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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

Cook-in-Progress: How to roast vegetables

DI ARTS STAFF February 23, 2009

It’s a mantra you’ve heard since preschool from your mother, Marge Simpson, and every issue of Fitness magazine: Eat your vegetables. But that order can be tough to fill if you’re not into spinach...

Fired Up mostly fired down

REBECCA KOONS February 23, 2009

Film Review: Fired Up The past few years of cinematic history have seen an onslaught of over-the-top, outrageously funny sex comedies, along the likes of Knocked Up and Superbad. The trailers for Fired...

Bands battle for spot at Wakarusa festival

DAN WATSON February 23, 2009

In the music industry, many small-time acts are always looking for their next big breaks. Most of these opportunities come about simply by good fortune, but on Tuesday, six Iowa bands will battle for a...

The Gaza offensive: an Israeli tradition

PATRICK HITCHON February 23, 2009

On April 10, 1948, the New York Times reported on the massacre of the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin thus: “200 Arabs killed, stronghold taken. A combined force of Irgun Zvai Leumi and the Stern...

Lenten sacrifice, in moderation

EMILEIGH BARNES February 23, 2009

I find it bitterly ironic that Cadbury cream egg season comes around right about the same time as Lent. This year, I said I was going to give up refined sugar, but the sight of those delicious little...

Widening choices in prenatal planning

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 23, 2009

The UI Hygienic Laboratory is now the first state public-health institution to offer a new method of screening for early term birth defects. The test, called an “integrated screen” because it cross-references...

Young Hawks lead women’s track and field

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI February 23, 2009

On a night when the Iowa women’s track and field seniors were honored, two led the way in the Hawkeyes’ first-place finish at the Iowa Invitational on Feb. 20 against Augustana, Bradley, Coe, North...

Men tracksters dominate, crowning 10 individual champions

ZACH SMITH February 23, 2009

Heading into the Iowa Invitational on Feb. 20, men’s track and field head coach Larry Wieczorek had billed the meet as a last chance for a bevy of Hawkeyes to prove themselves as contenders rather than...

Lady Hawks hang on in Michigan

JEFF PAWOLA February 23, 2009

The Iowa women’s basketball team won its fourth-straight game Sunday, defeating Michigan, 68-64, in Ann Arbor, Mich. The victory ties the Hawkeyes’ longest winning streak of the season; Iowa has had...

Women’s tennis loses to DePaul, whips Kansas

ROBBIE LEHMAN February 23, 2009

The Iowa women’s tennis team proved the rankings to be true this weekend. The No. 58 Hawkeyes lost to No. 57 DePaul 5-2 on Feb. 20 but bounced back Sunday to defeat No. 75 Kansas, 5-2, at the Hawkeye...

Commentary: Hawks hang tough

SCOTT MILLER February 23, 2009

Iowa trotted out onto the Carver-Hawkeye Arena floor Sunday afternoon with its new putrid-looking jerseys and fewer players to wear them. Nine scholarship players dressed for the Hawkeyes’ showdown...

Wrestling still undefeated on the mats

RYAN YOUNG February 23, 2009

It’s official. Wrestling world’s postseason field includes No. 1 Iowa and everyone else. The top-ranked Hawkeyes routed No. 19 Northwestern on Sunday in Evanston, Ill., 34-13, claiming their second-straight...

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