The Lantern, Ohio State, OH
11 hours ago by Betsy Samuels
With the use of portable media players, medical students at The Ohio State University Medical Center can now carry the equivalent of heavy textbooks and medical references in their lab coat pockets
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
17 hours ago by Anna Lothson - The Daily Iowan
For UI graduate student Miles Shultz, sipping on a beer Wednesday during the Airliner's happy hour was just another night.
But recent discussion by Iowa City city councilors could put a damper on his happy hour: A possible new ordinance would reduce specials in which bars sell alcohol for less than its cost. The goal: prevent excessive drinking downtown.
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
21 hours ago by Peter Gustin - The Daily Iowan
Miya Rodolfo-Sioson never fell victim to the tragedy that drastically changed her life on Nov. 1, 1991. Despite being paralyzed from the neck down, she became a leading advocate for disabled people's rights.
The sole survivor of the Gang Lu shooting spree on the UI campus 17 years ago, Rodolfo-Sioson died of advanced breast cancer Wednesday morning. She was 40.
The Lantern, Ohio State, OH
1 day ago by Alexis Hopkins

Photos courtesy of Robert McClendon
Robert McClendon stands with his family and holds his granddaughter after being released from jail Aug. 11. McClendon was released from prison after DNA evidence proved him innocent.
After 18 years served in prison for a crime he did not commit, Columbus native Robert McClendon is home for the holidays.
On Aug. 11, McClendon was released from prison after DNA evidence proved his innocence in the kidnapping and rape of a 10-year-old girl
The Lantern, Ohio State, OH
2 days ago by Amy Hoover
The Celebrating Compassion Gala 2008 is coming to Columbus 8 p.m. Saturday at the Landmark Gateway Theater, at 1550 N. High Street. Hosted by Mercy for Animals, the event will feature a vegan-friendly menu, awards ceremony, silent auction, music, dancing and networking opportunities for vegans and vegetarians
Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA
3 days ago by Amanda McClure - The Daily Iowan
A research group on Monday confirmed UI professors' suspicions the nation has entered into a true recession.
"It's not like naming who won 'American Idol,' " said UI economics Associate Professor John Solow. "It's not hard to figure out we're in a negative economic situation. This shouldn't come as a surprise to people."