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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Book review: Leering at Lear in Moore’s Fool

DAN WATSON February 17, 2009

“Shagging,” “boinking,” “boffing,” and “fuckery” may not be words one conjures up when thinking about Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear, but they have their places in comic novelist Christopher...

America needs some heroes, flaws and all

GREGORY RODRIGUEZ February 17, 2009

Michael Phelps smokes pot. A-Rod took steroids. What’s next? Will US Airways Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger get busted too? Americans love to put their heroes on pedestals almost as much as...

Hit like a roid

BEAU ELLIOT February 17, 2009

So it turns out that the economic meltdown (I wonder if we can call it the China Syndrome without irritating the nuclear-power industry, Hollywood, or the Chinese — people are so sensitive these days)...

Marijuana legalization would create jobs, government income

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 17, 2009

With Iowa’s state government facing a budget shortfall of approximately $600 million and an increasing number of people looking for work, there is an exceedingly practical strategy for economic recovery...

Baseball senior Justin Toole’s head not turned by preseason accolades

RYAN YOUNG February 17, 2009

Justin Toole doesn’t like to read anything into preseason accolades. He’s honored, but the Iowa senior shortstop isn’t about to hang his sweat-stained ball cap on them just yet. He was lauded as...

Will the Big Ten have more than six teams in the NCAA’s?

DI SPORTS STAFF February 17, 2009

YES March is rapidly approaching, and that means the NCAA Tournament is drawing near as well. The Big Ten looks poised to secure seven bids in the 65-team field. First, the lock: Michigan State is on...

Weil tosses 1st no-hitter

JON LINDER February 17, 2009

Brittany Weil has spent the better part of the last three years accumulating staggering numbers pitching for the Iowa softball team. On Feb. 13, it was what the senior didn’t accumulate that stood out. For...

Men’s tennis thinking inside the boxing

AMIE KIEHN February 17, 2009

Tuesday is “Fightin’ Day” for the Iowa men’s tennis team. Assistant coach Steve Nash loves it. He walks onto the courts clad in his brightest, sunshine yellow Hawkeye T-shirt, sporting a beguiling...

GymHawks prevail in close ‘pink meet’ against Iowa State

EVELYN LAU February 17, 2009

Iowa’s fourth-annual Pink Meet kicked off with rival teams coming together for a common cause. But by evening’s end, the two squads were anything but cordial as they battled in a closely contested...

State prepares for federal money

SHAWN GUDE February 17, 2009

With billions of dollars in stimulus money set to flow into Iowa, officials are anxious to fund coveted infrastructure programs and shore up the state’s budget. But they’ll have to wait a few more...

Iowa City makes plans for stimulus

AMANDA MCCLURE February 17, 2009

Cities throughout Iowa are set to receive a portion of the $1.9 billion expected to flow into the state from the national stimulus package, though constraints in the bill have set limitations for desired...

UI project to aid Ghana

SHANE ERSLAND February 17, 2009

A team of UI student engineers hopes residents of Ghana will see an improvement in their drinking water quality thanks to the students’ development of a hand-held water sanitizer. Because Ghana, in...

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