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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

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Trendspotter: Comebacks

DI ARTS STAFF March 6, 2009

This week’s trendspotter is the core of most trends: something old becoming new again (and not in the Botoxed, Janice Dickinson way). While LL Cool J might object, this week’s trendspotter is all about...

Truly playing changes

RACHAEL LANDER March 6, 2009

Many musicians toil in garages with dreams of “making it big.” For Kaspar Hauser, success came because of continual member rotation and a distinctly Midwestern sound — at least, that’s what band...

From a snowstorm

NICK FETTY March 6, 2009

When Erica Quinn left her widowed mother, Margaret, to join the Angels of Destruction, it looked as though Margaret would be alone for the rest of her life. In a bizarre turn of events, a young orphan...

Democrats trying to change the subject

JOHN BOEHNER - GUEST OPINION March 6, 2009

In the first two months of 2009, the Democratic Congress and the White House have spent more money than the combined cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the response to Hurricane Katrina. After they...

Lent and the shackles of cyberspace

COLIN GILBERT March 6, 2009

For some, favorites are chocolate and snack food. Some give up driving for biking or even walking. Some choose cigarettes, just when the glaciers have finally retreated and it’s finally warm enough...

Keep Salvia legal

CHRISTOPHER PATTON March 6, 2009

When smoked, Salvia divinorum can yank out the rational mind, throw it to the ground, stamp on it and finally rub one’s nose in the resulting mess. I recommend giving it a try — especially because...

Solidarity with the student press

GUEST EDITORIAL March 6, 2009

From The Daily Californian On Wednesday morning, the entire editorial staff of the Daily Emerald — the independent student newspaper of the University of Oregon — went on strike in protest of the...

GymHawks face Kentucky

EVELYN LAU March 6, 2009

Hitting 24-for-24. That has been the top goal for the Iowa women’s gymnastics team all season. As the GymHawks head into their final home meet, problems on the balance beam have forced head coach Larissa...

Top-ranked wrestlers look to defend Big Ten title

RYAN YOUNG March 6, 2009

The top-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes or the defending Big Ten Tournament champs? While either title is applicable to the Iowa wrestling team heading into this weekend’s conference championships, which will...

Hawkeye men’s basketball team will try to end close losses

SCOTT MILLER March 6, 2009

When looking at the Iowa men’s basketball team, one is hard-pressed to remember the blowout losses. Sure, the Hawkeyes, who sit at 10th in the conference with a 4-13 record, have endured plenty of...

Women open basketball tournament against Minnesota

JEFF PAWOLA March 6, 2009

The women’s Big Ten Tournament got underway Thursday as the conferences lower seeds battled it. There were no real surprises — No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 6 Indiana, and No. 9 Illinois all emerged victorious. Tonight,...

Health-care costs pinch businesses

JENNIFER DELGADO March 6, 2009

When its health-care costs skyrocketed by 90 percent three years ago, the New Pioneer Co-op switched insurance companies. Although the company — which provides health-care benefits for roughly 144 employees...

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