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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

Transient may have been shot by off-duty deputy

REGINA ZILBERMINTS July 24, 2009

A plain-clothed Johnson County deputy fatally shot a transient man Friday evening following a stabbing outside Hawkeye Hideaway bar, Iowa City police confirmed early Saturday. According to witnesses,...

‘Bad boys’ Mint Wad Willy rock out in Iowa City farewell

RYAN FOSMARK July 24, 2009

Alcohol and rock are Mint Wad Willy’s specialties. The group has grown into a full-on, whiskey-guzzling rock ’n’ roll band — a far leap from its acoustic beginnings five years ago under the moniker...

Festival’s found footage reveals America

ERIC SUNDERMANN July 24, 2009

A way to save lives — fill a spray bottle with grape juice, swish it back in forth in your mouth, spit out the foamy mucus into a coffee filter, and light it on fire. What lives are saved? No one is...

A culture under the influence of drug ads

It’s amazing what an hour of aimless channel surfing can turn up these days. After some freewheeling with the remote one night recently, I managed to catch not only half a dozen low-budget makeover...

Is the Democrats’ health care plan feasible?

DI STAFF July 24, 2009

Middle class will end up paying Health care in this country will not a right, even after the federal government figures out which of the two bills floating around Congress will become a law. Both bills,...

On fixing journalism, high schoolers beat the pros

ADAM SULLIVAN July 24, 2009

Wide-spread layoffs, pay cuts, and defunct publications. Recently graduated journalism friends have told me they literally have nightmares about those things. But step back an age group to the high-school...

Finding community in RAGBRAI

CHRIS CLARK July 24, 2009

More than 10,000 people on a 442-mile bike ride across an entire state drinking countless cases of beer and eating daily at places like Mr. Porkchop, Mama Raphael’s, and Tender Tom’s — a life only...

Brotherly shove through childhood brings trio to collegiate mat

J.T. BUGOS July 24, 2009

Wrestling turned into fighting. Fighting turned into target practice. Tempers flared. Lamps were broken. By some unimaginable circumstance, a chandelier became a casualty. Three boys surveyed the wreckage,...

Alexander rules again in Game Time final

ROBBIE LEHMAN July 24, 2009

If this summer’s Game Time League performance is any preview of what to expect this winter, then the Big Ten better get ready for Kachine Alexander. The Iowa junior guard did a little bit of everything...

Alleged bank robber charged in federal court

REGINA ZILBERMINTS July 24, 2009

The state of Iowa has dismissed robbery charges against Charles Curry, 19, but that doesn’t mean the North Liberty man is off the hook. Federal officials issued three warrants against Curry on Thursday. And...

Iraqi students test exchange program

SCOTT RAYNOR July 24, 2009

An estimated 40 Iraqi students will make it to the UI in January 2010, a pilot test of a project so ambitious, it left one Iraqi student stunned. “To be honest, when I heard I didn’t believe it,”...

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