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 independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Prose with the grace of nature

DANA JUDAS November 11, 2009

Gretel Ehrlich’s prose is electrifying. Despite being struck by lightning on her ranch in 1991, the author has remained a powerful force in the literary world. Ehrlich is the last visiting writer...

Haydn no longer in hiding

COURTNEY SPEARS November 11, 2009

Regional string players have immersed themselves in the work of the “Father of the String Quartet” to pull off the largest cooperative performance of string musicians Iowa City has ever seen. Musicians...

Guest: On Veterans Day, honor the past and present

DREW HJELM - GUEST OPINION November 11, 2009

While I was in the Army, I had the opportunity of being stationed in Germany for more than two years, and while I was there, I went traveling a bit. Weekend getaways to London, snowboarding in Garmisch,...

Haha sexism

SAMANTHA MILLER November 11, 2009

A very handy tool on everyone’s favorite search engine, Google, will fill in subsequent words in your inquiry you may be intending to search for. For instance, if you begin to type “Brad,” it will...

Due to budgetary woes, PR position should remain unfilled

DI EDITORIAL BOARD November 11, 2009

TA cuts, potential tuition hikes, and … a new public-relations hiring? This week, the UI leadership is interviewing four candidates for the vice president of Strategic Communication position, who would...

Room in this town for two kingpins?

MITCH SMITH November 11, 2009

Colonial Lanes has been a staple in Iowa City since 1959, but talk of a new bowling alley at the university might strike up some competition among the alley cats. UI officials are considering rebuilding...

Intramural bowling strikes up fun

MITCH SMITH November 11, 2009

In the 1996 comedy Kingpin, Woody Harrelson plays a bowling aficionado who wins the Iowa state amateur bowling championship. Fast forward to Monday and Tuesday, where several students took to Colonial...

Dodge ball sign-up to close

DI STAFF November 11, 2009

If you’re looking to bring out your inner Peter La Fleur, today is the last day to sign up for intramural dodge ball. The format for the event is one night of two games, followed by a playoff-style...

Hoops tournament nears

DI STAFF November 11, 2009

For those looking to get their hoops fix in the first semester, Recreational Services will host a three-on-three tournament in the Field House South Gym on Dec. 1-3. The price per team is has not yet been...

Intramural badminton featured

DI STAFF November 11, 2009

As one of the most prominent Olympic sports in other countries — most notably Malaysia and China — badminton has found a niche in the Field House. But while most play for leisure, on Nov. 16-18,...

Diving at home has team in peak position

PATRICK RAFFERTY November 11, 2009

There might not be a sport more reliant on a “home-facility advantage” than diving. Familiarity is king in the sport. Several nuances factor into the perfect dive, and nothing is more beneficial than...

Volleyball looks to end skid

EVELYN LAU November 11, 2009

One team’s losing streak will end tonight. Iowa (11-13, 3-9) will go for the season sweep of Wisconsin (11-10, 6-6) in a match broadcast on the Big Ten Network in Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 7 p.m. The...

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