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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

Music Series: UI bands

MARISA WAY January 27, 2010

Events in recent years on the local, state, and even national level have hardly been music to the UI band department’s ears. First, the flood in the summer of 2008 irreparably damaged Voxman Music Building...

Award-winning author reads at Prairie Lights

ERIC ANDERSEN January 27, 2010

Tim Johnston’s bookshelf may be filled with such literary classics as Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita and Halldór Laxness’ Independent People, but his original inspiration to write stems from his childhood...

Guest: Going alcohol-free at Iowa — it is possible

KELSEY DALLAS - GUEST OPINION January 27, 2010

You go to college. You drink like crazy. You fit right in. When people ask me about Iowa life, I can almost guarantee there will be the discussion of two topics considered vital to life as a Hawkeye:...

The First Amendment conundrum

SHAWN GUDE January 27, 2010

Last Thursday night, I was on the verge of tears. The headline on the New York Times’ website announced the ominous news: Earlier that day, the U.S. Supreme Court had overturned decades of precedents,...

First-time alcohol offenders should receive a second chance

DI EDITORIAL BOARD January 27, 2010

As an 18-year-old freshman, you come to the UI with the hopes of getting a good education and finding a great job after graduation. Unfortunately, you make a mistake and drink alcohol in a bar, resulting...

UI students take advantage of Field House

MATT COZZI January 27, 2010

When the Field House opened in 1927, Iowa basketball was home. Fans gathered in droves to see the Hawkeyes play. But when Carver-Hawkeye Arena opened in January 1983, they moved. Still, basketball remained. The...

Printy gets third Big Ten honor

DI STAFF January 27, 2010

Iowa guard Jaime Printy was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Tuesday after helping lead the Iowa women’s basketball team to back-to-back victories for the first time since Dec. 20-22, 2009. Against...

Diving into a family pastime

MITCH SMITH January 27, 2010

In the past 35 years, Bob Rydze has been named Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year three times. He has coached four Olympians, 31 All-Americans, nine Big Ten champions, and one NCAA champion. But Iowa’s...

Freshman harrier a Renaissance woman

MICHELE DANNO January 27, 2010

Iowa assistant track and field coach Christi Smith said the moment she saw Missy Miller play basketball at Tipton High School, she knew she was fit to be a Hawkeye. Smith, a multi-event coach, said watching...

Walk-on makes most of opportunity

EVELYN LAU January 27, 2010

Megan Considine had a decision to make. As a talented high-school basketball player in Byron, Ill., she fielded offers to continue playing the sport at the collegiate level. Bradley and other Missouri...

Tucker allowed to practice, return unknown

BRENDAN STILES January 27, 2010

To say sophomore Anthony Tucker has been cleared to practice again with the Iowa men’s basketball team would be an accurate assessment. But whether he returns to the game-time hardwood this season remains...

Iowa faces Turner, Buckeyes tonight

SCOTT MILLER January 27, 2010

It was a horrific play — the kind that makes viewers turn away from the television and cringe as it’s replayed. Evan Turner, Ohio State’s All-American-class forward, sprinted down the middle of...

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