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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Obama group begins to work

SHAWN GUDE April 17, 2009

President Obama’s term hasn’t hit the 100-day mark, but his Organizing for America advocacy group is beginning to take shape. Officially announced a few days before Obama was inaugurated, the Democratic...

Matthews set to be sentenced

ZHI XIONG April 17, 2009

Micah Matthews will hear today what other sentences await him in addition to mandatory life in prison for his crimes. In February, 6th District Judge Douglas Russell found Matthews guilty of first- and...

Getting back to the garden

MARY HARRINGTON April 17, 2009

While yards for gardening are left off most apartment rental contracts, Iowa City offers a share of soil to any fresh-food fan in need. At a local community garden in Wetherby Park, anyone can rent strips...

Panel OKs zoning change that would prevent new downtown bars

CHRIS CLARK April 17, 2009

For those hoping to open a bar, downtown Iowa City could soon be off-limits. After deferring a vote at its last meeting, the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously passed a measure that...

Softball tries to bounce back from sweep

MIKE SLUSARK April 17, 2009

The No. 23 Iowa softball team will look to get its bats going this weekend in two home games against last-place Michigan State. The Spartan pitchers are among the worst in the Big Ten this season with...

Senior Day for men’s tennis

AMIE KIEHN April 17, 2009

Seniors Christian Bierich and Greg Holm and junior Walker Grimes will all see their last regular-season match for the Hawkeyes against Purdue on April 19 at 2 p.m. “Those three guys are a really good...

New county facility opens

SHANE ERSLAND April 17, 2009

The new Johnson County Health and Human Services Building will open its doors to the public on Saturday after being under construction for roughly a year and a half. During its meeting Thursday, the Johnson...

Culver touts shelters in visit

JENNIFER DELGADO April 17, 2009

At the Four Oaks Youth Emergency Shelter on Thursday, three teenage students excitedly took a break from their school day to chat with Iowa first lady Mari Culver. “This is the best shelter home I’ve...

Faces of the UI: Law student v. wine laws

ZHI XIONG April 17, 2009

With Iowa’s growing wine industry, one would think Dionysus himself might replace the Green Giant as the state’s patron God any day. It could take a lawyer to make it happen — specifically Jessica...

2 weeks of dance at Iowa Dance Fest

DAN WATSON April 17, 2009

The third-annual swinging and grooving celebration known as the Iowa Dance Fest will kick off tonight at Chait Galleries Downtown. A large golden pipe organ rested in the background as two seasoned Iowa...

Dancing noir, dancing Picasso

KATIE HANSON April 17, 2009

Nearly a year of work and dance will culminate in this weekend’s UI dance department thesis concert. Oh, the honors thesis. For prospective graduate students, it’s a hulking, inescapable piece of...

Gays should relish their victory, then move on

JACK KIRCHICK, WASHINGTON POST April 17, 2009

Just in time for spring wedding season, gay-marriage activists are celebrating a triumphant few weeks. On April 7, the Vermont Legislature effectively legalized same-sex unions in that state. Days earlier,...

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