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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

Fischer: The next wave of French cuisine and its waste

CHRISTIAN FISCHER June 16, 2015

In attempts to tackle food waste, the French National Assembly recently voted to ban supermarkets from disposing unsold food and instead having them donate their leftovers to different charities in the...

Elliot: Slapstick, not hockey

BEAU ELLIOT June 16, 2015

Sitting around, watching the rain (a favorite Iowa sport), wondering which is funnier, in a T.C. Boyle sort of way: the Republican presidential-candidate scrum or the Red Sox attempting to play baseball. The...

Clegg: The right to know

CHRIS CLEGG June 16, 2015

The process of landing a job is stressful. Now more than ever, it takes preparation, skill, and time for potential job candidates to make the jump from unemployed to employed. Even with a solid application...

Editorial: Dolezal’s betrayal of her "community"

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 16, 2015

The story of Rachel Dolezal, the former president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Washington, who resigned Monday, has, by and large, shocked the masses while raising many questions about race, ethnicity,...

Newly equipped gymnasts get a boost

CHARLIE GREEN June 16, 2015

Two Hawkeye athletics programs are on the rise. Men’s and women’s gymnastics may not be the most popular sports, but both squads showed this past season that, with the proper support, each...

Hawkeyes Past and Present Headline Prime Time, Game Time Drafts

KYLE MANN June 16, 2015

The Prime Time League draft was held Monday night, setting the rosters for the summer league’s 29th season. Jarrod Uthoff, taken first overall, will play for league commissioner Randy Larson for the...

Run, Run, Run, Hawks say

JORDAN HANSEN June 16, 2015

For the past three seasons, the Iowa running game consisted mostly of heavy doses of Mark Weisman with a sprinkling of whatever able-bodied backs were available. The question now, however, is how to...

Music can’t wait for new home

ALISON CASSITY June 16, 2015

The School of Music growing at the corner of Burlington and Clinton Street is nearly halfway there. Construction of the new Voxman Music Building is roughly halfway complete, said Randy Clarahan, Mortenson...

IMU back on the ground floor

BEN MARKS June 16, 2015

When floodwater destroyed the IMU ground floor in 2008, many of the shops and services it offered had to be scattered around campus and the once-popular student hangout and relaxation area was gone. Now,...

Increasing efficiency through IT

RAPHAEL GELFAND June 16, 2015

Not even a forum on technology with dozens of IT professionals is exempt from technical difficulties. Near the end of the annual University of Iowa Tech Forum, one of the presenters struggled for several...

Gardens grow along with community

RAPHAEL GELFAND June 16, 2015

While some out-of-staters might think all the streets of Iowa are lined with corn, to locals, the sight of corn growing in streets of eastern residential Iowa City is quite unusual — that is, unless...

Beer+books=lit talk

SHAFIN KHAN June 16, 2015

The Mill may be a place known for its beer, but every second Tuesday of the month it's known for its books as well. John Kenyon, the Iowa City director of UNESCO City of Literature, has organized the...

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