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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

CD Review: RATT

ERIC ANDERSEN April 20, 2010

Randy “The Ram” Robinson: “God — they don't make ’em like they used to.” Cassidy: “F—’ ’80s man, best s— ever.” … Randy “The Ram” Robinson: “Then that Cobain p— had...

Droids Attack hits Iowa City

ERIC ANDERSEN April 20, 2010

Guitarist and vocalist Brad Van wants people to know that Droids Attack is more than just another band with a gimmick. The three-piece, which combines the high-energy genres of punk and metal, used to...

UI student: The 21-ordinance and student rage

JOSH BUCHSBAUM - GUEST OPINION April 20, 2010

Let’s start with the fact that the 21-ordinance is obviously going to be voted down. An initiative by a student group has already been started. Only 2,500 signatures are needed to get a public vote....

Catching monotone

BEAU ELLIOT April 20, 2010

A Penn State study, according to the BBC, has found that women prefer men with monotone voices — that is, voices that don’t vary much in pitch. The BBC, by the way, used Clint Eastwood and George...

UI-sponsored alcohol forum for local parents a positive for community

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 20, 2010

Everybody knows by now that University of Iowa and Iowa City officials are in the midst of a battle to muzzle the city’s staggeringly high rate of binge drinking. Their weapon of choice is the contentious...

Sand volleyball means sun fun

ETHAN SEBERT April 20, 2010

Sun, sand, and 74 students. That was the scene at the Hawkeye Recreational Fields sand-volleyball courts when 18 teams showed up for the 2010 Intramural Co-Recreational 4-on-4 sand volleyball tournament...

Women’s tennis won’t make losing a habit

JON FRANK April 20, 2010

When the Iowa women’s tennis team opened Big Ten play with a 6-1 loss to Minnesota in February, it looked as though it would be a year of frustration similar to last spring. In 2009 the Hawkeyes went...

Men’s gymnastics wraps up season with eye on bright future

NICK GANS April 20, 2010

Youth and inconsistency were thematic for the Iowa men’s gymnastics team this season. The Hawkeyes didn’t improve on their sixth-place Big Ten finish from a year ago, but Iowa head coach Tom Dunn...

Taylor denied medical redshirt

DI STAFF April 20, 2010

Iowa women’s basketball head coach Lisa Bluder announced on Monday that freshman guard Theairra Taylor did not qualify for a medical-hardship redshirt. The St. Paul, Minn., native tore her ACL in the...

Technology adds new twist to college golf

JESSIE SMITH April 20, 2010

The Iowa men’s golf team has competed in 16 different states and one other country during the last four years. While the Hawkeye golfers may view the time away as a break from the notoriously unfriendly...

Family matters to men’s tennis

SETH ROBERTS April 20, 2010

When it comes to tennis, distance is not a problem for the Vasos and McGeorge families. The McGeorges from Tucson, Ariz., and the Vasos clan from Fort Collins, Colo., live a combined 2,000 miles away...

Unity on the diamond

JORDAN GARRETSON April 20, 2010

The player-coach relationship is continually evolving in sport. Just ask Iowa head baseball coach Jack Dahm. When he played at Creighton from 1986-89, players rarely questioned their coaches. Now, athletes...

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