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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Author Alan Bradley reads at Prairie Lights

REBECCA KOONS March 31, 2010

Alan Bradley couldn’t have imagined a character like Flavia de Luce. The precocious 11-year-old was first realized in another book he was writing. Flavia “demanded a book of her own, and [he] finally...

Booker T. and Xiu Xiu play Mission Creek shows tonight

CAROLINE BERG March 31, 2010

Booker T. Jones knows how to take the church marm out of the organ and put in the funk. Nearly half a century after his first hit, “Green Onions” with his band Booker T. and the MGs, Jones creates...

Guest: International views on health-care reform

LAMIA ZIA - GUEST OPINION March 31, 2010

“Can anyone explain this health-care bill in simple words?” I heard this question amid the sweet and bitter slogans last week, when President Obama visited the University of Iowa. My head was also...

Hysteria over health reform

TYLER HAKES March 31, 2010

There’s something especially unnerving about how some of the biggest critics of health-care reform have responded to its passage. I’m not talking about the GOP vowing to repeal it after regaining control...

Are UI officials right to push for an increase in Friday classes?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF March 31, 2010

YES For many years on this campus, Fridays have been just another extension of the weekend for students. No classes at 8:30 Friday mornings means a long night of partying Thursday that continues into...

Alexander garners AP honor

DI STAFF March 31, 2010

Hawkeye junior Kachine Alexander was named an All-American honorable mention by the Associated Press on Tuesday. She was one of 46 NCAA Division-I women’s basketball players to earn that honor. She...

Softball looks to spoil Cyclone home opener

IAN MARTIN March 31, 2010

Something has come over Liz Watkins. Something maybe even a Cyclone cannot stop. Watkins has been an opposing pitcher’s nightmare at the plate in recent games. The sophomore catcher went 6-for-7 last...

Point/Counterpoint: Did Iowa hire Fran McCaffery too soon?

DI STAFF March 31, 2010

YES I want it to be known that I’m on board with the “Franimal House,” and I fully support Fran McCaffery and his future endeavors at Iowa. With that said, I argue that though he may be the appropriate...

McQuillan rebounds from benching

J.T. BUGOS March 31, 2010

Iowa sophomore Mike McQuillan stroked three base hits in his first three at-bats on Tuesday to effectively respond from his benching on March 28 against Western Illinois. The second baseman called it...

Iowa falls to South Dakota State

JORDAN GARRETSON March 31, 2010

Iowa showed no shortage of offense Tuesday night, but South Dakota State ended two runs better. Despite equaling their opponent’s 16 hits, the Hawkeyes (8-13) fell to the Jackrabbits (11-6), 12-10,...

Barta: Indoor football areas outdated

EMILY BUSSE March 31, 2010

The Hawkeyes have outgrown their indoor football facilities, which are now “bursting at the seams,” Athletics Director Gary Barta says. The locker rooms, practice spaces, offices, and video-screening...

McCaffery changing the culture

SCOTT MILLER March 31, 2010

These desserts, they’re to die for, Margaret McCaffery said. The wife of new men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery whips up everything from French apple cobbler to brownies with frosting for her...

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