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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

Cook-in-Progress: Stir-fry from Leftovers

DI ARTS STAFF March 23, 2009

Conservation is so hot right now. And sometimes it’s much easier to dig around in your fridge than make a run to Hy-Vee for a bag of frozen veggies. That’s why we want to show you how to make a stir-fry...

Brotherly love ha-ha

DAN WATSON March 23, 2009

Film Review: I Love You, Man Another movie made with connections to the “Apatow gang,” another comical — and probably financial — success. In I Love You, Man, today’s most prominent funnymen...

A laugh an hour (or so)

KATIE HANSON March 23, 2009

Film Review: Miss March If you’re set on seeing the brutally unfunny comedy Miss March, do yourself a favor and leave your brain at home. It will be overloaded by too many questions. Not the stimulating...

Not a bigger thimble, a smaller ocean

GEORGE F. WILL, WASHINGTON POST March 23, 2009

Phoenix Police Chief Jack Harris, a solid block of a man with a shock of thick gray hair, is stolid and patient, but there are limits. Clearly, he is weary of explaining that this is one of America’s...

TV on the Internet

NATE WHITNEY March 23, 2009

We’re freaks for media. We watch TV while we eat breakfast, listen to the radio on our drive to work or our iPod while we walk to class. We’re connected through Facebook, My Space, and Twitter. Some...

Embracing the WTF?

DEAN TREFTZ March 23, 2009

[Editor’s note: Dean is going to temporarily ignore his fear of coming off as a massively arrogant prick for this week’s column. Enjoy.] So I’m smart. I mean that in the most informal way possible:...

Wacky Grassley, not tobaccy

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 23, 2009

Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa has indicated that he opposes President Obama’s recent changes to how the federal Drug Enforcement Agency approaches medical marijuana. Grassley’s tired, predictable...

‘Virtual pub’ reaches alums

JUSTIN SUGG March 23, 2009

Lacking a dart board, pool table, and beer tap, the UI Alumni Association’s “virtual pub” has little resemblance to an actual bar. The website, which provides Hawkeye news, music, and memories to...

Federal recovery money to go to mathematics, reading

CLARK CAHILL March 23, 2009

Iowa City School District officials will most likely focus on mathematics and reading with the more than $1.1 million they’re expected to receive from the federal economic-recovery package, said the...

Want on-campus nuptials?

KASSIE FRIEDRICHS March 23, 2009

The stretch of green grass between the IMU and Iowa Avenue hosts events ranging from Welcome Week to RiverFest and greek activities. It could also be the new site of Hancher Auditorium. But the park holds...

Journalism hits uncertain terrain

CHRIS CLARK March 23, 2009

Newspapers are closing, newsrooms are consolidating, and the job market is the worst it has been in years. UI journalism Professor Judy Polumbaum said for graduating seniors, “the hiring picture does...

A Spring Break from the usual

ASHLEY HAUGO March 23, 2009

Switching from relaxing in the South Carolina sun to cleaning headstones in a national cemetery, UI senior Amy Rohlfing has made the leap to the alternative side. “I had fun on [the trip to South Carolina],...

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