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Iowa, ISU, UNI athletic budgets report

The Iowa Board of Regents met Wednesday in Vinton and  the athletic department budgets of Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa were on the agenda. Iowa’s revenue projections are budgeted at $70.6 million for fiscal year 2011,  while ISU is $41.6 … Continue reading

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UI, ISU, UNI budgets approved

VINTON — Iowa’s three regent universities should work to maintain the same levels of employee retirement contributions, several state regents said Wednesday. The regents, at a meeting at the Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton, approved the 2010-11 budgets … Continue reading

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Gas leak at Solon golf course

SOLON — Fire and utility crews responded to a gas line leak at the Lake MacBride Golf Club in Solon yesterday afternoon. A pipe was hit during construction of a temporary clubhouse, said Tracy Hufford, owner and manager of the … Continue reading

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Average student debt down at UI, ISU, UNI

IOWA CITY — Average student loan debt upon graduation fell slightly last year at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa. For those students who graduated with student loan debt in 2009, the average … Continue reading

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Linn County changes weather siren policy

Updated at 9:46 p.m. — Every county has a different system for alerting the public of severe weather, said Mike Golberg, spokesman for the agency. Goldberg said the new policy means sirens will be sounded for severe weather storms that … Continue reading

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Newer heart care procedure less risky

IOWA CITY – Treating blockages in blood vessels supplying the heart usually requires a sometimes risky procedure through a vein in your leg.  Now, there’s a new, less invasive alternative that could mean quicker recovery time for patients offered at … Continue reading

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Regents plan aims to boost grad rates, minority achievement

IOWA CITY — Iowa’s three regent universities will work to improve four-year graduation rates and increase grad rates of underrepresented minority students under a strategic plan approved by state regents Thursday. The new strategic plan lays out eight goals and timelines … Continue reading

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UI, UNI plan no layoffs for 2010-11

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa leaders don’t plan on layoffs next year, but Iowa State University officials said some layoffs are likely in cutting the budget. Just how many layoffs there may be at ISU … Continue reading

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PICTURES: Petition Drive for Marijuana

Pictures from Iowa State University campus from students signing petitions in support of marijuana over alcohol.

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