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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

Coming through crisis, ‘While My Sister Sleeps’ nothing short of beautiful

RACHAEL LANDER February 24, 2009

If author Barbara Delinsky is still upset from getting bumped from her Honors English class in high school for not being able to keep up, she sure doesn’t show it. The best-selling writer has proven...

CD reviews: Obi mediocre; Bran flakes for eating, not listening

DI ARTS STAFF February 24, 2009

Obi Mediocre Obi Best: Capades Obi Best is a lot like teenager Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid: the band has the potential to take the indie music scene by storm, but it needs a Mr. Miyagi and a kick-ass...

Tinkering with Electoral College unconstitutional

TIM HENDRIX - GUEST OPINION February 24, 2009

There is a movement among the Iowa lawmakers to change the state’s Electoral College voting system. The system currently mandated by the Constitution may seem to be outdated, cumbersome, and unfair at...

Venus on the half-sky

BEAU ELLIOT February 24, 2009

Idly gazing at Venus on the half-sky, I wonder about the economy. And Republicans. And Roland Burris. I don’t know why, exactly. Maybe because Venus burns brighter than the economy. But then, these...

Juvenile offenders deserve second chance

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 24, 2009

As our law currently suggests, the behavior of a person when he or she is a minor is likely to reflect the way in which this person will behave as an adult. A 17-year-old marijuana addict and occasional...

Baseball out at UNI

ASSOCIATED PRESS February 24, 2009

DES MOINES — Northern Iowa will eliminate its baseball program after this season, a cost-cutting measure officials say will save the school around $400,000. Athletics Director Troy Dannen made the announcement...

Who’s going to have the best NFL career: Greene, King, or Fletcher?

DI SPORTS STAFF February 24, 2009

Shonn Greene Don’t let the 40-yard dash fool you. Over this past weekend, 23-year-old Shonn Greene ran a 4.63 40 at the NFL scouting combine, which for him was an expected time. But while his speed...

Iowa women’s swimming and diving is in 9th, but with excellent records

EVELYN LAU February 24, 2009

Usually, a ninth-place finish isn’t much to brag about. Unless, of course, a team breaks seven school records and posts three NCAA B-cut performance times — then maybe it deserves some recognition. While...

Underclassmen fuel women’s track

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI February 24, 2009

In 2008, the Iowa women’s track and field team had four All-Americans. Coming into this season, only one of those four, senior Racheal Marchand, returned. The makeup of this year’s team is much different....

Basketball women not exactly raining 3’s after men’s line move

JEFF PAWOLA February 24, 2009

It’s well-documented how the extra foot added to the 3-point line has affected the men’s game — bringing down the national average for made 3-pointers to its lowest since the 1998-99 season at 34.23...

UI salutes Peace Corps

LINI GE February 24, 2009

Patricia Gillette celebrated her 59th birthday on Monday in a unique way — by presenting her experience working as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya at the Iowa City Public Library. “When they told...

UI going a Twitter

EMILY MELVOLD February 24, 2009

On Jan. 16, the Iowa Hawkeyes joined. On Jan. 21, the Pomerantz Career Center joined. And on Feb. 3, the IMU joined. What are all these UI groups connecting to? Twitter — a growing online social network...

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