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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

These Arms Are Snakes bites a piece out of Iowa City nightlife

BRIAN DAU February 25, 2009

When I spoke with bassist Brian Cook of Seattle’s These Arms Are Snakes, the rest of the band was in the middle of a sound check at the first stop on the group’s current national tour. As such, nearly...

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ season five drowning in its own suck

RACHAEL LANDER February 25, 2009

Here’s a riddle: What’s hotter than a naked James Franco in a Jacuzzi? To this girl, the answer is the unmatchably sexy man animals known as McDreamy and McSteamy (doctors Derek Shepherd and Mark Sloan)...

The farcical Facebook fiasco

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 25, 2009

The recent brouhaha over Facebook changing its terms of service offers a good illustration of how easily issues can be blown out of proportion in online discussion. Columnists, bloggers, and a wide assortment...

My Mardi Gras, after a nomadic life

CT GILBERT - GUEST OPINION February 25, 2009

I’ve never really had a culture of my own. Oh, the grand sweeps of national character, maybe, participating in this or that element of Americanism — I know what a fast-food cheeseburger tastes/looks/hurts...

Trying to grasp manhandle

NICHOLAS KELLY February 25, 2009

People have favorites. Favorite color, favorite team, favorite movie/book/painting/teenage mutant ninja turtle — people will gravitate toward, identify with, and vehemently defend a favorite on even...

Hawks’ Wahlin getting the point

MIKE BROWNLEE February 25, 2009

Heir apparent. Passing the baton. Next in line. Circle of life. Changing on the guard (literally). Whatever cliché you want to use, it’s going on at point guard on the Iowa women’s basketball team. But...

Unsung seniors of women’s basketball

MIKE BROWNLEE February 25, 2009

Thursday night’s Iowa women’s basketball game at home against Illinois will be the final contest for the Hawkeye seniors, including three — Wendy Ausdemore, Megan Skouby, and Kristi Smith — who...

Hawks look for two in a row as Spartans loom

SCOTT MILLER February 25, 2009

Twice this year, Iowa has won big games at home — Jan. 21 against Wisconsin and Feb. 7 against Northwestern — only to falter on the road a few days later. After the Wisconsin game, the Hawkeyes suffered...

Third coach among peers

AMIE KIEHN February 25, 2009

Pete Sampras was in his prime while Patrick Dwyer was hitting tennis balls in his hometown of Franksville, Wis. Dwyer watched as Sampras executed his flawless volleying skills that won him Grand Slam after...

UNI Baseball decision hits home

RYAN YOUNG February 25, 2009

Iowa head coach Jack Dahm understands why the question must be asked. In fact, he expects to hear it a lot over the next three months. With Northern Iowa announcing on Monday that its baseball program...

Tough match ahead as tennis faces foe Drake

AMIE KIEHN February 25, 2009

Great rivalries have been a fixture of the sporting scene — Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal, Duke against North Carolina, Celtics versus Lakers. One rivalry that hasn’t dominated the headlines but...

UI hospital support group targets new mothers

JENNIFER DELGADO February 25, 2009

Mothers may not know it, but when dealing with newborn babies or young toddlers gets tough, there is somewhere to turn. The UI Hospitals and Clinics is offering a new support group, Moms Supporting Moms,...

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