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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

The joy of working via “The Office”

PATRICK BIGSBY November 4, 2009

As I tiptoe closer to the precipice of graduation, I can’t help but wonder what the working world will be like. My history is littered with plenty of part-time and summer jobs, but virtually all have...

Dine on a Dime: Monkey Bread

DI ARTS STAFF November 4, 2009

Plenty of students start getting homesick after midterms and before Thanksgiving, and this longing can get pretty intense. To help this time pass with a bit more ease, I have found a great solution: comfort...

Joe Pug brings folk to the Sanctuary

ERIC SUNDERMANN November 4, 2009

Joe Pug used to be a carpenter — and not a very good one. “I didn’t display any craftsmanship, but I got to watch guys who did,” he said. “They took it very seriously and had a lot of pride...

Federal shield bill would protect journalists’ rights

MICHAEL EDWARDS - GUEST OPINION November 4, 2009

The Free Flow of Information Act, a federal shield bill that would protect journalists from having to reveal confidential information, is set to move one step closer to becoming law when it is considered...

Alcoholic hypocrisy

MICHAEL DAVIS November 4, 2009

“In Heaven there is no beer/ That’s why we drink it here.” No doubt Iowa Hawkeye football fans have sung along with this tune many a time over the course of this season. It’s a tradition as rich...

Instead of tuition surcharge, cut officials’ pay

DI EDITORIAL BOARD November 4, 2009

As the Public Enemy said in its 1989 classic, students need to “fight the powers that be.” Amid a $24.7 million hole in the UI’s budget, all we’ve heard in the past week from those powers that...

Favre’s Favorites wins flag-football championship

IAN MARTIN November 4, 2009

Sigma Chi is the latest Favre victim. Not Brett Favre, but Favre’s Favorites, which drove late to give the team a go-ahead touchdown and an eventual 20-13 victory for the All-University Championship. After...

Back-to-back champs

MITCH SMITH November 4, 2009

Under the bright lights of the Bubble on Tuesday, the Show Stoppaz primed for a repeat performance of last season’s title victory. This time, the squad faced Schax, the only team able to stop the show...

Women’s golf finishes 19th

DI STAFF November 4, 2009

The Iowa women’s golf team shot all three of its rounds at the Challenge at Onion Creek in Austin, Texas, under the previous best score set at the Hawkeye Invitational. But the Hawkeyes still finished...

Kaeding’s career comes to a close

ROBBIE LEHMAN November 4, 2009

Jackie Kaeding has given her mind, body, and soul to the Iowa soccer team the last five years. On Saturday, the midfielder will do so once more, donning her No. 9 Hawkeye uniform for the final time when...

Women’s cross-country captain leading once again

MICHELE DANNO November 4, 2009

Jennie Docherty’s parents both ran for Iowa. Her father was an All-American who still holds Iowa track records. Her mother was the only woman to ever qualify and finish six-consecutive Olympic trials. So...

Men’s golf has high hopes

CLARK CAHILL November 4, 2009

After a fall season that saw the Iowa men’s golf team compete toe-to-toe with some of the nation’s best competition, the Hawkeyes head into their winter break with high hopes for their season in the...

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