birgeneau spoke instead, while protesters picketed outside the ceremony.
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Trail Mix
The Paper Trail
- November 17, 2006
Mansfield University—known as the site of the first outdoor college football game to be played at night, in 1892—has decided to cut its football team, the Associated Press reports.
The University of Iowa may announce its next president today, the Daily Iowan reports.
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