College Headlines

UI Music prof apparently kills himself

Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA

1 day ago by Regina Zilbermints - The Daily Iowan

A UI oboe professor accused of sexual harassment apparently committed suicide Wednesday afternoon, and university officials are saying they offer counseling to try to avoid such incidents.

Iowa City police records show authorities responded to Mark Weiger's home at 3:41 p.m., where they found a male in a vehicle apparently dead. He was stiff and cold to the touch, according to police reports.

Another group tackles alcohol awareness

Minnesota State University Reporter, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN

1 day ago by Jamie Winter

More than 15 years ago the Mankato Area Anti-Violence Committee was formed in response to gang vandalism that plagued the area. Every year since then, the committee has focused on a different topic to improve the community.

The committee is composed of law enforcement officers, Blue Earth County social workers, probation officers, MADD representatives, school board members, guidance counselors and other school district employees.

Big walks in downtown Iowa City

Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA

2 days ago by Kelli Shaffner - The Daily Iowan

In Iowa City, a few businessmen tower above the rest, owning more, generating greater wealth, and cutting a larger swath in the area's economic development.

This is nothing new.

But when an area's downtown economy is so dominated by the few, what effect - or repercussions - does this pose?

UI offers counseling as police report prof died in garage

Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, IA

2 days ago by Regina Zilbermints - The Daily Iowan

Iowa City police said Thursday they are almost certain former UI music Professor Mark Weiger killed himself while sitting in his car inside his closed garage.

Johnson County medical examiner performed the autopsy on Weiger Thursday afternoon.

By the time officers found him inside his car in his garage Wednesday afternoon, it was obvious he had been dead "awhile," Iowa City police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said.

By that point, he was beyond resuscitation, Kelsay said.

Aspiring OB-GYN gains experience

The Collegian, Hillsdale College, MI

6 days ago by Elizabeth Ryan

When junior Lauren Cameron returns from a day of volunteering at Hillsdale Community hospital, friends pack into her room to hear stories about her experiences - watching doctors induce labor, viewing sexually transmitted diseases and learning about the duties of a gynecologist.