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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

Grinding the rumor mill

ELLEN HARRIS July 22, 2009

We live in a world in which celebrity gossip is manna to our barren souls. So it’s inevitable that in this little Midwestern sliver of the globe we have accumulated a circulating set of UI rumors. In...

Iowa meth town no myth

ERIC ANDERSEN July 22, 2009

Author Nick Reding made a return to Oelwein, Iowa, on Monday for the first time since he finished gathering information for his latest nonfiction book, Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small...

New rec center will be welcomed by students

PETER MCELLIGOTT July 22, 2009

I am pleased to see that the DI’s Editorial Board is not suggesting that the new UI recreation center is not needed, but I argue instead that the cost-sharing plan and the years of planning the new...

Happy anniversary, Moon landing

COLIN GILBERT July 22, 2009

I enjoy checking my horoscope in the paper. They’re fun, I can’t deny that, either by way of an occasional creepy bull’s-eye or wildly missed marks. But there are among us, sadly, those who take...

Facilitating Iowa wine industry’s growth provides economic pluses

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 22, 2009

What Iowa industry has grown more than five times in the last nine years? If you were so bold as to predict the wine industry, you would be correct. According to a study from Iowa State University, there...

Prime Time semis ready to tip

SEAN MORGAN July 22, 2009

The top four teams in the Prime Time League are ready to square off tonight in the league’s semifinals. Game One will showcase Darryl Moore, Anthony Tucker and No. 3 Vinton Merchants against reigning...

Commentary: Dispatch from the 2009 College Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony

J.T. BUGOS July 22, 2009

I am fortunate enough to have a sister working at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. This past weekend, she scored me tickets to the 2009 Enshrinement Ceremony, which consisted of a...

RAGBRAI: Wet, windy, and with 4 wheels

CHRIS CLARK July 22, 2009

INDIANOLA, Iowa — The rain started Monday afternoon and continued on and off until Tuesday at noon. Riders mounted their bikes in Greenfield early Tuesday morning, embarking on the longest ride they...

Young girls get a kick out of soccer camp

ZACH CHRISWELL July 22, 2009

With an estimated 55 girls ages 12 to 18 participating, the Iowa Soccer Camp will conclude today after the campers spent the early portion of this week at the Hawkeyes’ practice field, working on improving...

Game Time championship game set

TRAVIS VARNER July 22, 2009

The Game Time League championship game is set — Coralville Hy-Vee stormed past Goodfellow Printing/Imprinted Sportswear, 77-61, in game one, and Active Endeavors/McCurry’s held on to a 69-63 victory...

UI Researchers: A little bit of nature, a little bit of nurture

ALINA RUBEZHOVA July 22, 2009

Plato said our traits are determined by nature. Aristotle said nurture. And UI scientists now say a single explanation is impossible. Six UI researchers found genetic influences and experience are essentially...

One-shot energy drinks sales speedy, but quick boost poses risk

KATIE SIMS July 22, 2009

Caffeine is a college student’s best friend. But those who don’t have time to sip a 16-ounce cup of coffee or an 8-ounce energy drink are increasingly reaching for a product that packs the same amount...

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