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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

Gamer column: For love of the game

TYLER LYON August 25, 2009

DI Arts reporter Tyler Lyon knows all the latest video-game tips, tricks, and releases, and if you know the right key combination, he might just unlock his secrets for you. My dad said it best after he...

The secrets live on

DANA JUDAS August 25, 2009

Everyone has a dirty little secret — something that maybe only one person in the entire world knows. It could be something frightening, courageous, or downright inappropriate (what happens at the neighborhood...

Indie-rock band Ha Ha Tonka plays tonight

BRI LAPELUSA August 25, 2009

Ha Ha Tonka’s new album, Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South, opens with lead singer Brian Roberts’ distinctly trilling voice paired with gentle guitar picking on the dramatically titled “Close Every...

Imogen Heap is a heap of sameness

ERIC SUNDERMANN August 25, 2009

** out of ***** Imogen Heap first graced my ears my freshman year of college, when I heard “Hide and Seek” for the first time. Unsurprisingly, it was like nothing I’d ever heard before, and I loved...

The Robert Cray Band is Cray-zy good

ERIC SUNDERMANN August 25, 2009

A leader in the ’80s blues revival, shows with Diana Ross and Tina Turner, 18 albums to his name, and numerous awards — Robert Cray is a legend. The Robert Cray Band will wield guitar and soul at...

Lax gun laws, extremism put the country at risk

JESSE JACKSON - GUEST OPINION August 25, 2009

In New Hampshire and Arizona, men openly packing guns came to an event where the president was speaking. In Arizona, one man brandished an assault rifle, a rifle designed for only one thing: killing human...

Dogged laughter

BEAU ELLIOT August 25, 2009

Some August, huh? Who knew that death panels were staked out in every corner of the land, drooling that hideous socialist spittle and itching to kill grandma and Sarah Palin’s child? (Who knew this...

Correct strategy, not just increased numbers, needed to combat alcohol-related violence

DI EDITORIAL BOARD August 25, 2009

Students aren’t the only group returning to downtown in large numbers this fall. Police officers will also be there to ticket people for underage drinking, arrest them for public intoxication, and, hopefully,...

Jumping into the kick of it

MITCH SMITH August 25, 2009

UI Recreational Services is expecting a different type of flood this year: a deluge of students rushing to Hubbard Park from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the ninth-annual Kickoff Classic. “Numbers last...

Intramural sports thrive

TRAVIS VARNER August 25, 2009

The UI Division of Recreational Services is making changes this year to help improve the intramurals program, adding five new sports and counting every participant for the first time. The five new sports?...

Women’s golf adds aide

J.T. BUGOS August 25, 2009

The Iowa women’s golf team has a new assistant coach, and John Owens is ready to put a new spin on things in the program. Owens most recently coached at Troy University in Alabama. He started as a graduate...

Running past obstacles

MICHELE DANNO August 25, 2009

Shin splints, ligament tears, and sore tendons are some common leg issues that plague long-distance runners. But Iowa cross-country runner Hannah Roeder faced a more uncommon issue while training this...

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