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1997-1998 | Daily Gazette | Gazette | Dispatch | high school
Many people coming out of high school don't know what they want to do with their lives. I, however, knew exactly what I wanted to be: a reporter.

I started at The Daily Iowan almost before the ink on my high school diploma was dry. My first byline was two weeks after graduation and I quickly fit right in at The Daily Iowan. I worked at The Daily Iowan my first two years in college, covering the courts my first year and the Iowa City City Council my second year.

The Daily Iowan is the student run publication at The University of Iowa. With the right people it can rival the two main competing papers in the city, The Cedar Rapids Gazette and the Iowa City Press-Citizen. That is what I tried to do, beating the two papers to important stories on several occasions.

If you would like to hear more about my experiences at The Daily Iowan, e-mail me at steven_cook@altavista.com.

  • Ten really good clips from The Daily Iowan
  • Kasich campaigns on UI campus, seeking 'energy'-5/10/99
  • Colorado shooting: For UI student, 10 long, agonizing minutes-4/21/99
  • She wants her MTV-4/12/99
  • Sales tax: Voters shoot down tax-3/31/99
  • Major fire destroys historic building, leaves 21 homeless-3/26/99-DI Online story
  • Victims were dead before S. Van Buren blast-3/22/99
  • Keeping the faith-12/15/98-55 inch enterprise story
  • Council unanimously approves deer-kill plan-12/2/98
  • Plane crashes in I.C. back yard-9/28/98
  • On eve of trial, Garofalo suit has but one defendant-8/27/98
  • Meetings: Collection of Iowa City City Council stories-fall 1998 to Spring 1999-Daily Iowan

    • Fall semester 1998 to spring semester 1999

    May

  • Northwest half empty after threats-5/11/99
  • Northwest students on edge after threats-5/10/99
  • Kasich campaigns on UI campus, seeking 'energy'-5/10/99
  • Residents voice concern over proposed bus routes-5/7/99
  • Police dept. renovation put on hold-5/5/99
  • City considers the parking angle-5/4/99
  • 2 injured in electrical panel blast-5/3/99

    • April 16-30

  • Under-21 busts prompt city action-4/30/99
  • Ex-adviser fears Delt blowout-4/30/99
  • Funny money -- it's no joke in I.C.-4/29/99
  • Bradley hails Wellstone support-4/26/99
  • Local schools to remember Colorado victims-4/23/99
  • Group wants reflectors to save deer-4/22/99
  • Colorado shooting: For UI student, 10 long, agonizing minutes-4/21/99
  • Out, out, non-brief light, residents say-4/21/99
  • City landfill to get new recycling center-4/20/99
  • No free parking near dorms-4/19/99

    • April 1-15

  • UI soph falls just shy of becoming a VJ-4/15/99
  • Y2K test causes brief outage-4/15/99
  • Library to get a virtual lift-4/14/99
  • Irish leader Hume cancels UI talk-4/13/99
  • She wants her MTV-4/12/99
  • Delta Tau Delta banner 'absurd,' member says-4/9/99
  • Fraternity mourns loss of charter-4/8/99
  • Residents dislike city district plan-4/7/99
  • Skywalk proposed for new ramp-4/6/99
  • Police wait on lab tests in double slaying-4/5/99
  • Fire at UI paint shop-4/2/99
  • Sales tax: After tax flops, library looks to another plan-4/1/99

    • March 16-31

  • More homeless after 3rd fire-3/31/99
  • Sales tax: Voters shoot down tax-3/31/99
  • Sales tax: Sales-tax fight comes to head today-3/30/99
  • Blaze devastates residents, workers-3/29/99
  • 'My whole life was in that apartment,' resident says-3/29/99
  • Major fire destroys historic building, leaves 21 homeless-3/26/99-DI Online story
  • Ex-DI photog aims his lenses in West, Central Africa-3/26/99
  • Sales tax: Panel debates proposed tax-3/26/99
  • Sales tax: Groups voice pros, cons of proposed local-option sales tax-3/25/99
  • Sales tax: Residents mixed on local tax-3/24/99
  • Sales tax: Election nears on local-option sales tax-3/23/99
  • Victims were dead before S. Van Buren blast-3/22/99

    • March 1-15

  • *Spring Break*
  • He won on 'Jeopardy!,' baby-3/12/99
  • Computer worm squirms through UI-3/10/99
  • Time for students to move ther cars-3/10/99
  • Alleged anti-gay murder sparks local march, vigil-3/8/99
  • Kasich bowls I.C.-3/8/99
  • Blaze at scene of death flares into argument-3/4/99
  • Council OKs $164 million budget-3/3/99
  • City plans 'beacon' for the millennium-3/2/99
  • Fire hits scene of murder-3/1/99
  • Fire closes Yen Ching-3/1/99

    • February 16-28

  • Board attorney heads to bench-2/26/99
  • North Liberty man found shot dead in home-2/25/99
  • Residents discuss fairness of sales tax at forum-2/25/99
  • City plans for more police in budget-2/24/99
  • City bus would run from dorms to South Side supermarkets-2/23/99
  • UI's Frank looks to ice theory on comets, water-2/22/99
  • Keep Dr. Tom in the house, Hawkeye basketball fans say-2/19/99
  • City can't buck federal judge's deer ruling-2/17/99
  • West High student hospitalized after alcohol incident-2/17/99

    • February 1-15

  • Court grants Bambi another stay-2/15/99
  • Officers' history open to review board-2/12/99
  • Another win for deer kill plan-2/12/99
  • Shaw shooting to be revisited on Discovery-2/12/99
  • Iowa City deer-kill back in sight - perhaps-2/11/99
  • Move it, city says on parking-2/10/99
  • Runaway boat could damn crew-2/10/99
  • Principal will retain job - for the moment-2/10/99
  • Downtown project hits cost-oversight snag-2/9/99
  • USDA reviews deer-kill comments-2/9/99
  • Move for deer-kill restraining order planned-2/8/99
  • Police identify body-2/5/99
  • Deer deadline extended-2/5/99
  • Body discovered under trestle-2/4/99
  • City Council still shooting blanks on deer kill-2/4/99
  • Council delays Dodge Street construction-2/3/99
  • For area woman, Dwight's jaunt was a $10,000 run-2/2/99
  • Ex-UI basketball recruit's hearing delayed-2/1/99

    • January

  • Ex-UI basketball recruit to go to court today-1/29/99
  • USDA tries new plan for Iowa City deer kill-1/28/99
  • Council cuts $7 million from budget-1/28/99
  • Harmon Building to get 'dozer-1/27/99
  • Deer kill still on hold-1/27/99
  • City Council puts off Benton Street reconstruction plan-1/26/99
  • UI presents pedestrian bridge plan-1/26/99
  • Bambi's execution stayed again-1/26/99
  • Deer kill may go private-1/25/99
  • Council ponders Benton St. project-1/25/99
  • Deer sharpshooting to begin soon-1/22/99
  • Winter Carnival set for this weekend-1/22/99
  • Sex, lies and the oral tradition-1/21/99
  • Coroner: Mayflower death was suicide-1/20/99
  • Student falls to death at Mayflower-1/19/99
  • While you were away ...-1/19/99

    • December

  • *End of fall semester*
  • City Council nixes complainants' attending police hearings-12/16/98
  • Keeping the faith-12/15/98-55 inch enterprise story
  • On Broadway, living is easier-12/15/98
  • Group of residents pitches new First Avenue plan-12/11/98
  • Theater proposal is expanded-12/10/98
  • Van Allen Belts may breed 'killer electrons'-12/8/98
  • Snow crashes warm-weather party-12/7/98
  • There's no business like snow business-12/3/98
  • City increases police power over 'loud' parties-12/2/98
  • Council unanimously approves deer-kill plan-12/2/98
  • Examiner confirms woman's death a suicide-12/2/98
  • Woman falls to death-12/1/98
  • Theater pitches Shakespeare plan-12/1/98

    • November 16 to 30

  • Speeders receive season's greetings-11/30/98
  • Glue fumes ignite in Rienow-11/23/98
  • Judge waives Jay Shaw's two-day jail sentence-11/18/98
  • Locals make last-ditch move to stop deer killing-11/18/98
  • City nixes adding bus fare to tax ballot-11/17/98
  • Locals to talk on deer killing-11/16/98
  • Keeping abreast of rock 'n' roll-11/16/98

    • November 1 to 15

  • How smart are you?-11/13/98
  • Locals honor resident vets-11/12/98
  • Area hit with tropical storm-force winds-11/11/98
  • UIHC faces negligence charge in man's death-11/11/98
  • Much ado about noise-11/10/98
  • A very Iowa City Christmas-11/10/98
  • Speaker to emphasize integrity-11/10/98
  • Shaw to go to jail-11/9/98
  • School district sued-11/6/98
  • Bus forum sparse in attendance, not opinions-11/5/98
  • Election: It's Grassley by a country mile-11/4/98
  • Election: Osterberg fights lack of recognition-11/3/98

    • October 16 to 31

  • Man turns self in after gas-pump fire-10/30/98
  • Council mulls tax ballot as city ponders streetscape II-10/30/98
  • Van Allen: Kennedy was right in grounding Glenn-10/29/98
  • Waiting for wife's surgery, professor arrested for intox-10/28/98
  • Manhole redux: another fall at Biology Building-10/23/98
  • New home is sweet for PATV-10/23/98
  • City's deer plan could thin herd by up to 240-10/22/98
  • Ordinance may not change party patrol-10/21/98
  • Iowa Ave. parking ramp ousts RVAP-10/21/98
  • Council sets hearings on local sales tax-10/20/98
  • Rowdy party law splits city-10/19/98

    • October 1 to 15

  • Ped Mall fountain design spurts ahead-10/15/98
  • Designers pitch proposals to replace 'Three Women Peeing' sculpture-10/14/98
  • UI professor's home catches fire-10/14/98
  • Vigil for slain student draws more than 300-10/13/98
  • Section of Highway 6 to close until Friday afternoon-10/13/98
  • Cigars, bikinis highlight parade-10/12/98
  • Art may be up against the wall-10/9/98
  • Council OKs contract for Iowa Avenue ramp-10/7/98
  • Council OKs Gilbert St. plan, could take years-10/6/98
  • Gilbert St. vexes council-10/5/98
  • Her honor, the prez, turns 55-10/2/98
  • One-Eyed Jakes to close upper floor-10/2/98
  • Business majors win priority ITC access-10/1/98

    • September 16 to 30

  • UISG, council meet to improve relations-9/30/98
  • Plane crashes in I.C. back yard-9/28/98
  • 1,100 UI students to get tax windfall-9/25/98
  • Parties face possible peril with ordinance-9/23/98
  • Council upholds historical preservation on Summit-9/23/98
  • New ramp could displace students-9/22/98
  • Council to mull over loud-party ordinance-9/21/98
  • Regents may raise tuition by 5.2 percent-9/18/98
  • Coralville wants 'fair' tax share in light of mall revenue-9/17/98
  • City Council goes all around the town to check facilities-9/16/98

    • September 1 to 15

  • Local reaction to Starr report from 'so what' to 'yuck'-9/14/98
  • Voodoo sticks it to I.C.-9/14/98
  • Garofalo defendant popped for open container-9/14/98
  • Area man arrested in I.C. home break-in-9/14/98
  • City, UI may swap sites in Iowa Avenue ramp deal-9/10/98
  • NCS gets tax breaks for new jobs-9/10/98
  • Shaw case dropped-9/9/98
  • City Council looks at plan to make Gilbert St. one-way-9/9/98
  • City Council ponders South Gilbert Street safety-9/8/98
  • Two teen-agers charged for drug offenses-9/8/98
  • Fireworks finally here-9/4/98
  • Judge delays Garofalo family's civil suit-9/3/98

    • August

  • Garofalos want more time-8/31/98
  • On eve of trial, Garofalo suit has but one defendant-8/27/98
  • Residents to vote on new cable provider-8/27/98
  • City Council ponders repeat ticketing in parking ploy-8/26/98
  • Professor remembers Powell as brilliant, kind-8/26/98
  • Police ask council for drug-sniffing dog-8/25/98
  • Former UI professor's suit dismissed-8/24/98

  • Stories from my first year in college-Daily Iowan June 1997 to May 1998