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The Daily Iowan

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

Menu: Tater tot casserole

DI ARTS STAFF March 26, 2009

Missing the delicious taste of a meal Mom used to make? Here is a recipe for Tater Tot casserole, a tasty — and relatively easy — dish that college students can whip up in fewer than 30 minutes and...

Enemy of the People, fits well in ‘Season of Inciting Theatre’

KATIE HANSON March 26, 2009

This year is rather timely for Dreamwell Theatre’s season-opener. In an era in which people are losing their jobs, their homes, and their comfortable standard of living, sacrificing health in the name...

Hey, Slick — gotta story?

DAN WATSON March 26, 2009

Here are some synonyms for the term “slick” when applied to describing literature: smooth, fluent, polished. Too much slickness in a short fiction story, and the work can become pompous; too little,...

Big Poppa slamming to rights through poetry

MELEA ANDRYS March 26, 2009

Renowned slam poet Eirik Ott loved it when rapper Mos Def called him “Big Poppa” behind the scenes at HBO’s “DEF Poetry Jam.” “There was this one time backstage, [the performers] were waiting...

Lux explores progressive vs. conservative

REBECCA KOONS March 26, 2009

Even though politics can be a hot-button issue for many people, there are still those who prefer to take both sides equally into account and see what kind of effect each side has had and will make on the...

A punch not rude at all at Picador

HANNAH LAWRENCE March 26, 2009

Rude Punch’s sound is closer to Bob Marley than Slipknot, which is saying a lot considering Rude Punch hails from Iowa and not Jamaica. With the humble beginning of playing as high-school students in...

Pearl explores the mystery after Dickens

REBECCA KOONS March 26, 2009

Harvard and Yale graduate turned New York Times bestselling author Matthew Pearl is a prime example of being well-rounded. A Florida native, Pearl studied literature and law, but his passion for the former...

Madeline, from children’s book to Englert

KATIE HANSON March 26, 2009

People who still chow down freedom fries may be dismayed to learn one of literature’s gutsiest young ladies is a blue-blooded Parisian. In his six original stories, Ludwig Bemelmans’ classic character...

‘Haunting Villisca’ explores famed Iowa ax slayings

KATIE HANSON March 26, 2009

Let’s play some word association. Detroit = Economic ruin. Palm Beach = Old people. It’s simple enough, but some towns can’t escape what they’re connected to, even 100 years after the acts. For...

Molnar shatters frosh myths

ROBBIE LEHMAN March 26, 2009

For a woman whose favorite foods are steak and chicken wings, deviating from the norm is nothing new for Iowa women’s tennis player Sonja Molnar. In fact, she openly announces her uniqueness. “I’m...

AquaHawks see progress, despite first glance at records

EVELYN LAU March 26, 2009

On the outside, it may not seem as though the Iowa women’s swimming and diving team made too much of an improvement over last year. However, a closer look might reveal otherwise. While the AquaHawks...

Baseball Hawks show off offense in rout

RYAN YOUNG March 26, 2009

Iowa’s offense came through in the clutch Wednesday evening. Against Division-III Coe College, the Hawkeyes plated five of their eight runs on two outs in an 8-2 thumping at Banks Field. Junior right-handed...

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