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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

Movie Review: Edge of incoherence

ALEX RICH February 1, 2010

** 1/2 out of ***** One of Hollywood’s most controversial figures, Mel Gibson, has been absent from major pictures since his anti-Semitic tirade during a DUI arrest in July 2006, but now he returns...

From the streets

ALEX RICH February 1, 2010

Jerald Walker escaped his high-crime neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, came to the world-renown Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and stayed for 10 years. He and his wife still have strong feelings for...

Rocklin: UI has no qualms with legal, responsible drinking

TOM ROCKLIN - GUEST OPINION February 1, 2010

Approximately a quarter of the undergraduates at the UI report having suffered physical injury as a result of their alcohol use within the last year. About half report blacking out, around a quarter had...

Free market decline?

SIMEON TALLEY February 1, 2010

The annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, brings together a cadre of the world’s rich, powerful, and über-influential to discuss the great issues of the day. True to form, this year’s...

Should IC taxis be allowed to have flashing ads on their roofs?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF February 1, 2010

YES On the docket for the Iowa City City Council’s Tuesday meeting is an interesting inquiry: Five Stars Taxi is asking the council for permission to place electronic advertisements on the top of its...

Gilbert’s Safety Locks locks up intramural opener

KYLIE SEBERT February 1, 2010

In what was the residence hall men’s intramural basketball season-opener for both Guess Which One’s and Gilbert’s Safety Locks, a 3-point shooting spree broke out. Led by UI freshman Zen Gatton’s...

Purple Cobras win intramural hoops opener

MATT COZZI February 1, 2010

The Globo Gym Purple Cobras didn’t have the start it was seeking in its intramural season-opener, but the players got the result they desired. In what proved to be a tight contest, they emerged victorious...

The story of a bodybuilder

A poster of a Speedo-wearing Arnold Schwarzenegger — enormous, tan and ripped — greets me when I walk in the door of the small but particularly neat one-bedroom apartment. The Sydney Opera Hall serves...

Iowa men’s swimming relay rallies for win on final race

PATRICK RAFFERTY February 1, 2010

To say that every point counted would almost be an understatement. Traveling back from South Bend, Ind., following a victory at the Shamrock Invitational, the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team is...

GymHawk shines bright against Illinois

ROBBIE LEHMAN February 1, 2010

Rebecca Simbhudas may never forget her performance on Jan. 30. The junior GymHawk dazzled people inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, finishing in at least a tie in all four events to capture the all-around title...

Men’s gymnastics falls to No. 2 Michigan

CLARK CAHILL February 1, 2010

It wasn’t really much of a contest. The No. 9 Iowa men’s gymnastics team discovered why Michigan is ranked second in the nation and was the preseason pick to win the Big Ten after falling to the Wolverines,...

Hawkeyes’ atrocious start dooms them at Michigan

BRENDAN STILES February 1, 2010

Against Ohio State, the Iowa men’s basketball team failed to finish. On Jan. 30 against Michigan, the Hawkeyes’ poor start sealed their fate in a 60-46 loss to the Wolverines in Crisler Arena in Ann...

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