Monday, October 13, 2008

University of Iowa

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Iowa Fires Two Top Administrators

Report says officials mishandled a rape allegation involving two football players. more >>

Iowa Reinstates Corn-Eating Contest

But also manages to stick with its antigluttony stance. more >>

RNC Student Arrest Roundup

A number of student journalists and activists were arrested Monday. more >>

Police Believe They Found Body of Accused Iowa Professor

The professor disappeared after being accused of trading grades for sexual favors. more >>

Anti-Drinking Policies Called Futile

Penn State and Iowa students weigh in on local attempts to curb underage drinking. more >>

No Bake Sales at Iowa Hospitals

Officials find new USDA rules too difficult to follow and ban sales altogether. more >>

Iowa Flood Damage Toll Hits $231 Million

Number more than triples from preliminary figures and is expected to rise even more. more >>

University of Iowa Sends Sandbags Downriver

Officials expect class to resume Monday, although many buildings are still flooded. more >>

Iowa Cancels Class, Orientation in Preparation for Flooding

Flood levels in Iowa River could reach record heights by next week. more >>

Iowa Braces for Floods

Officials shut down arts campus, and students and faculty work on sandbag barriers. more >>

Keene State Considers Incentives for Friday Morning Classes

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. more >>

Winter Weather a Literal Pain in the Butt

Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin feel the freeze. more >>

The Caucus Is Coming, and So Are the Loonies

John Edwards is trying to distance himself from handwritten fliers posted on the Iowa State University campus. more >>

Like Aerosmith Said: Pink, It's Her Old Obsession

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. more >>

Iowa Tries to Tame Thirsty Thursdays

The University of Iowa is paying departments to hold more classes on Fridays in an effort to curb binge drinking. more >>

Trail Mix

A recent spate of sexual assaults on and near the University of Iowa campus has prompted two sororities to hire security guards. more >>

More Inquiry Into Multiple Bomb Threats

The anonymous warnings keep coming at various schools around the nation. more >>

Bomb Threats Plague Iowa

The University of Iowa yesterday received its third bomb threat in a month. more >>

Kegs 1, New Antikeg Laws 0

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. more >>

Trail Mix

Daily roundup from campuses nationwide. more >>

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*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 . more >>

Next Up in the Midwest's Battle Against Boozing: Illinois

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. more >>

Iowa Really Doesn't Want You to Drink

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. more >>

Trail Mix

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. more >>

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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. more >>

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