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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

Author Anchee Min to read at Prairie Lights

REBECCA KOONS April 26, 2010

Anchee Min, a writer from Shanghai, uses the history of the Communist China she grew up in as the starting point in all seven of her books, the latest of which is a work of historical fiction titled Pearl...

Movie Review: The Back-Up Plan

MARISA WAY April 26, 2010

** 1/2 out of ***** When thinking about the film The Backup Plan, one good thing can be said: It was better than expected. Is this a compliment? Well … maybe. Considering some of Jennifer Lopez’s...

Guest: Boldness by Democrats may be best strategy

STEFFEN SCHMIDT April 26, 2010

I have always believed that in politics — as in life — once you are on a roll, you keep rolling. President Obama and the Democrats will be both governing and running for election, and that poses an...

Overcoming climate-change inertia

SIMEON TALLEY April 26, 2010

Stop what you’re doing. Take a second to take a deep breath and collect your thoughts. It’s now up to you to save the world. The U.S. Senate has just conscripted your talent and your intellect...

New alcohol presentation at freshman orientation a positive approach

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 26, 2010

Responsibility starts with information. That’s why we support the university’s new freshman Orientation alcohol presentation, which will bring two of the most important stakeholders — students and...

Intramurals to add three new sports next year

ETHAN SEBERT April 26, 2010

Pick a sport, any sport. The University of Iowa Recreational Services can fulfill just about anyone’s sporting desires. Through its intramural program, Recreational Services has offered 16 sports so...

Speraw named new men’s basketball assistant

DI STAFF April 26, 2010

Fran McCaffery has maintained he wanted a former Hawkeye on his coaching staff. On April 23, the new men’s basketball coach hired assistant Kirk Speraw, a Sioux City native and player under Lute Olson...

Women’s golf finishes last in Big Ten tourney

DI STAFF April 26, 2010

The Iowa women’s golf team capped its season with an 11th-place finish at the Big Ten championships on Sunday in Madison, Wis. In the final round, the Hawkeyes carded a 334, which put them at 1,255...

Men’s golf places seventh at Boilermaker Invite

DI STAFF April 26, 2010

A seventh-place finish at the Boilermaker Invitational brought the regular season to a close for the Iowa men’s golf team on Sunday. The Hawkeyes missed placing in the top half of the 12-team field...

Softball drops two to Penn State

DI STAFF April 26, 2010

The Iowa softball team fell to 8-3 in Big Ten play after dropping a pair of contests to Penn State over weekend in State College, Pa. After a 7-1 loss to the Nittany Lions (28-16, 7-7) on April 24, the...

Baseball takes Michigan road series

DI STAFF April 26, 2010

The Iowa baseball team may have dropped the third game of its weekend series with Michigan, 7-5, on Sunday. But the Hawkeyes took two contests from the Wolverines to win their first Big Ten road series...

Six Hawkeyes drafted, two get tryouts

BRENDAN STILES April 26, 2010

In just one weekend, the Hawkeyes broke a 16-year-old record. Starting with Bryan Bulaga’s NFL draft to Green Bay in the first round and continuing with five other successful former Hawkeye picks, the...

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