Daily Iowan

Updated August 27, 1998
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Stories from my first year in college

Thank you for visiting my Daily Iowan site. I was a Metro writer for the paper, the original morning newspaper of Iowa City, Iowa and the University of Iowa's newspaper. The Daily Iowan's circulation is 20,500 August to May and 13,000 June and July.

I started right out of high school in June, my first byline was in June of 1997 I ran until May 1998.

Here are the stories I did during the '97-'98 campaign. Also, feel free to check out stories using the image to the left.

If you wish to make any comments or suggestions on my page or the stories please e-mail me at steven_cook@altavista.com

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Spring Semester 1998

  • Ask Steve a weekly question-and-answer column-Spring Semester 1998

    • May

  • *End of Semester*
  • Previewing the primary races-5/15/98
  • Students react to nuclear tests-5/14/98
  • President Coleman featured on "Nightline"-5/13/98
  • Non-smoking floors planned for Rienow-5/12/98
  • Meningitis appears isolated-5/11/98
  • UI student's diagnosis should not cause alarm-5/8/98
  • Controller, adviser dies in car accident-5/7/98
  • Officers recover hood ornaments from tip-5/6/98
  • Faculty Senate names new posts-5/6/98
  • Reiners may have OWI charges dropped from record-5/6/98
  • Court clerk charged in theft-5/5/98
  • Judge to rule in Coralville phone-fee battle-5/4/98
  • US West, Coralville battle over fees-5/1/98

    • April

  • Appeal filed in Jain case-4/30/98
  • Former researcher: UI breached contract-4/29/98
  • Trial date set for alleged bank robber-4/29/98
  • Local doctors sue state-4/28/98
  • Alleged bank robber's roommate charged with possession-4/27/98
  • Craft searches for Venusian lightning with UI component -4/27/98
  • Semi accident injures three; cause unknown-4/24/98
  • Swisher monkeys will not be returned to Sue Kriz-4/23/98
  • Local vigil tonight-4/23/98
  • Committee's question policy stays-4/22/98
  • Police find clues at alleged robber's home-4/16/98
  • Shaw civil rights case delayed-4/14/98
  • Faulty list kept robber at large-4/13/98
  • Suicide lawsuit dismissed-4/9/98
  • Branstad receives same-sex marriage bill-4/7/98
  • I.C. man falls to death from balcony-4/6/98
  • Man who allegedly dragged officer back in Iowa-4/3/98
  • Oakdale employee charged with theft-4/3/98
  • Gore pushes low rent in C.R. speech-4/2/98
  • Gore to speak in C.R.-4/1/98
  • Epenesa arested for OWI-4/1/98

    • March

  • Depositions set for fraternity members-3/30/98
  • Charges dismissed against UI football player Kahlil Hill-3/30/98
  • Same-sex marriage ban passes Senate-3/27/98
  • Gore scheduled to speak in Cedar Rapids-3/27/98
  • Iowa Supreme Court to come to UI this fall-3/25/98
  • Teaching academy called 'dead'-3/25/98
  • Recovery difficult for McElvogue boy-3/23/98
  • El Nino for dummies-3/23/98
  • Downtown store robbed-3/23/98
  • *Spring Break*
  • Same-sex bill called 'political,' 'unfair'-3/13/98
  • Reiners pleads not guilty-3/13/98
  • McElvogue to return home-3/12/98
  • Astronomers lament cell phone space jam-3/11/98
  • UI Prof. sets sights on Senate-3/6/98
  • I.C. caregiver charged with assault on patient-3/6/98
  • TCI takes long trek to better service-3/5/98
  • Hospital employee charged with stealing thousands-3/4/98
  • Faculty reluctant to back a UI teaching academy-3/4/98
  • Escaped man leads police on high speed chase-3/2/98
  • Local man dies in fire-3/2/98

    • February

  • Local woman charged with felony counts of child endangerment-2/27/98
  • Stray spark ignites bowling alley-2/26/98
  • Looking at life from a hawk's eye view-2/25/98
  • Patents don't always bring the big payback-2/24/98
  • Podolak pleads guilty; receives deferred judgement-2/23/98
  • McElvogue's condition improves-2/19/98
  • Proposed academy to 'recognize and reward' faculty-2/18/98
  • Valentine, be mine or beware-2/13/98
  • Kerstetter appeals civil suit-2/11/98
  • UI student found dead-2/10/98
  • Officer who shot I.C. man did not act criminally-2/9/98
  • Coralville party ends early-2/9/98
  • UI employee pleads guilty-2/9/98
  • Iowa man arrested after exposing himself to crowd-2/6/98
  • Drug mix-up victim recovers-2/5/98
  • Charges dropped in case against lamps-2/4/98
  • Surf Iowa-2/2/98

    • January

  • Former White House interns dish-1/28/98
  • Drivers pay pennies for gas at local pumps-1/27/98
  • Reiners' court documents released-1/27/98
  • Reiners charged with OWI-1/26/98
  • Broken bottle leads to lawsuit-1/23/98
  • Woman sues Cedar Rapids man Coralville lake boating accident-1/23/98
  • Coralville man faces three new criminal counts, bringing total to 50-1/22/98
  • Accused criminal returns to town-1/21/98
  • Garofalo civil case comes to town-1/20/98

    • Fall Semester 1997

    December

  • The year in review-12/18/97
  • Greeks more prone to binge-12/17/97
  • On the road to El Paso-12/15/97
  • I.C. grad shot in New Orleans-12/15/97
  • Former Hawk b-ball player faces jail for probation violation-12/11/97
  • Couple sues HACAP for kids' lead poisoning-12/11/97
  • The weather outside is frightful...-12/9/97
  • Shaw accepts plea in Winkelhake assault-12/8/97
  • Herky brained by Gopher band-12/5/97
  • Former UI basketball star pleads guilty to OWI-12/5/97
  • Truck driver charged in train derailment-12/4/97
  • Podolak's trial date set for January-12/4/97
  • Polyard pleads guilty to three of four charges-12/4/97
  • Citizen's Police Academy pomp and circumstance-12/2/97
  • Arkansas man wanted for rape apprehended in Iowa City-12/2/97
  • Oh, deer, a wild living room romp-12/1/97

    • November

  • Bloomfield case still unsolved-11/25/97
  • Derailed train spills 100 tons of grain-11/20/97
  • NASA Successfully Lifts Off-11/20/97
  • UI Senior charged with assault-11/20/97
  • UI to send ELF to space on Columbia-11/19/97
  • Still waiting for results-11/18/97
  • Child cut by object in box of candy-11/17/97
  • Trick or treat, local man pleads guilty on cig charges-11/17/97
  • Podolak arraignment set-11/14/97
  • Couple killed 3 days before anniversary-11/13/97
  • UI launches fund-raising campaign-11/13/97
  • Minority graduation stats down-11/10/97
  • I.C. man treats kids with cigarettes-11/5/97
  • Local man charged with prostitution-11/5/97
  • Metallica settles crowd surfing trial out of court-11/4/97
  • Court T.V., not Metallica in local courtroom today-11/3/97
  • I.C. woman faces fraud, theft charges-11/3/97

    • October

  • Doctors did not discriminate-10/31/97
  • TV rallies for access to local Metallica trial-10/29/97
  • How well do you know horror?-10/29/97
  • UI students, faculty say stock market is still safe-10/28/97
  • Cassini clears first hurdle-10/27/97
  • Student enters guilty plea-10/24/97
  • Feathers fly over Hawks broadcast-10/21/97
  • KCJJ still feeling the heat-10/20/97
  • A grisly copyright infringement-10/20/97
  • Charges dismissed against one Lambda Chi-10/17/97
  • Cassini Space Probe launch goes off without a hitch-10/16/97
  • Cassini holds work of two physicists with UI ties-10/16/97
  • Frank's NASA proposal denied-10/15/97
  • UI professor awaits launch-10/15/97
  • Cassini launch delayed-10/14/97
  • Cassini Probe set to launch-10/13/97
  • Craft sparks protest-10/13/97
  • Walker alledgedly violates parole-10/13/97
  • No indictment for Gillaspie-10/10/97
  • UIHC did not break contract-10/6/97
  • Jury receives UIHC discrimination case-10/3/97
  • UIHC discrimination trial nears end-10/2/97
  • Doctors say Kerstetter mixed up x-rays-10/1/97

    • September

  • Quality, not race, a factor-9/30/97
  • Hawkeye announcer arrested for public intox-9/30/97
  • UIHC trial to wind up Tuesday-9/29/97
  • Co-workers didn't see racial bias-9/26/97
  • Arraignment set in robbery case-9/26/97
  • UIHC doctor takes stand in discrimination trial-9/25/97
  • Bloomfield found dead-9/25/97
  • I.C. woman may be victim of foul play-9/23/97
  • Phillips, not White to prosecute Shaw-9/21/97
  • Hispanic enrollment down-9/18/97
  • Theif had prior criminal record-9/17/97
  • Alleged rapist to stand trial in Omaha this fall-9/15/97
  • Student targeted in harassment case-9/15/97
  • The Panchero's challenge-9/12/97
  • Elections draw few candidates, few votes-9/10/97
  • School board race wide open-9/9/97
  • Drinking death sparks change-9/8/97
  • Sigma Chis try to re-enter the UI system-9/8/97
  • UI gets grant money-9/5/97
  • Akins refuses place on Police Citizens Review Board-9/4/97
  • Iowa City resident charged with forgery-9/4/97
  • I.C. reflects on Di-9/2/97

    • August

  • Looking a year ahead at potential gubernatorial candidates-8/29/97
  • UI Marching Band is gearing up for a brand new season of Hawkeye Football.-8/29/97
  • Meet the council candidates-8/28/97
  • Public safety informs freshmen-8/27/97
  • Coralville man allegedly stabs his wife-8/26/97
  • Jobs for you at the IMU-8/26/97
  • Living lounge-8/25/97

    • Summer Semester 1997

    August

  • School board race low on candidates-8/1/97

    • July

  • Iowa robotic observatory heads to desert-7/31/97
  • UI pension coffers slighted-7/30/97
  • I.C. Marine dies in night flight-7/29/97
  • Minnesota outbreak halts fountains' flow-7/28/97
  • I.C. cools off with severe thunderstorm-7/28/97
  • Skywalk to link bio buildings-7/25/97
  • Curtain goes up on Hancher grant-7/24/97
  • Driving simulator funding accelerates-7/24/97
  • Biology skywalk plan unveiled-7/23/97
  • Police match fires with arson-7/23/97
  • Friends honor Bayliss at fair-7/22/97
  • UI physicists launch space projects-7/21/97
  • Arson suspicion confirmed-7/18/97
  • Summer in the Sky-7/18/97
  • Tobacco sting deemed a success-7/16/97
  • Beware: jet skis are everywhere-7/11/97
  • Path to the past-7/8/97
  • Court eyes school board elections-7/8/97
  • Good To Grow-7/7/97
  • Downtown stabbing may have been over cab-7/3/97
  • Daughter of UI professors dies in car accident in Europe-7/2/97
  • Staying safe on July 4-7/2/97
  • Tax bill might lower pensions-7/1/97

    • June

  • Safety in the sun-6/30/97
  • Commission rallies for gay rights-6/30/97
  • Water main breaks, Ped Mall gets bath-6/27/97
  • Local author believes N.M. legend-6/26/97
  • McConnell will be buried in national veterans cemetery-6/26/97
  • Johnson County plans to coordinate local bus routes-6/25/97
  • Jumper identified by VA-6/25/97
  • Parents notify INS after children refused for jobs at Taco Bell-6/24/97
  • Jumper loses life in river-6/24/97
  • Survey: Male bisexuals less accepted than females-6/20/97
  • DNA links alleged rapist to Iowa City-6/19/97
  • Student may toss hat in City Council ring-6/19/97
  • The unofficial DI Web browser-6/18/97
  • State misses tax deadline-6/17/97
  • Jumbo scoreboard possibility for Kinnick-6/16/97
  • Professors dispute comet theory-6/12/97
  • Study shows Iowa City students even on par with state-6/11/97
  • UI geneticists concur with Clinton-6/11/97

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