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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

Album Review: Peter Gabriel’s Scratch My Back

ERIC SUNDERMANN March 2, 2010

Peter Gabriel rose to fame a couple decades ago with hits like “Solsbury Hill,” “In Your Eyes,” and “Sledgehammer.” Now, at age 60 — and eight years after his most recent album release —...

Two UI Writers’ Workshop alums to read

ALYSSA MARCHETTI March 2, 2010

Writers and friends Malena Watrous and Sabrina Orah Mark have much in common. They both attended Barnard, the Columbia-affiliated women’s college, for their bachelor’s degrees before receiving M.F.A.s...

Reject Democrats and Republicans; embrace liberty

JEFF SHIPLEY - GUEST OPINION March 2, 2010

In many ways, the narrative for the upcoming election has already been written. Republicans are going to win, and probably big. A country frustrated by a depressed economy, war weariness, and the apparent...

Healthy debate?

BEAU ELLIOT March 2, 2010

So we had a big to-do health-insurance-reform summit last week, and just as President Obama wanted, everybody played nicey-nice and all bipartisan and everything, and we wound up with health-care reform. So...

UIHC right to bar employees from using Facebook and Twitter at work

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 2, 2010

Tweet no more. Starting this week, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will block access to social-network sites on workstation computers. Sites such as Twitter and Facebook have become tools...

Chino Stoppaz edge Defenstrators

KYLIE SEBERT March 2, 2010

In an undefeated intramural Co-Rec basketball showdown Monday night at the Field House, Chino Stoppaz edged Defenstrators, 38-37. Both teams entered the contest with 3-0 records, and prime defense by...

Intramural sports gain international flavor

MATT COZZI March 2, 2010

For international students, the cross-continental journey usually doesn’t consist of considering intramural sports. Nevertheless, more international students seem to have found themselves adding the...

Hippen, Durant earn all-tourney honors in baseball

DI STAFF March 2, 2010

The Iowa baseball team left Florida and the Big Ten/Big East Challenge with two wins, and two players received second team all-tournament honors on Monday. Sophomore pitcher Jarred Hippen and senior outfielder...

Bluder, bunch pick up post-season awards

DI STAFF March 2, 2010

Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder, freshman Jaime Printy, junior Kachine Alexander, and sophomore Kamille Wahlin all earned All-Big Ten awards on Monday. Bluder was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year by the...

Women’s track and field team places ninth

MICHELE DANNO March 2, 2010

Although the Iowa women’s track and field team has seen significant improvement from the 2009 indoor season, the Hawkeyes discovered their conference competition has improved as well. Iowa placed ninth...

Men’s track and field team places in top-half at Big Ten Championships

MATT SCHOMMER March 2, 2010

The Minnesota men’s track team might soon be able to call itself “Déjà U.” For the second-straight year, the Golden Gophers blew away their conference foes en route to another Big Ten championship...

Point/Counterpoint: Which college team has been the most dominant this year?

DI STAFF March 2, 2010

Connecticut women’s basketball Iowa wrestling, Penn State volleyball, Connecticut women’s basketball. Which of these three is in a class by itself? Hint: It’s the team that hasn’t even had a...

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