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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

Movie Review: The Hangover

ERIC ANDERSEN June 8, 2009

**** out of ***** It’s 8 a.m. You bolt upright, hopefully in your own bed, with dryness and the aftertaste of liquor in your mouth. Getting up to grab a drink of water sounds like a good idea, but you...

Remember When … Trix looked like fruit?

TANNER KOOMAR June 8, 2009

A place to get nostalgic and reminisce about the popular culture that shaped us into the snarky Arts reporters we are today. Many of us have fond memories of getting up on Saturday mornings, sitting in...

Author to read début novel about ‘selfish America’

KRISTEN PETERS June 8, 2009

New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Miles creates an allegory for a selfish America in his début novel, Dear American Airlines. Google “Jonathan Miles” and you’ll find “Fingerjig Typing...

Movie Review: Land of the Lost

ERIC JAMES SUNDERMANN June 8, 2009

* out of ***** A few years ago, Will Ferrell made the leap from “Saturday Night Live” star to leading man in the box office. He cranked out some quality, laugh-out-loud comedies with Anchorman and...

My thinking vacation

DEAN TREFTZ June 8, 2009

It being summer, I’ve once again traded mind-numbingly pointless homework for soul-crushingly repetitive work. This forces me to spend less time guiltily tabbing through Wikipedia entries that are at...

One year later, flood recovery is something to be proud of

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 8, 2009

The one year anniversary of last summer’s flood is upon us. These 12 months have tested the resolve and the will of our campus and community like nothing we could have expected. Twenty of our buildings...

Hawkeye softball looks ahead

SEAN MORGAN June 8, 2009

Gayle Blevins has coached in numerous NCAA Tournaments. Compared with past appearances, the Iowa softball team did not meet its expectations. The Hawkeyes ended their 2009 season by being eliminated in...

Long jumper strives for consistency

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI June 8, 2009

Iowa women’s track and field senior Renee White was calm as she approached the pit in the triple jump during the Big Ten championships in Columbus, Ohio. The result was the largest jump in Big Ten and...

Iowa runner takes aim at 800 club

ROBBIE LEHMAN June 8, 2009

Maybe it’s the fist-bump from his mother before every race. Maybe it’s the pre-meet hip-hop playlist he listens to. Or maybe, as he insists, it’s the grueling, year-round training regimen. Whatever...

Men’s golf finishes strong

CLARK CAHILL June 8, 2009

It’s an adage in the sports realm: Experience equals future success. The Iowa men’s golf team is hoping this will ring true after finishing 17th out of 30 teams in the three-round, stroke-play competition...

Hawks battle coaches in wrestling trials

CLARK CAHILL June 8, 2009

Competing for a spot on the World Team is enough to get one’s adrenaline flowing. Having to wrestle your coaches, as senior-to-be Brent Metcalf had to do, for a chance to earn that spot only adds to...

Top headlines during our publishing hiatus

DI STAFF June 8, 2009

Cedric Everson, a former Hawkeye football player charged with sexual abuse, has his trial pushed back again, this time to Nov. 2. Everson, 19, is accused of participating in the reported rape of a former...

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