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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

Commentary: Celebrating the power of vinyl

ERIC SUNDERMANN April 16, 2010

I may only be 22 years old, but something happens when I listen to a vinyl record. I pull out the disc, set it on the turntable, and place the needle. While holding the cover art in my hand, that familiar...

Battle of the Bands to rock Quadrangle courtyard

MARISA WAY April 16, 2010

When Saturday night rolls around, Arlene Freudenberg and Jacob Becicka won’t be found crossing the Pedestrian Mall, wandering through bars, or hitting up house parties. Instead, the two and members...

Alcohol experts: 21-ordinance won’t increase house parties

Of the many controversies associated with the City Council’s recent decision to enact a 21-only ordinance in Iowa City, none has been greater than questions about the new ordinance’s effect on UI student...

The Supreme Court selection game

GRETA HAGEN-RICHARDSON April 16, 2010

“Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless.” —Martin Luther King Jr. The recent announcement that...

New health-care reform law class a boon for students

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 16, 2010

The University of Iowa College of Law is moving in a bold, new direction with its new health-reform class this fall. Not only is the class especially pertinent given the length and complexity of the...

Couple makes $1 million donation to football

DI STAFF April 16, 2010

An Iowa City couple has made a $1 million donation to the Hawkeye football program. Jim and Darlene McCord made the gift to help fund renovations to some of Iowa’s football training facilities, including...

Iowa travels to Northwestern

JON FRANK April 16, 2010

Saturday is the Iowa women’s tennis team’s (14-4, 4-3) opportunity to establish itself as a top contender in the Big Ten and the NCAA. The Hawkeyes will travel to Evanston, Ill., to face No. 9 Northwestern...

Baseball faces Hoosiers on the road

JORDAN GARRETSON April 16, 2010

Jack Dahm doesn’t always show it, but the excitement is palpable in his voice. When he talks about this year’s Iowa baseball team, listeners can sense it. The Hawkeyes have potential. But the seventh-year...

Softball hosts Western Illinois

MITCH SMITH April 16, 2010

Holly Van Vlymen helped the Iowa softball program get to where it is today. During her tenure as pitching coach from 2000-04, she coached three Big Ten Pitchers of the Year and aided in the Hawkeyes’...

Men’s tennis faces home test

SETH ROBERTS April 16, 2010

Home is where the heart — and a .800 winning percentage — is. One week after dropping two meets on the road, the No. 72 Iowa men’s tennis team (10-7, 2-4) returns to Iowa City to face No. 32 Wisconsin...

Track and field team happy to be home

MATT SCHOMMER and MICHELE DANNO April 16, 2010

After the devastating flood in 2008, the Hawkeyes were left without a home in 2009. Fast forward two years, and Cretzmeyer Track has a whole new look that has Hawkeye coaches and athletes excited. Iowa...

Men’s golf team home at last

JESSIE SMITH April 16, 2010

The Iowa men’s golf team is home at last. For the first time since 2006, the Hawkeyes will play at Finkbine Golf Course in the Hawkeye Taylormade/Adidas Invitational this weekend. The first 36-holes...

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