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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

Traveler to lecture on foreign policy

MARISA WAY April 29, 2010

For Chicago native Matthew C.J. Rudolph, faraway places like India and China aren’t considered “foreign.” In fact, one might even be able to call these countries his home away from home. As an elementary...

Spreading poetry locally

TOMMY MORGAN JR. April 29, 2010

The City of Literature is getting visual, combining the written word with the painted picture. The Poetry in Public program, now in its eighth year, is accepting submissions of visual art to accompany...

Mike Posner brings high energy to Iowa City

ERIC ANDERSEN April 29, 2010

At the age of 22, Mike Posner has released two well-received mix tapes, traveled across the United States playing soldout shows, and signed a major contract with RCA/Sony Records. On top of that, the...

Indie pop from Illinois

REBECCA KOONS April 29, 2010

The members of Elsinore came together with the ambition to be more than a typical college band. Somewhat hindered in the beginning by course schedules and exams, the band survived the demands of academia...

A festival of ‘endless possibilities’

HANNAH KRAMER April 29, 2010

In the halls of the Studio Arts Building, sculptures built out of wood chips, mannequins clad in costumes, and jewelry-welding machines sit among artists who fall into one or more of the 10 areas of art...

Graduate student plunges into ‘American Dream’

ERIC SUNDERMANN April 29, 2010

When China native Xin Feng told her mother she wanted to study abroad, her mother suggested America. Her mother said Feng should see the superpower. Feng disagreed, but her mother insisted. “She told...

Group performs Neil Simon’s Chapter Two

JOSIE JONES April 29, 2010

Caroline Sheerin aspires to be “Glee” actress Jane Lynch. Or at least the TV show inspired the 38-year-old to audition for a play for the first time since high school. “Getting back into it didn’t...

Of sex and opera

JOSIE JONES April 29, 2010

In Susannah, the lead character faces slander and accusations about her sexual behavior, and when she is not accepted by her community, she’s forced to find an inner strength. Some may say her story...

College Republicans chairwoman: Same goals, different means for GOP and Dems

NATALIE GINTY - GUEST OPINION April 29, 2010

Last week, the University of Iowa College Republicans hosted “Conservative Coming Out Week” around campus. Throughout the week, we had many promotional events with the purpose of showing fellow conservatives...

Lessons from across the Pond

JONATHAN GROVES April 29, 2010

The British election is heating up. While Conservative Party leader David Cameron may have positively rebranded modern conservatism in the United Kingdom (all while trying to compare himself with President...

Rigby-led UISG should lead fight to restore public higher-education funding

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 29, 2010

It appears the state’s under-funding of the University of Iowa will continue. Students would be stuck paying the largest portion of next school year’s budget, under a preliminary version UI officials...

Baseball falls to Creighton in slugfest

DI STAFF April 29, 2010

The Iowa baseball team waited too long to mount a comeback Wednesday night, and the Hawkeyes (17-22) fell to Creighton (19-17), 15-10, in Omaha. A six-run Bluejay first inning proved too steep a hill...

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