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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

Tuition may soon back $100 million in flood loans

EMILY MELVOLD June 9, 2009

The typical in-state UI student pays $3,412 a semester in tuition. While that money normally fund such campus services as professors’ salaries and building maintenance, it soon may be used as the collateral...

Bitch Please: PC vs. Mac

Mac is the Man Until about three weeks ago, I was a PC user. I researched and switched. And now, I couldn’t be happier. Mac’s superiority is obvious in many areas, the first being security. The majority...

Writer Dubus talks

ERIC ANDERSEN June 9, 2009

Bestselling author Andre Dubus III said he has fond memories of growing up in Iowa City. “My grandmother had just bought us four kids a little black and white TV, which not everyone had in the 60’s,”...

Visualize whirled Peas

RACHAEL LANDER June 9, 2009

It’s been four years since the hip-hop tunes of Stacy Ann “Fergie” Ferguson, William J. “will.i.am” Adams, Allan Pineda “apl.de.ap” Lindo, and Jaime Luis “Taboo” Gómez have collaborated...

Embracing imperfection

BEAU ELLIOT June 9, 2009

The first week or so of June is full of anniversaries, it seems. What? You haven’t noticed? You really need to stop Twittering so much. Or Tweeting. Whatever. Baseball is a much safer addiction. For...

Law meant for inclusion will end up sponsoring exclusion

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 9, 2009

Variety is important. We should all hold diversity as a personal value and recognize the positive consequences it brings. However, when government gets into the business of mandating diversity, we’re...

Point/Counterpoint: Should fans vote for MLB All-Stars?

DI SPORTS STAFF June 9, 2009

YES Summer is heating up and the MLB All-Star Game is a little more than a month away. As usual, there is some controversy over who is getting voted into the game. This year, that controversy involves...

Meeting the hurdles

ROBBIE LEHMAN June 9, 2009

Even during their short races, sprinters have numerous things to think about. There’s form, technique, timing, breathing; the list goes on. But Iowa sprinter Ray Varner has a different philosophy. “Honestly,...

Distance runner makes immediate impact

TRAVIS VARNER June 9, 2009

Iowa freshman distance runner Betsy Flood was considered a future star before the outdoor track season, but she has made an immediate impact by qualifying for this week’s NCAA championships in Fayetteville,...

Sisterly act on water

AARON COOPER June 9, 2009

When the Academic All-Big Ten team was announced for the 2009 spring season, rowing led the way for Iowa with 22 honorees. Three sisters, senior Hannah Miller and sophomores Haylie and Heidie Miller, earned...

Rowers like their improving stock

AARON COOPER June 9, 2009

The Iowa rowing team narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA championships with their fifth-place finish out of 13 teams in the Central Regional. In the May 16-17 event in Oak Ridge, Tenn., the finish...

Europe good for Hawk hoopsters

BRENDAN STILES June 9, 2009

The Iowa men’s basketball team went on its European tour looking to become better on the hardwood as well as a more closely knit group off it. Reuniting a week after arriving back to the United States...

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