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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

Eyes on Ped Mall for fights?

REGINA ZILBERMINTS March 31, 2009

Police are looking to video cameras as one way to combat violence between men in downtown Iowa City, authorities said. While the possibility of placing cameras downtown is an option, it is not yet being...

Bright and moody

DAN WATSON March 31, 2009

The Mission Creek Music Festival kicks off with the worldly lyrics of Matt and his harmoniously melancholic band Brighton, MA. A chorus of insistent voices swirl in the background of Matt Kerstein’s...

Obama, Notre Dame, and commencement season

TIM RUTTEN, LOS ANGELES TIMES March 31, 2009

These days, protests over college commencement speakers herald spring’s arrival as surely as longer days and greening leaves. The most interesting of this season’s controversies involves President...

Bail faster

BEAU ELLIOT March 31, 2009

How do you say “Chrysler” in Italian? I don’t know, either, but it appears as though we’re going to get the chance to find out pretty soon. Now, I don’t really know that for sure, because I...

Four-letter therapy for hard times

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 31, 2009

As the economy continues to go deeper and deeper into the shitter, many Americans are finding themselves looser with their lips. A recent poll on MSNBC revealed that almost 40 percent of the respondents...

Who will win the national title?

DI STAFF March 31, 2009

North Carolina Last summer, North Carolina could’ve lost the following players to the NBA Draft — Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson, Danny Green, and Wayne Ellington. All of them decided to come back. After...

Men golfers looking for the click

JORDAN GARRETSON March 31, 2009

As forecasts are climbing into the 40s and 50s with more regularity, spring has sprung. But consistency in the second half of the season for the men’s golf team hasn’t arrived quite yet. The Hawkeyes...

Baseball tries to clean things up

JEFF PAWOLA March 31, 2009

Following an error-plagued loss against Michigan on March 29, the Iowa baseball team (9-12, 1-2) will host Upper Iowa at 6 p.m. today. The Hawkeyes committed five errors, three in the top of the eighth...

Unique new series aids UI researchers

MAGGIE PETERS March 31, 2009

Though most researchers already have years of education and experience on their résumés, a first-of-its-kind UI program will offer them even more training. The Research Professional Development Program...

UISG loosens campaign rules

EMILY MELVOLD March 31, 2009

UI Student Government campaigns are back — and the rules are less restrictive. Several changes were made to this year’s elections code — a nearly eight-page long document — and many loosen the...

100s address board on high-school enrollment

CLARK CAHILL March 31, 2009

The Iowa City School Board welcomed hundreds of community members to share input about its high-school enrollment Monday night. More than 50 community members filled out forms to speak at the forum held...

From Antarctica to local craftsman

MICHELE DANNO March 31, 2009

Snowstorms in late March may seem harsh for some Iowa City dwellers. But for Ryan Prochaska, this weather is mild compared with the conditions in Antarctica, where he lived and worked for six months. Prochaska,...

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