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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

A taste of real Cuba coming to Iowa City with Afro-Cuban All Stars

RACHAEL LANDER March 10, 2009

Time to pull out those dancing shoes and head out for a night on the town. Popular Cuban singer Juan de Marcos González will bring the Afro-Cuban All Stars to West High tonight for a culturally infused...

CD reviews: Kelly Clarkson delivers, Nat King Cole tribute doesn’t

DI ARTS STAFF March 10, 2009

Re: A poor excuse for a tribute Nat King Cole, the velvety-voiced singer and one of the most celebrated jazz performers of all time, is probably rolling in his grave. From the timeless artistry of the...

A toe in the foreign-policy water

WASHINGTON POST EDITORIAL March 10, 2009

The Obama administration’s opening forays into foreign affairs have been as calibrated and cautious as its domestic policy has been bold. Last month, President Obama laid out a strategy for Iraq that...

Iowa’s ‘herstory’ and the women who mattered

A year and a half ago, I was accepted as a student member on the Council on the Status of Women. At my first meeting up on the top floor of the Blank Honors Center, I found myself feeling slightly powerless...

Seeing red in the U.S.A

BEAU ELLIOT March 10, 2009

Well, comrades, how do you like your socialism now? Oh, I know — any real, self-respecting socialists would look at the United States and see a capitalistic titan (though some might prefer the term...

Clarity should stop Holocaust references

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 10, 2009

Attorneys defending the former owners of the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant in Postville have now played the Holocaust card in a trial that has become a bizarre chess game of strategy and counterstrategy. According...

Jenifer Simbhudas honored

DI SPORTS STAFF March 10, 2009

Competing in the final home meet of her career, senior Jenifer Simbhudas gave it her all this past weekend against No. 24 Kentucky. She helped lead the 23rd-ranked GymHawks to a 196.525-194.875 victory,...

Point/counterpoint: Should Angle have gotten playing time on Saturday?

DI SPORTS STAFF March 10, 2009

YES — Jordan Garretson The final home basketball contest of the regular season means one thing — Senior Day, a time to honor the student athletes who have dedicated themselves to the program for the...

Hawks get ready for Big Ten tournament

CHARLIE KAUTZ March 10, 2009

Sophomore Jake Kelly’s thoughts on his second Big Ten Player of the Week honor captured the mood of Iowa’s first shootaround of the postseason on Monday. “Pretty cool,” he said. After a win in...

Geoff Reins a model of consistency for men’s gymnastics

JORDAN GARRETSON March 10, 2009

The Iowa men’s gymnastics team has struggled to achieve consistency all season. Senior Geoff Reins, however, is not on the same page. After first-place finishes in both the vault and the floor exercise...

Wrestlers say job not finished after 33rd Big Ten title

RYAN YOUNG March 10, 2009

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The communal celebration didn’t last very long inside the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday. After officially locking up their second-consecutive Big Ten championship with 141 team...

Mental-health nurses in short supply

JENNIFER DELGADO March 10, 2009

UI Lecturer Judy Collins’ nursing career is focused on medicine and the healing power of words. As a former psychiatric mental-health nurse, she spent most of her days checking on patients and helping...

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