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

Remember When … Jelly sandals were the coolest thing ever?

ELLEN HARRIS June 15, 2009

A place to get nostalgic and reminisce about the popular culture that shaped us into the snarky Arts reporters we are today. If you give something 20 years, it’s bound to make a comeback. Hopefully,...

Writer Karen Essex brings centuries-old controversy to IC with fiction flair

KERY LAWSON June 15, 2009

Her text traces a set of statues from ancient Greece to early 19th-century Britain, and Karen Essex’s fourth novel, Stealing Athena, will bring the centuries-old controversy to Iowa City. Essex will...

Riverside Theatre captures essence of Shakespeare’s comedy

ERIC SUNDERMANN June 15, 2009

Last year, the members of Riverside Theatre were forced, as many in Iowa City, to adjust their lives around water. The company members performed their Shakespeare Festival at City High, quite a different...

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 not engaging enough

TANNER KOOMAR June 15, 2009

Movie Review: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Quick! You need to construct the costume for an average-Joe movie hero. What are the essentials? Glasses? Check. Paunch? Check. Dwight Schrute-worthy mustard shirt?...

Replace our ’unsingable’ anthem with a simpler tune

In the Age of Karaoke, more people (including me) like to join in the singing when they strike up the national anthem at public occasions. No one can stop you, no matter how embarrassed she might be by...

Iran, so far away

DEAN TREFTZ June 15, 2009

This weekend, an ayatollah helped remind me why I love Iowa. The thought struck me after about an hour of paging through coverage of the (ahem) disputed election results in Iran. I realized that it’s...

Community should be careful not to overreact to layoff estimates

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 15, 2009

The announcement of possible layoffs at the UI is a startling reminder that our local economy is not completely immune to recession. However, there are several reasons not to panic over the possibility...

Hawkeye baseball players unite, wearing a different jersey

AARON COOPER June 15, 2009

With the Iowa baseball season ending nearly a month ago, many of the players have gone their separate ways to play for various summer leagues. Redshirt sophomore-to-be Phil Keppler, junior-to-be Zach McCool,...

6 to join Hawkeye Hall of Fame

SEAN MORGAN June 15, 2009

The Hawkeye Hall of Fame just became six members stronger. The Iowa athletics department and the national Iowa Varsity Club announced the members of the 2009 Hall of Fame during a ceremony on June 12....

Kaeding tourney rolls along

TRAVIS VARNER June 15, 2009

Iowa alumnus and San Diego kicker Nate Kaeding was back in town to host his fourth-annual charity golf tournament on June 12. The Nate Kaeding Golf Tournament, held at the Brown Deer Golf Club, was geared...

Students create bike-taxi business

ADAM SALAZAR June 15, 2009

They zoom around on three wheels — not four — and it may be a bumpier ride. And the fare is, well, whatever the customer wants to pay. Cart-bearing bicycles called IC Ecocabs are Iowa City’s new...

All TV digital? – No problem

ALINA RUBEZHOVA June 15, 2009

While households around the world are experiencing the transition from analog to digital television, some forgo television altogether, preferring the Internet and DVDs instead. UI senior Megan Lisman...

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