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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

Coming through the Depression

DANA JUDAS October 5, 2009

Mildred Kalish’s memoir was 85 years in the making. In 2007, she penned the bestseller Little Heathens, the story of her childhood on a farm in Garrison, Iowa. Though she grew up during the Great Depression,...

An attic and a snowstorm

ERIC SUNDERMANN October 5, 2009

Home — a place to put your books. Or take a shower. Or hang your jacket. Or go to sleep. For four months, Aaron Chapman and John Bowers lived without common commodities in a van on the streets of Chicago. Now,...

Guest Opinion: United States must exit Afghanistan, leave Iran alone

SHELDON RICHMAN - GUEST OPINION October 5, 2009

The Obama administration’s quest to control the health-insurance industry has dominated the headlines for months, but finally — with the news out of Iran and Afghanistan — foreign policy has again...

The devil’s in the details

JUSTIN SUGG October 5, 2009

I’m still waiting for my financial aid. Card after card from the UI Office of Student Financial Aid has come in the mail, but I’ve yet to receive my refund check — the money left over after student...

Vote Tallon and Mims in City Council primary

DI EDITORIAL BOARD October 5, 2009

In interviewing the five primary candidates for Tuesday’s City Council primary, the Editorial Board weighed a variety of integral factors. Candidates had to have a grasp of both student and nonstudent...

Clear Creek dominates

Because of the rain and muddy field conditions, it wasn’t until late in the second quarter that the Clippers scored on a quarterback keeper by Kevin Delzell to make the halftime score 7-0. Clear Creek’s...

Derby off, but City High rolls on

IAN MARTIN October 5, 2009

Just three hours after the Hawkeyes’ newest football recruit, City High quarterback A.J. Derby, committed, he stepped on to a muddy field to play his final Homecoming game against a sub-.500 team. While...

Off Dan Whalen remains undefeated

MITCH SMITH October 5, 2009

With the intramural flag-football playoffs looming, every play could be the difference between going home for the season or moving on to the Bubble for a chance at the flag-football championship. Off...

Hicks, Carty make big splash at intra-squad meet

MITCH SMITH October 5, 2009

Before the Iowa football team kicked off at Kinnick Stadium across the street, hundreds of people packed the stands of the Field House pool for the first meet of the season. The Iowa women’s swimming...

Men’s swimming opens with intra-squad meet

PATRICK RAFFERTY October 5, 2009

The Iowa swimming team split into Black and Gold teams for its annual Black and Gold intrasquad meet on Oct. 3 in the Field House over the weekend. During the event, both the men’s and women’s teams...

Women harriers takes sixth at Wisconsin Invite

MICHELE DANNO October 5, 2009

The Iowa football team managed to move up a spot in the AP rankings with a victory over Arkansas State over the weekend, and the Iowa women’s cross-country team hopes for the same following its victory...

Baseball beats DMACC in walk-off fashion

CLARK CAHILL October 5, 2009

There aren’t many better ways to start a collegiate baseball career than hitting a walk-off base hit. After the Bears tied the score at 4 in the top of the final inning, sophomore Dallas Burke, who...

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