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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

Movie Review: The Crazies

ERIC ANDERSEN March 1, 2010

*** 1/2 out of ***** During the 1973 début of George Romero’s, The Crazies, America was in the middle of the Watergate scandal and dealing with a loss of faith in government. The concept of the original...

Celebrating Chopin’s 200th birthday

CAROLINE BERG March 1, 2010

Every famous composer receives a “Happy Birthday” decoration on Alan Huckleberry’s office door. However, for the bicentennial of Frédéric Chopin’s birth, the UI piano assistant professor is...

Bijou Board: UI wrong in shutting down porn movie

GUEST OPINION March 1, 2010

The following is a version of the open letter sent to Tom Rocklin, University of Iowa vice president for Student Services. Dear Mr. Rocklin: We, as members of the Bijou Theater Board of Directors, have...

The ultimate hoax?

SIMEON TALLEY March 1, 2010

Is climate change not so much of an inconvenient truth after all? For years, we have been subjected to prophets bearing witness to the incontrovertible truth of climate change and global warming. Al Gore...

Iowa Legislature should move to ban texting while driving

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 1, 2010

It’s really a no-brainer: Text-messaging while driving is a bad idea. The effects are well-documented; with texters glancing at their cell phones for an average of six seconds at a time, their car is...

Murderas atop indoor soccer

KYLIE SEBERT March 1, 2010

Living up to its name, the Murderas have killed every squad it has faced so far during the intramural soccer season. Made up of eight sophomores, the squad remains undefeated entering the third round...

Mongeese poised for basketball playoff run

ETHAN SEBERT March 1, 2010

What began as an infatuation with an animal is now a force to be reckoned with on the intramural courts. “I’ve always liked the mongoose, and I wondered what the plural form was,” junior Tom Beecher...

Softball loses four in classic

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

The Iowa softball team dropped four of its five games this past weekend at the Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga. The Hawkeyes (7-7) opened the weekend with a 5-4 loss to No. 9 Alabama and an 11-1 loss...

Baseball wins big at challenge

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

The Iowa baseball team went 2-1 at this year’s Big Ten/Big East Challenge, capping off its weekend with an 11-2 victory over Villanova (5-1) at Jack Russell Stadium on Sunday in Clearwater, Fla. The...

Men’s track finishes fifth at Big Ten championships

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

After managing seven points during the first day at the Big Ten championships, the Iowa men’s track and field team finished fifth in Minneapolis — an improvement over last year. Defending conference...

Women’s tracksters shine in conference meet

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

At Penn State for the 2010 indoor Big Ten championships over the weekend, members of the Iowa women’s track and field team hoped to redeem themselves after finishing last in the conference in 2009. And...

Women’s tennis upsets Princeton

DI STAFF March 1, 2010

Led by sophomore Sonja Molnar, the Iowa women’s team (6-2) upset No. 44 Princeton (7-4), 4-3, in Minneapolis on Feb. 27. Molnar’s only ace of the day came in her final set, securing her victory over...

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