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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

What the Academy Is

RACHAEL LANDER April 8, 2009

The pop-punk sound of The Academy Is comes to the Picador, 330 E. Washington St., at 6 p.m. today with singer/songwriter Evan Taubenfeld. Tickets range from $10 to $12. The Academy Is started out as just...

Commentary: Cobain, running all around my brain

DAN WATSON April 8, 2009

Kurt Cobain, an unwilling American icon, is remembered 15 years after his death. But what is his death’s significance? I still know every word to Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Every grunt,...

Stairway to Zeppelin with all-female tribute band

RACHAEL LANDER April 8, 2009

Led Zeppelin tribute band Lez Zeppelin will visit Iowa City tonight to fulfill all standing desires of hearing the hard-rock legends. However, the group brings a estrogen-flavored twist to the famous quartet. To...

On porn, Maryland might have looked to Virginia

MARC FISHER, WASHINGTON POST April 8, 2009

WASHINGTON — Bulletin: College kids like sex. Bigger bulletin: College kids like to outrage their elders. Super-bonus bulletin: Some adults know how to deal with this, and some do not. At the University...

Adolescent, anonymous

NICHOLAS KELLY April 8, 2009

“Anonymous: Because none of us are as cruel as all of us.” Few statements better summarize the effect the facelessness of the Internet can have on some of its users. The Internet and the digital...

Cameras not the answer to recent violence

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 8, 2009

To help curb the recent increase in violence around downtown, in particular on the Pedestrian Mall, the Iowa City police are considering installing several surveillance cameras to capture future attacks...

Baseball’s late rally falls short, 5-4, against Kansas

RYAN YOUNG April 8, 2009

Four errors, a couple bizarre plays, and countless offensive miscues were Iowa’s kiss of death Tuesday night against Kansas during a 5-4 loss. A sparse midweek crowd at Banks Field watched the Hawkeyes...

Softball buries Iowa State

AMIE KIEHN April 8, 2009

Iowa State can’t break Iowa junior Katie Brown. During Brown’s three years, the first baseman has dropped three game-winning hits against the Cyclones, including Tuesday’s 7-1 smash over the in-state...

Tough going, but aid available to UI students with food allergies

CAITLIN LOMBARDO April 8, 2009

Since she was a child, UI sophomore Kristin Langhammer hasn’t been able to drink milk. So when she began looking at colleges, the UI Food Service made her choice easier — it was willing to find her...

Iowa M.D. employs Facebook page for his surgery

MAGGIE PETERS April 8, 2009

The world of Facebook has transformed from a simple tool to share comments and pictures to a complex and diverse realm with uses for every niche. Thomas Oetting, a UI clinical professor of ophthalmology,...

Arabic classes grow at UI

KATHLEEN SERINO April 8, 2009

When high-school senior Hana Ibrik decided she wanted to learn Arabic, she was forced to look beyond the walls of City High. The 17-year-old chose to study Arabic at the UI as a postsecondary option to...

Technology, economy changing résumés

MARY HARRINGTON April 8, 2009

With recruiters working on the go and jobs fleeing, eye-catching résumés are even more crucial to landing a job. With the use of such handheld technological devices as iPhones, the way employers read...

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