Education liaison to homeless staffer ousted in Iowa City
Iowa City school district will not renew the contact of a liaison to homeless students after she was placed on paid leave in April for an unauthorized tour of special education classrooms. Stephanie Van Housen, hired in 2008, sought a court injunction to prevent firing, claiming whistleblower retaliation. She withdrew the motion and filed a complaint with the Town Public Employment Relations Board.
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Grant Wood Elementary
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Iowa City beer caves scanned for 3D map project
ResearchersLower laser scanning down a 25-foot shaft beneath Brewery Square to 3D image Iowa City's historic beer caves. The project aims to create a university classroom tool and potential tours, using LIDAR to render first of their kind cave structures in the state.
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the Gazette
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University of Iowa Geographical and Sustainability Sciences Department
Linn County trans woman’s car vandalized amid hate slurs
Alyssa Eve, 23, a transgender resident of Linn County, witnessed vandalism on her door and car around 11 30 p m Friday with messages like kill yourself and pedophile painted across her Mercury. Sheriff Gardner noted no prints or cameras. a hate crime is possible if a suspect is identified. Community support grew via GoFundMe, raising over 3560 for repairs as Eve seeks to move forward and hopes vandals will speak openly.
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