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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

Escaping into charcoal: Artistic fire burns in UI graduate

ELLEN HARRIS July 15, 2009

Cream-colored paper covered in black oil paint spilled from artist Sylvia Schuster’s hands onto the barren floor of her temporary studio on North Linn Street. “Well, that’s a good place for them,”...

UI student reflects on rough time spent in Iran

ALI ELMI July 15, 2009

I arrived in Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport, 30 kilometers (around 18 miles) south of the capital, early Friday morning. As I stepped off the plane, I immediately noticed the smell of the polluted air....

Dragon’s hoard and loving paper-bound literature

COLIN GILBERT July 15, 2009

Books have a wonderful solidity to them, and I really do enjoy the sight of my bedroom walls lined with stacks of them. I’ve endured that particular Iowa City method of nomadism, moving house to house,...

Making bike friendly streets a top priority for local governments

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 15, 2009

Iowa City’s newest bicycle-safety effort looks a little bit like those arrows on the track in Mario Kart 64 — you know, the ones that, when you drive over them, give you a short burst of extra speed....

Alexander great again in Game Time contest, Smith scores 39

PATRICK RAFFERTY July 15, 2009

Kachine Alexander is money, or maybe she’s “Kash.” For the third-straight Game Time contest, the Iowa junior posted a triple-double, and on Tuesday, it was needed when Coralville Hy-Vee defeated...

Printy-Hamlin show a winner in Game Time square off

CLARK CAHILL July 15, 2009

Active Endeavors/McCurry’s rode its familiar 1-2 punch — Iowa incoming freshman Jaime Printy and Iowa senior JoAnn Hamlin — en route to an 88-57 thrashing of L.L. Pelling Company/Cullen Painting...

High marks for new NCAA Football game

ZACH CHRISWELL July 15, 2009

**** 1/2 out of ***** Once again, it’s time to welcome an addition to EA Sports’ NCAA Football franchise. NCAA Football 10 was officially released Monday at midnight for Xbox 360, PlayStation3, PlayStation2,...

The midnight rush for new NCAA Football 10 game

ZACH CHRISWELL July 15, 2009

As the clock struck midnight Monday, Video Games Etc! of Coralville let anywhere from 50 to 60 people waiting outside in to purchase NCAA Football 10 and grab some slices of pizza. The store’s promotions...

Iowa educators discuss Constitution’s intentions at campus conference

HOLLY HINES July 15, 2009

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention approved the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787. Today, teachers from all over the state will gather on campus to figure out what they meant. Between 25 and...

City mulls floodplain development at airport

CHRIS CLARK July 15, 2009

There is limited green space left in Iowa City. And the Iowa City City Council has to decide whether to develop that land, some of which is located in the Municipal Airport’s south airfield. The economic...

School board faces enrollment issues, may build new high school by 2015

ZHANRAN ZHAO July 15, 2009

If approved, a new high school in the Iowa City School District will be completed by the 2014-2015 school year. Superintendent Lane Plugge set the timeline at Tuesday night’s School Board meeting. In...

Midnight magic strikes Harry Potter fans

AMY MATTSON July 15, 2009

UI senior Diana Holtwick is more Hufflepuff than Hawkeye. She owns a wand with a Veela hair in it and a T-shirt that proclaims “Screw college. I’m going to Hogwarts.” The die-hard Harry Potter fan...

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