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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

Sanchez: So, where’s the money?

SADIE SANCHEZ July 8, 2015

On Sunday, a historic event was broadcast across the globe: the 2015 Women’s World Cup. The soccer match, in which the U.S. faced off against Japan, was the most watched match on English-language...

Fischer: New law sparked by measles

CHRISTIAN FISCHER July 8, 2015

A couple weeks ago, California enforced a strict new law that requires every child enrolled in California public and private schools be vaccinated. The governor signed it June 30; however, the controversy...

Editorial: Gov’t transparency does not equal trust

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 8, 2015

It is the nature of Americans to doubt and question their government. The United States was founded by a group of people that did not trust its governing body, the British; they were people who questioned...

Who is the MLB’s biggest all-star snub?

DI STAFF July 8, 2015

Jake Arrieta Full disclosure: I love the Cubs more than most things on this planet. If you want to hold that against me, go ahead. But that Jake Arrieta won’t represent the National League is an...

Game Time titans clash

CHARLIE GREEN July 8, 2015

In the final-regular season week of the Game Time League, the two undefeated squads, Kay DiLeo’s Beat the Bookstore/Westport and Randy Larson’s Marion Iron, will square off for the top seed...

Q&A: Catching up with Aaron White

DI STAFF July 8, 2015

The DI caught up with Aaron White, who is embarking on what he hopes will be an NBA journey after being selected in the second round of the NBA draft on June 25 by the Washington Wizards. The Ohio native...

The UI leases historic Grant Wood House

YUN LIN July 8, 2015

Visiting scholars and faculty members will have the chance to stay in what was once the home of Iowa’s most famous artist. Grant Wood, who painted, among many other works, the iconic American Gothic,...

Historic building preserves more than 156 years of Iowa City

RAPHAEL GELFAND July 8, 2015

Built just 17 years after Iowa City became incorporated, the Bowery Street Grocery building may be small, but the amount of history contained within is quite large. “So many people come into...

Truth stranger than science fiction

ALISON CASSITY July 8, 2015

The Main Library is about to become home to a new kind of collection — more than 17,000 science-fiction books. Seventy-four-year-old Allen Lewis of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is in the process of donating...

New Pioneer Co-op creates own craft beer

ANDREW POTOCKI July 8, 2015

Excitement is brewing locally about New Pioneer Co-op’s soon-to-be released beer. New Pioneer is preparing to launch Hoppelganger, its own craft beer, on July 25 in partnership with Des Moines brewery...

Young Greeks feel economic crunch

BILL COONEY July 8, 2015

Many young people are leaving Greece to escape the economic instability gripping their country. “For 18- to 30-year-olds, the unemployment rate is almost 50 percent,” he said. “There...

Skorton begins new gig at Smithsonian

BEN MARKS July 8, 2015

Former University of Iowa President David Skorton started a new job last week as the 13th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Skorton was the president of the UI from 2003 till 2006, when he left...

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