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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

Trendspotter: Leggings

DI STAFF December 8, 2009

Ladies, keep your pants on. Ever since the leaves fell and the nights grew colder, your apparel has shifted to a beloved ’80s classic: leggings. For those of you sporting a “volcanic ensemble” worthy...

DVD Vault: Fargo

DI STAFF December 8, 2009

DVD Vault: Fargo (1996) Fargo is great, don’t-cha-know? Winner of two Oscars, Fargo is a dark comedy set in a bleak and freezing Midwestern town. The movie spins together a mess of unlikely genres...

Magic show to benefit cancer patients

SARAH LARSON December 8, 2009

Magician David Casas will bring the magic of Las Vegas to Iowa City tonight with a show designed to benefit cancer patients. At 7 p.m. today, Casas will display his illusions for free at the Englert...

No Monk, but a lot of holiday cheer

SARAH LARSON December 8, 2009

A YouTube video is all it took to bring a university a cappella group to national fame. Straight No Chaser, whose genesis occurred at Indiana University in 1996, will perform at 7 p.m. today in the IMU...

Guest: GOP’s focus on ‘values’ digs its own grave

WILL MATTESSICH - GUEST OPINION December 8, 2009

For years, the Republican Party was the party of morals and fiscal responsibility, themes that rang true with many Americans. Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush both promised to shrink the federal government...

There, there, nebulae

BEAU ELLIOT December 8, 2009

So a major winter storm is coming, public radio warns me in that grave, sonorous manner that public radio adopts because, let’s face it, these are grave, sonorous times. I need new boots, I tell public...

Were the tactics of a local Republican activist underhanded?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF December 8, 2009

YES Solon resident Lori Cardella has the right to run for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors seat left open by the death of Larry Meyers. The Johnson County Republicans’ nomination of Cardella...

UISSC advances, Team Esteban out of 3-on-3 tourney

MATT SCHOMMER December 8, 2009

UISSC used a combination of size and touch to finish off Team Esteban in the men’s intramural 3-on-3 basketball tournament Monday night in the Field House. Losing in straight games, 15-12, 15-13, Team...

Blue Chips now only undefeated team left in 3-on-3 basketball

IAN MARTIN December 8, 2009

Mike Kolze was wide open. Catching the basketball in the corner, he nearly psyched himself before taking a shot. But after a seemingly lengthy period of time standing unguarded, he swished it through...

Point/Counterpoint: Is Georgia Tech a good match-up for Iowa?

DI STAFF December 8, 2009

YES In the words of Will Smith, welcome to Miami. Now that the Hawkeyes are officially bound for a BCS bowl, it’s time to start talking about whether No. 10 Iowa can knock off the No. 9 Georgia Tech...

Hawkeyes look to avenge 2003 BCS loss

SCOTT MILLER December 8, 2009

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz has experienced three bowl losses during his 11-year career in Iowa City, but none more devastating, none more cringe-worthy, none more embarrassing than the 21-point drubbing...

Hawkeyes face Panthers first in in-state series

BRENDAN STILES December 8, 2009

These next two weeks may not indicate how the Iowa men’s basketball team stacks up with the rest of the Big Ten. But with state bragging rights on the line in their next three games, the Hawkeyes know...

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