UI Learning Commons completion date delayed
Construction has been the face of the University of Iowa Main Library for nearly a full year after beginning construction in November 2011.
However despite initial plans to finish a first-phase project by the beginning of the upcoming fall semester, the university community will have to wait a few more months to reap its full benefits.
UI Spokesperson Tom Moore said the new space could now open as many as five months later than originally planned. He said that to date, construction should be completed Dec. 12, 2013.
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“We’ll get there,” he said. “The hope is to be ahead of schedule.”
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• Campus projects, renovations remain on track despite recent flood risks
The new $53 million West Campus Residence Hall will open between spring and summer 2015.
• Councilors to move on red-light cameras, drone ordinance
The Iowa City City Council will vote on the measure during Tuesday's meeting.
• New Pioneer Co-Op members vote 'yes' to third store
Location could be announced by the end of the year.
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Sports:
• Sowinski’s journey continues
Already an American record holder in the 600-meter dash, Erik Sowinski will continue his storied track journey this weekend at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines.
• UI Athletics Department reports NCAA violations
The report from the last academic year notes 14 self-reports through a 10-month window by UI Athletics.
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Opinions:
• Editorial: Don’t raise loan rates
The interest rate for federally subsidized student loans is scheduled to jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1, barring any last minute legislative action in Congress. This impending rate hike must be avoided, lest the already massive burden of student debt become even more difficult to bear.
• Beall: Ending assault
Today, women in the military are more likely to be sexually assaulted or raped by fellow soldiers than injured in combat. There are an estimated 26,000 sexual assaults in the military every year, but military leaders have been slow to respond to the epidemic of violence within its ranks.
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