2008 Woodie Awards
More than 70,000 Hawkeye fans pack Kinnick Stadium at each home football game, but thousands more descend on Iowa City to experience the excitement of local tailgate events. It comes as no surprise, then, that hotel rooms in the Iowa City and Coralville area disappear months in advance. Countless businesses thrive on the revenue brought to our community during football season, and the hotel industry is no exception. (1) comment
For the last 24 hours, I've not been able to turn on the television or pick up a newspaper without hearing about Clarence Thomas. I can't put my finger on the exact reason, but I find it unbecoming for a Supreme Court justice to publish a memoir to coincide with the new term of the court. I will concede, it's difficult to offer an intellectual argument to support my distaste; it's based on my emotional reaction rather than any wrongdoing on his part. (1) comment
Whether you are a lover of the brain-jarring sport or merely one who tolerates the game, everyone feels fatigued from the draining mediocrity of the over-hyped Hawkeye football team. They run, but not fast. They tackle, but let go. They throw, but into the turf. They catch, and look confused. Watching the physical representatives of your school flounder around like the dying cow that makes the game possible is depressing. I'm sure the boys in Black-and-Gold feel the same - if their nervous systems are still able to. (0) comments
Having failed at comprehensive immigration reform, the Bush administration is on its way to failing at piecemeal immigration reform. Its new get-tough approach, unveiled in the summer, aims to deter unlawful entry to the country by forcing employers to fire illegal immigrants on their payrolls. The policy is a prescription for social, economic, and bureaucratic mayhem masquerading as muscular enforcement. No wonder it has succeeded in uniting labor, business, and civil-rights groups in opposition to it. (4) comments
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