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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

Tracks from the past: Lou Bega

RYAN FOSMARK June 25, 2009

Lou Bega Ten years ago, Lou Bega dominated the international charts with his hit single “Mambo No. 5.” The track set an unprecedented — and as of yet unbeaten — record in France, topping the charts...

The Skinny: The Bridge

ELLEN HARRIS June 25, 2009

Ready for a fitter, happier, and healthier you? The DI is here to help. Each week, we’ll feature a new yoga pose you can easily incorporate into your daily regimen to promote oneness of body, mind, and...

Local-music group a Babel of languages

ERIC SUNDERMANN June 25, 2009

Six women sitting around a table — chatting and laughing at 100 mph — is quite intimidating for an outsider. For Kol Shira, Iowa City’s own world-music group, it’s just a typical night. “If...

Metallurgy ignited

ERIC ANDERSEN June 25, 2009

The members of Iowa City’s Identity Crisis were tired of hearing the same jam bands and indie-rock groups play shows around town, so they decided to do something about it by putting together a metal...

The meat of the matter

RYAN FOSMARK June 25, 2009

Meat Puppets has spent its career breaking boundaries in music. The Arizona band members have never let themselves be defined by any genre; instead, they have made their own path. “We’re the artists;...

Have theorists dug up an Obama conspiracy? Not likely

SUSAN REIMER - BALTIMORE SUN June 25, 2009

It looks like the White House vegetable garden — first lady Michelle Obama’s effort to model healthful eating for the nation — is infested with a pest previously unknown to horticulture. It’s the...

Iranian youth bring hope

SIMEON TALLEY June 25, 2009

Every night in Tehran, Iran, you can hear people chanting from rooftops in unison “God is great” and “death to the dictator.” By day, people march, and face severe persecution and even death. What...

Equipping campus police with guns was on target

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 25, 2009

More guns, they said, will surely lead to brutally bloody blunders. Yet, more than a year and a half since the UI police — for the first time in more than 40 years — strapped guns into their holsters,...

Teen hurler faces choice

SEAN MORGAN June 25, 2009

Matt Dermody is being asked to do a lot lately. He’s being asked to put his education on the back burner and gamble on his future. He’s being asked to put his dream on hold and take time to grow. These...

Golf camp has course of learning

ZACH CHRISWELL June 25, 2009

At Finkbine Golf Course this week, young kids and teenagers ages 10 to 18 showed off their best golf games. The Iowa Junior Golf Camp, which began Sunday and concludes today, aims to teach kids more than...

Thomas remembered as much more than a coach

CLARK CAHILL June 25, 2009

Though Ed Thomas was killed roughly 120 miles from Iowa City in the small town of Parkersburg, the impact of his death struck the heart of Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz and reverberated throughout Iowa. “It’s...

Hancher hires new programming head

EMILY MELVOLD June 25, 2009

When Jacob Yarrow, the executive director of the Garth Newel Music Center in Bath County, Va., came to Iowa City last week, he asked local waiters and cashiers what they thought of Hancher. Unaware of...

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