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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

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Bitch Please: Jimmy Fallon goes late night

DI ARTS STAFF June 30, 2009

Jimmy Fallon is a tool “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” is almost as bad as NBC’s following show, “Last Call with Carson Daly.” Maybe it’s just because Fallon has to live up to the high standards...

Metal band Suicide Silence’s second album falls flat

KRISTEN PETERS June 30, 2009

Suicide Silence stresses the “death” in the hard-core genre “death metal.” That isn’t to say Suicide Silence completely crashes in its sophomore album, No Time to Bleed, but the mark it leaves...

Performer makes musical masterpieces from audio rabble

ERIC SUNDERMANN June 30, 2009

The ’60s had Jimi’s guitar. The ’80s had Michael’s dance moves. The ’90s had Kurt’s vocals. The ’00s have … laptops? Well, that’s the case for Deepak Mantena. “I got really bored...

The editor was too busy to write a headline

JOHN KELLY, WASHINGTON POST June 30, 2009

For the past three months, I have been carrying around in my briefcase a prescription for new eyeglasses. Do I have new glasses? No. Why? Because I’m too busy to get them. Because I haven’t gotten...

Political gossip draws attention from more important issues

MICHAEL DAVIS June 30, 2009

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has become just the latest high profile politician to fall in the “booby trap.” Across this nation, regardless of party alliance, people are scratching their heads...

Tweet, Tweet, Tweet

BEAU ELLIOT June 30, 2009

I have a Twitter account, I announce to a friend, apropos of utterly nothing. (Which is typical of me. A great deal of the time, I’m a walking non sequitur, much to the consternation of my colleagues,...

Point/Counterpoint: Is soccer more popular after the U.S.’s near-World Cup win?

DI SPORTS STAFF June 30, 2009

Soccer is more popular now in the United States The United States may have lost in the FIFA Confederations Cup final, but it made huge strides in attracting a national following. The American team advanced...

Radu will return to women’s tennis

ROBBIE LEHMAN June 30, 2009

If you ask head coach Daryl Greenan, the Iowa women’s tennis team was able to secure one of its most valuable assets from last season. First-year assistant coach Mira Radu was rehired by the program,...

Moore keys Prime Time win

TRAVIS VARNER June 30, 2009

Ex-Hawkeye Darryl Moore did a little bit of everything in Monday’s Prime Time game, leading Vinton Merchants to victory over L.L. Pelling/Iowa City Ready Mix, 85-74. Feeding off of sloppy ball handling...

Freshman Payne hot in Prime Time loss

AARON COOPER June 30, 2009

Incoming Iowa freshman Cully Payne and sophomore Aaron Fuller led a comeback charge for Imprinted Sportswear/Goodfellow Printing in its Prime Time League game against Culver’s of Coralville. But the...

Q&A with Pres. Mason: Economic downturn, flood recovery

DI STAFF June 30, 2009

On Monday, the Daily Iowan sat down to talk with UI President Sally Mason about the economy’s effect on campus cuts and ongoing rebuilding efforts following last summer’s flood. DI: UI Hospitals and...

Police gear up for holiday

ABE TEKIPPE June 30, 2009

Iowa City police Sgt. Mike Lord considers the Fourth of July to be among the top five alcohol-related crime holidays. Stepping up patrols, his department will spend approximately $640 on overtime pay for...

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