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            <title>Today's Photos</title>
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            <title>Murder charges filed against boyfriend in McKay case</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Eric Scott Osborn, 26, of 18 Expo Drive, was charged with first-degree murder, a Class A felony carrying a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Johnson County Judge Stephen Gerard set a $1 million cash bond for Osborn.]]></description>
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            <title>Partnership for Alcohol Safety mum on 21-ordinance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The community committee charged with reducing the amount of dangerous drinking voted unanimously Wednesday to sit out of Iowa City’s controversial 21-ordinance in a closed meeting.]]></description>
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            <title>Mason discusses budget, flood relief with Staff Council</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mason came with both good and bad news about the budget. While she said she’s pleased with Gov. Chet Culver’s proposal to return $14 million to the UI, it’s just one step to recovery. “We’re still $50 million in the hole — that’s a big number,” Mason said.]]></description>
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            <title>Schiefer guilty of sexual abuse, burglary</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sixth District Judge Ian Thornhill rules Jonathan Schiefer, accused in the sexual-abuse case of a former UI student, was able to form intent.]]></description>
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            <title>Bringing back the local dollar</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The 3/50 Project, a nationwide initiative to generate revenue in communities, is calling on Americans to pick three of their favorite independent local businesses and spend at least $50 every month at each store for a year.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Spanish associate professor to publish poetry book</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ana Merino, who teaches two Spanish classes this semester, balances many projects, including teaching and composing adult and children’s poetry.]]></description>
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            <title>Man charged with burglary</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City police charged a man for allegedly breaking into a person’s apartment.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Police arrested a Waterloo man for allegedly stealing a laptop computer from the Kinnick Stadium press box.]]></description>
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            <title>Davenport man charged with theft, burglary</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Police have charged a Davenport man after he allegedly stole more than $1,000 worth of items from a local residence.]]></description>
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            <title>Student taking Iowa club lacrosse from amateur to contender</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa’s most dominant player may not be a varsity athlete in a common Midwest sport. UI junior Alex de la Peña, all the way from Maryland, is teaching Iowans a thing or two about lacrosse.]]></description>
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            <title>Hawkeyes get third crack at Wolverines</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[For the third-straight season, the Iowa men’s basketball team faces Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.]]></description>
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            <title>Wrestling not dissatisfied, but wants domination</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa wrestlers Ryan Morningstar and Chad Beatty are expected to wrestle at the NCAA championships.]]></description>
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            <title>The track team’s ‘split personality’</title>
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            <title>Baseball heads to Lone Star state</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa baseball team opens up a 10-day, road trip in Texas today.]]></description>
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            <title>Nine wrestlers earn NCAA seeds</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Seedings for next week’s NCAA wrestling championships were announced on Wednesday, and top-ranked Iowa pulled zero No. 1 seeds.]]></description>
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            <title>Blar anticipates postseason success</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[After going 4-0 in the Co-Rec division, Blar looks toward postseason with former Division-I athletes leading the way.]]></description>
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            <title>UI should be applauded for, and expand, alternative spring break offerings</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[According to MTV, spring break is synonymous with excessive alcohol use and risky sexual encounters on warm beaches. Not necessarily the case for some UI students.]]></description>
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            <title>Save up, young people</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We need to plan better and save more money than our parents and grandparents.]]></description>
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            <title>UI student: Hope still present in earthquake-devastated Haiti</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We didn’t bring hope to Haiti. Hope is already there. If anything, they gave hope to me.]]></description>
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            <title>Letters to the Editor</title>
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            <title>New theater group Red Door Ensemble finds niche</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Joshua Beadle has painted over his contemporary theater model with the Red Door Ensemble.]]></description>
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            <title>Playwright to lead workshop</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Fawcett will co-lead ‘Bringing Personal Stories to Life,’ a playwriting workshop at Riverside Theatre.]]></description>
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            <title>Putting class into St. Patrick’s Day</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Linn Street Café has some fun on St. Patrick’s Day with a dinner full of Guinness.]]></description>
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            <title>Via Audio performs at the Mill</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Via Audio pools diverse musical influences for a more mature sound on its sophomore album.]]></description>
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            <title>Abandoning sun rays for scuba</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Alternative spring-break classes offer adventure and credits outside the classroom.]]></description>
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            <title>Local bands to play Haiti benefit</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Hey Hello and Mother Culture will perform with opener Stubborn Tiny Lights VS Clustering Darkness Forever OK? in a Haiti benefit show at 9 p.m. in the Yacht Club.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pretty Things Peepshow brings vaudeville, burlesque, and plenty of tassels to the Mill on March 16.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The sounds of the Swing Generation will fill the theater Friday night.]]></description>
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            <title>Artists swarm around Papadosio</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Papadosio, an electronic and visual band, will perform at the Yacht Club.]]></description>
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            <title>Silly, yet serious, art</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Artist Michael Roberts expresses his observations of culture in an exhibit at the Iowa Artisans Gallery.]]></description>
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            <title>Lonelyhearts return to Iowa City</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The duo play at the Mill Saturday.]]></description>
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            <title>Book review: The Heights</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Heights is an exciting look at what happens when a normal life gets turned upside down.]]></description>
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            <title>Faculty Council endorses 21-ordinance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The University of Iowa Faculty Council endorsed the 21-ordinance Tuesday, noting that alcohol abuse is “physically and mentally harmful, which reduces student learning.”]]></description>
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            <title>Group petitions to make bars 18 and older</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City Council will continue as planned with its push for a 21-ordinance, but if a group garners enough verified signatures of Johnson County voters, the petition could put the issue to a public vote in November.]]></description>
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            <title>School Board eyes alternatives to tax hike</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[School Infrastructure Local Option funds could be used to alleviate gaps from state cuts, some board members said.]]></description>
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            <title>UI group tackles retention rate, students’ financial issues</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The group identified more than 5,000 university students having financial trouble last semester to try to get them to stick around.]]></description>
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            <title>City allows more food vendors on Ped Mall</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Additionally, the city won’t mandate that the stands are open for as many hours — a difficult thing in tough economic times, they said.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Professor leads probe into rare eye disease</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Vinit Mahajan is an assistant professor of vitreoretinal surgery and diseases who has been researching, teaching, and performing eye surgeries at the UI for almost four years.]]></description>
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            <title>UISG split on Hawks Nest funding</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[University of Iowa Student Government senators were divided on legislation Tuesday night that would allocate $25,000 to the Hawks Nest Hawkapalooza, voting 18-9 to table the decision.]]></description>
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            <title>Man charged with fifth OWI</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Police charged a man with his fifth OWI after officers found his truck stuck in the mud.]]></description>
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            <title>District settles with bus company</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa City School District will pay a settlement of $200,000 to First Student Inc., after the bus company threatened to take legal action against the district for its payment practices.]]></description>
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            <title>Hawkeyes focus on matchup with Michigan, future ahead</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s basketball team is looking ahead to its matchup on Thursday in the Big Ten Tournament against Michigan, as well as what the future has ahead for the young team.]]></description>
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            <title>Women hoopsters aim for tourney bid</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa women’s basketball team will learn where it stands in the NCAA Tournament on March 15.]]></description>
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            <title>Close games continue to haunt softball</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite a hot start at the plate, the Hawkeyes have dropped six of their last eight games.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s golf team uses an extensive workout schedule for both mental and physical gains on the golf course.]]></description>
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            <title>Second-year sensations for women’s gymnastics</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The team’s coach Larissa Libby describes her sophomore class as the glue holding the Hawkeyes this season.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Ballers ended the intramural basketball season hot with a 64-28 win over the Snatchers Tuesday night.]]></description>
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            <title>One-party UISG election underscores political apathy on UI campus</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Student apathy makes us a docile target of continued cuts to higher education.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Health-care reform as we know it would be more accurately described as health-insurance reform.]]></description>
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            <title>A journey from a human being to an alien</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Boarding an airplane, my heart was filled with ecstatic joy and sadness of leaving my homeland and becoming an “alien.”]]></description>
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            <title>Umphrey’s McGee to perform tonight</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Umphrey’s McGee blends genres from rock to reggae and covers songs by artists ranging from Led Zeppelin to Nine Inch Nails. Its music is accompanied by lighting effects that create a trippy atmosphere at shows. The group performs at 8 p.m. today in the IMU Main Ballroom. Admission is $21.50.]]></description>
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            <title>‘Parenthood’ pilot is a jumbled mess</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ron Howard’s latest television project, “Parenthood,” is setting itself up for failure.]]></description>
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            <title>Check out the 2009 Hawkeye Football Season Book!</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/pages/fbook.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Relive one of the greatest seasons in Hawkeye football history with 160 full-color pages of photos, stories, and stats. Purchase your Limited Edition book today!]]></description>
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            <title>Authorities await autopsy in suspicious death</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/03/09/Metro/16106.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Authorities responded to a report of suspicious activity around 9:30 p.m. Sunday at 18 Expo Drive, a residence in the Modern Manor Mobile Home Park. They found Sarah Elizabeth McKay, 34, dead, when they arrived.]]></description>
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            <title>Grassley: Scrap current health-care bills</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sen. Charles Grassley’s position as the ranking Republican of the Senate Finance Committee has made him a poster child for opposition to the Democrats’ health-care agenda.]]></description>
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            <title>Voters may see 21-ordinance again</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[If a proposed 21-ordinance comes to a vote, locals expect an influx of young voters.]]></description>
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            <title>Study: Naps can help students learn</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI researchers plan to conduct a similar study, exploring the benefits of napping on learning.]]></description>
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            <title>Man has purchased 309 vehicles</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Harlan Nost, who describes himself as “car crazy,” said he became interested in cars at 13, when he sat “real close” to his father and steered from the passenger seat.]]></description>
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            <title>Iowa to see more options for high-proof beers</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new law will allow Iowa breweries to make and sell high-proof beers.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Lead Metro Editor Brian Stewart will lead The Daily Iowan beginning in June. With three years of experience at the newspaper, he plans to push for convergence across television, web, and print platforms.]]></description>
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            <title>Lone party vies for top UI Student Government positions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[It’s the first time in decades only one party has filed to run.]]></description>
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            <title>Students stress importance of Arabic</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The language is important to the religion, they say, despite a national debate on the issue.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Well-traveled in geography, writing</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI Assistant Professor Carol Severino has been the director of the UI’s Writing Center for nearly two decades, presiding over unprecedented growth. She has an impressive résumé of travel and languages.]]></description>
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            <title>The Daily Break</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/03/09/Metro/16117.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku...]]></description>
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            <title>Brent Metcalf rebounds from championship loss</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With his defeat at the Big Ten championships behind him, Brent Metcalf eyes the NCAA Tournament for retribution.]]></description>
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            <title>Retirement can’t keep volunteer coach off the track</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[John Raffensperger volunteers more than just time to athletes, community.]]></description>
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            <title>A wide open Big Ten tourney</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With three teams tying for first place and another team on the rise, this year’s Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis will be up for grabs.]]></description>
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            <title>Men’s tennis loses to Denver</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[No. 49 Hawkeyes cannot maintain strong start, dropping six-consecutive singles matches to give No. 32 Pioneers 6-1 victory.]]></description>
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            <title>Donar bids adieu</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The lone senior on the Iowa women’s gymnastics team, Jenny Donar had a memorable final home meet.]]></description>
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            <title>Men’s golf gets ready for Callaway</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s golf team traveled to Dallas for the Black and Gold Alumni Match this past weekend. Head coach Mark Hankins’ Hawks used the trip to regain their mental edge and remove any rust accumulated through being stuck inside the past two weeks.]]></description>
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            <title>3 Hawks receive Big Ten recognition</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[When the Big Ten announced its season-ending awards for men’s basketball on Monday, three Hawkeyes were among those earning some recognition.]]></description>
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            <title>The 515 wins on penalty kicks</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The 515 kicked its way to a women’s intramural soccer championship title, edging Flash.]]></description>
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            <title>Was the Iowa City Housing Authority right to halt new applications to the Section 8 housing program?</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/03/09/Opinions/16092.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Two Opinions writers weigh in on the contentious issue.]]></description>
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            <title>Drink up (or down)</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/03/09/Opinions/16093.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Last week, quite famously now, the Iowa City City Council (yes, that repeat of the word “City” is quite annoying, but what are we going to do, rename the town?) brought back the 21-ordinance from the dead.]]></description>
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            <title>UI student: Delivering babies in earthquake-devastated Haiti</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Earlier this month I found myself as part of a medical team living in army-issued tents in Petit Guâve, Haiti.]]></description>
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            <title>Feminist blog subject of discussion today</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Women’s Resource and Action Center will present the discussion panel “Feministing at Iowa: A Conversation with the Editors of Feministing.com” at 7:30 p.m. today in 100 Phillips Hall.]]></description>
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            <title>Writers’ Workshop alum mocks Iowa City</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[John McNally will read from After the Workshop, a satirical fiction book mocking Iowa City, at 7:30 p.m. today in Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St. Admission is free.]]></description>
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            <title>Subscribe to our daily email headlines!</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/pages/subs.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Get our daily headlines delivered to your Inbox! Fast and free.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:03:24 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>14 programs won’t get new grad money</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI’s graduate programs that were marked as needing more evaluation in a recent report won’t receive fellowship funding to recruit new students for the upcoming academic year, Graduate College Dean John Keller said Thursday.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Students of the UI Tippie College of Business raise fictional funds for foundations; faculty donate hard cash.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI instructor Jane Cranston went to Pasrur, Pakistan, to visit a girls’ boarding school sponsored by her church, the First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City. She plans to discuss — and show video and photos of — her trip at 12:30 p.m. today in the Lindquist Center.]]></description>
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            <title>Rec Services suggests new fee for non-student club members</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Some sports clubs officials are worried about how it could affect their membership.]]></description>
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            <title>Using Katrina in education</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Teaching The Levees is intended to provide educators with a forum for discussion of race and class issues.]]></description>
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            <title>UN special rapporteur Manfred Nowak speaks on human rights</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[He discussed issues regarding changes in torture-related human rights policies under the Obama administration.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Chef par excellence for the UI</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Barry Greenberg is the UI’s first-ever executive chef, largely thanks to his rare combination of both culinary and management degrees from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I.]]></description>
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            <title>Iowa misses on Race to the Top</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa was not one of 16 finalists for the U.S. Department of Education Race to the Top grants.]]></description>
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            <title>Schiefer’s sex-assault trial goes to judge</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The trial of a Williamsburg, Iowa, man charged with first-degree burglary and third-degree sexual abuse went to the judge Thursday.]]></description>
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            <title>Tip aided police in homicide investigation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A Crimestoppers tip helped police discover the suspect who allegedly shot and killed an Iowa City landlord in October, police said.]]></description>
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            <title>Culver declares Flood Awareness Month</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[March is Flood Awareness Month in Iowa, Gov. Chet Culver said at a press conference Thursday.]]></description>
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            <title>Clayborn pleads guilty to disorderly conduct</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A Hawkeye defensive end charged with assault has now pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, according to online court records.]]></description>
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            <title>Correction</title>
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            <title>Police Blotter</title>
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            <title>The Daily Break</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku...]]></description>
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            <title>Three grapplers take unblemished records into Big Ten Championships</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Led by freshman Jaime Printy and junior Kachine Alexander, the No. 3-seed Iowa women’s basketball team attempts to make a run in the Big Ten tournament today.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s gymnastics team has the same expectations, despite hosting border rival Illinois on ‘Senior Day’ this weekend.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[After three weeks off, the Iowa men’s golf team is back on the golf course for the Black and Gold Alumni Match in Dallas this weekend.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa women’s tennis team puts its No. 54 ranking into Saturday’s home matchup with Missouri.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Members of the Iowa men’s track and field team get one last chance to qualify for NCAA Championships.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ten members of the Iowa women’s track and field team will compete at the NCAA Qualifier this weekend.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Two chances at upset wins are up for grabs for the Iowa women’s gymnastics team this weekend.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[After a successful three games in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge, the Iowa baseball team hopes to improve their 3-2 record this weekend.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Check out a video feature of upcoming weekend action.]]></description>
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            <title>State legislators would be right to legalize in-state online poker</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The proposal would not only feed Iowa’s budget, but also tame an unregulated, yet popular form of entertainment.]]></description>
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            <title>Potential pitfalls of the 21-ordinance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Changing the dynamic of drinking downtown could also change the dynamic of assault.]]></description>
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            <title>UI dean: Defending the findings of the graduate education task force</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In this current economic climate, accountability is more important than ever for graduate-education programs.]]></description>
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            <title>Letter to the Editor</title>
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            <title>Iowa Writers’ Workshop students put words to music at Mill</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The show, titled “Rock Art,” will also include UI graduate student and folk singer Marisa Handler as well as live karaoke by the band the Dads.]]></description>
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            <title>Check out the 2009 Hawkeye Football Season Book!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Relive one of the greatest seasons in Hawkeye football history with 160 full-color pages of photos, stories, and stats. Purchase your Limited Edition book today!]]></description>
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            <title>Today's Photos</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[City councilors have tried limiting drink sales and implementing a PAULA ratio that lets them deny liquor licenses, but they say they haven’t seen much success.]]></description>
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            <title>At Senior Center, never too old to get a groove</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[For five years, this group of Iowa City’s finest, flexible elders have worked weekly to polish their jazz, swing, and funk dance moves as the Senior Center Dance and Drill Team.]]></description>
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            <title>UI’s grant money increasing</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Over the last five years, the UI has steadily received increased funding. From fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2009, the UI made 10.3 percent more in research awards. As the UI’s state funding dips, officials say grants will be a key to creating a self-sufficient university.]]></description>
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            <title>Provost defends grad report</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Most questions raised by those attending a Wednesday forum focused on the Task Force on Graduate Education, which recommended 14 graduate departments reorganize or face consolidation or elimination.]]></description>
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            <title>Schiefer testifies in abuse case</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The defendant talked about drug abuse, difficult life.]]></description>
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            <title>County delays building new ambulance facility</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Budget cuts for fiscal 2011 led the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to propose holding off on pledging funds for a new building to house the ambulance and medical examiner facilities.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[“There is an unfortunate myth about the Southeast Side,” said Steven Rackis, a Southeast Side resident and city housing administrator. “I wanted to see how our neighborhood is being characterized.”]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: ‘WorldCanvass’ host loves meeting people</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Joan Kjaer is the host of ‘WorldCanvass,’ a monthly show that explores international topics.]]></description>
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            <title>Birthday cake triggers alarm</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A birthday cake left on the second floor of the Becker Communication Studies Building triggered a heavy response from the Iowa City Fire Department on Wednesday.]]></description>
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            <title>Teen pleads not guilty in slaying</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A 17-year-old charged with first-degree murder has pleaded not guilty, according to online court records.]]></description>
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            <title>Lombardo finalist for Mass. position</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Former Iowa City City Manager Michael Lombardo is one of three finalists for position of the first town manager for Hamilton, Mass., according to the Salem News.]]></description>
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            <title>Correction</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku...]]></description>
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            <title>Alexander brings more than points and rebounds to Bluder’s Bunch</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[First team all-Big Ten pick Kachine Alexander has contributed more than her stats to the Iowa women’s basketball team]]></description>
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            <title>Increased football ticket prices not scaring students</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[While Iowa football season tickets may be increasing, UI students and officials say it likely won’t affect attendance this fall.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s basketball team lost its school-record 20th game this season after falling to No. 15 Wisconsin on Wednesday, 67-40.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Senior members of the Iowa men’s gymnastics team share similar thoughts on their careers despite taking different paths to Iowa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[All the Iowa men’s 800-free relay team can do is wait on an invite to the NCAA championships.]]></description>
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            <title>Video: Athletes’ ‘Equipment Room’ — an inside look</title>
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            <title>Female participation in intramurals slowly dropping</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Statistics have shown female participation has dropped dramatically in intramural sports at the UI.]]></description>
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            <title>City Council should reject 21-ordinance in favor of smaller, more effective measures</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The ordinance’s comprehensiveness is no substitute for a more nuanced, effective approaches.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[To restore adequate public funding levels, we need courageous officials.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[On Friday, the Riverside Theatre will show Killadelphia, written by former UI Playwright’s Workshop alum Sean Christopher Lewis.]]></description>
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            <title>Few send comments on task forces</title>
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            <title>Push for more physicians sparks new medical schools</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Increases could put strain on residency programs. And some UI doctor-hopefuls said the trend could help alleviate the shortage, but it might hurt credibility.]]></description>
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            <title>Studio 13 welcomes individuals with mental disabilities</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The downtown club invites clients and workers from Systems Unlimited Inc., every Monday night for a couple hours of fun filled with dancing, pizza, and soda. Those involved have come to know each other — the woman in her Elvis-bedazzled jacket and neon microphone, the couple twirling beneath the disco ball.]]></description>
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            <title>Iowa 9th in organic farming</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Though most of Iowa’s organic food is sold to wholesale markets, there is still a strong market for locally grown food.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI sophomore Ash Bruxvoort shares her fervor for literature with the world. She’s spearheading her own blog, English Major’s Junk Food, which is chock-full of literary reviews, book suggestions, and commentary on life as an English major for 78 followers.]]></description>
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            <title>6 establishments fail alcohol stings</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City police cited employees at Hy-Vee, 1201 N. Dodge St., Kum & Go, 25 W. Burlington St., and Panchero’s, 32 S. Clinton St.]]></description>
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            <title>Area man charged with attempted murder</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City police charged an 18-year-old Solon resident with attempted murder after he allegedly left a local man with two gunshot wounds in his hands.]]></description>
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            <title>UI, codefendants deny suit claims</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The University of Iowa, state Board of Regents, and a UI professor have submitted their answer in a lawsuit involving a former visiting professor.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Scott Christenson, now 19, admitted to having sex with a 12-year-old girl in June or July 2008, according to police records. Christenson said he was not aware of the girl’s age at the time of the incident.]]></description>
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            <title>Sex-abuse trial to begin</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The trial of Jonathan Schiefer, a man charged with kidnapping, burglary, and sexual abuse will begin today.]]></description>
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            <title>The Daily Break</title>
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            <title>Iowa downs Indiana for 10th win</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Three days after getting run out of the gym by Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Iowa (10-19, 4-12) pummeled Indiana (9-19, 3-13), 73-57, inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday. With the victory, the Hawkeyes staved off losing their 20th game of the year, which would have been a school record.]]></description>
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            <title>Commentary: Hawkeyes’ heart on display in win</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fighting to the final buzzer paid off for the Iowa men’s basketball team in a 73-57 win on Sunday in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s swimming and diving team finishes sixth at the Big Ten championships — its best finish in 14 years.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s tennis team commanded singles play in a 7-0 victory over the DePaul Blue Demons on Sunday.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa women’s gymnastics team fell to Minnesota at home for the second week in a row.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa women’s basketball team (17-12, 10-8) closed out its regular season with an 86-80 overtime win on Sunday against Wisconsin (20-9. 10-8) in Madison, Wis.]]></description>
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            <title>Women’s tennis upsets Princeton</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Led by sophomore Sonja Molnar, the Iowa women’s team (6-2) upset No. 44 Princeton (7-4), 4-3, in Minneapolis on Feb. 27.]]></description>
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            <title>Women’s tracksters shine in conference meet</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following the first day of competition on Feb. 27, the Iowa women’s track team sent six women to the finals on Sunday.]]></description>
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            <title>Men’s track finishes fifth at Big Ten championships</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[After managing seven points during the first day at the Big Ten championships, the Iowa men’s track and field team finished fifth in Minneapolis — an improvement from last year’s ending.]]></description>
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            <title>Baseball wins big at challenge</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa baseball team went 2-1 at this year’s Big Ten/Big East Challenge, capping off its weekend with an 11-2 victory over Villanova (5-1) at Jack Russell Stadium on Sunday in Clearwater, Fla.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa softball team dropped four of its five games over the weekend at NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga.]]></description>
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            <title>Mongeese poised for basketball playoff run</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mongeese use fan support and expert coaching to spur intramural success.]]></description>
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            <title>Murderas atop indoor soccer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Teamwork helps the Murderas remain undefeated and No. 1 in intramural indoor soccer.]]></description>
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            <title>Iowa Legislature should move to ban texting while driving</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In addition, legislators should include language clearly laying out how far officers can go in proving a driver was texting or reading a text message.]]></description>
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            <title>The ultimate hoax?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Is climate change not so much of an inconvenient truth after all?]]></description>
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            <title>Bijou Board: UI wrong in shutting down porn movie</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An open letter from the Bijou Theater Board of Directors to Tom Rocklin, UI vice president for Student Services.]]></description>
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            <title>Celebrating Chopin’s 200th birthday</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Alan Huckleberry is throwing lyrical confetti in honor of a 200-year-old piano composer’s legacy.]]></description>
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            <title>Movie Review: The Crazies</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Crazies is an enjoyable, but familiar, thriller set in Iowa.]]></description>
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            <title>Check out the 2009 Hawkeye Football Season Book!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Relive one of the greatest seasons in Hawkeye football history with 160 full-color pages of photos, stories, and stats. Purchase your Limited Edition book today!]]></description>
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            <title>More turn to hard liquor over beer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[State officials will gather opinions on high-proof liquors like Everclear during an on-campus forum today.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[While the residence halls are on-campus options for some upperclassmen, UI-owned apartments, houses, and duplexes that lie off campus are attracting some as well.]]></description>
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            <title>Undergraduates offered more graduate-level courses</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI officials hope retention rises with more undergraduates having the opportunity to take classes taught by graduate faculty.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Steve Seabolt spoke to around 50 UI students at the Tippie College of Business on Wednesday, sharing tips on how they can market themselves and get the most of their degree — while also talking technology and Madden NFL.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Making Hawkeye game day run smoothly</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Paula Jantz, associate director for athletics for event management and operations, oversees roughly 180 events in a typical season of Hawkeye sports.]]></description>
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            <title>Man suing Brothers wants new trial date</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An Iowa City man suing Brothers Bar & Grill has asked that the trial be reset, according to court documents.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The arraignment has been set for a 17-year-old charged with first-degree murder. It is March 4 at 2 p.m.]]></description>
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            <title>Cause of College St. fire still unknown</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An Iowa City Fire Department investigation was unable to determine the cause of a Feb. 18 apartment-house fire on East College Street.]]></description>
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            <title>Video: Officials respond to task force report on graduate programs</title>
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            <title>Correction</title>
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            <title>Police Blotter</title>
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            <title>The Daily Break</title>
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            <title>Bawinkel a Hawkeye journeyman</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A four-year odyssey has taken Iowa’s Devan Bawinkel to this weekend, when he will be the lone men’s basketball player recognized on Senior Day.]]></description>
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            <title>Iowa back in action after long layoff</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Tonight, Iowa and head coach Todd Lickliter roll into Evanston, hoping to play spoiler once again at 6:02 p.m. inside the Welsh-Ryan Arena.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Tonight’s home contest against Indiana begins a crucial season-ending two-game stretch for the Iowa women’s basketball team.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A gymnastics pipeline exists between Canada and Iowa City.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The team’s coaches recognize their athletes with a special weekly award.]]></description>
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            <title>Top-heavy bureaucracy? Fortunately the UI has effectively avoided that pitfall</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Still, the UI should on hiring high-quality faculty, rather than adding to upper-level administration largesse.]]></description>
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            <title>Maintaining access in a privatized public university</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI is in danger of morphing into what education researcher Tom Mortenson describes as “gated communities.”]]></description>
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            <title>Liferuiner takes over the Picador</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The hardcore band performs tonight at the Picador.]]></description>
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            <title>Successful trombonist returns to UI</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A UI alum comes back to inspire a school.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Three visiting ceramics artists discuss their inspirations and demonstrate their process this weekend.]]></description>
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            <title>Musician Ed Gray keeps it local</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City musician Ed Gray will appear at Java House for the first time on Friday.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A UI playwright’s experimental work will open tonight.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kevin Gonzalez, an Iowa Writers' Workshop alum, will read from his first collection of poetry, Cultural Studies.]]></description>
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            <title>Morphing beyond the bluegrass sound</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trampled By Turtles defies musical boundaries.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI Museum of Art Word Painters Reading presents faculty member Honor Moore alongside M.F.A. nonfiction writing student Jennifer Percy.]]></description>
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            <title>Mixing a dash of salt with poetry</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The women of Salt Lines slam down poetry without abashment.]]></description>
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            <title>Tasting spring through architecture</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Art historian D. Fairchild Ruggles will lecture on the cohesion of architecture and gardens today at the UI Main Library.]]></description>
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            <title>So much more than female anatomy</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Vagina Monologues brings its attention-grabbing subject to Iowa City this weekend.]]></description>
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            <title>Folk band returns to Iowa City</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Former Iowa City band Death Ships will return to its hometown for a show at the Mill this Saturday.]]></description>
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            <title>Students petition to fund UI Human Rights Center</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[They’ll send a letter, which already has more than 400 signatures, to UI officials and the Board of Regents on Friday. They’re using Facebook to spread the word and garner support.]]></description>
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            <title>Familiar architect to design Art School</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Des Moines-based architect Rod Kruse has crafted plans for a number of other university buildings. For this project, Kruse hopes to begin an initial design in the next 30 days, though the building likely won’t be finished until 2014.]]></description>
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            <title>Southeast Side residents discuss area’s development</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Roughly 70 residents came out Tuesday to tell city officials what possible improvements are most important to them.]]></description>
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            <title>School Board accepts City High principal’s resignation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[More than 80 parents and nearly 700 signatures lobbied for the board to deny City High Principal Mark Hanson’s resignation. Many believe the district officials ostracized Hanson after he voiced disapproval of redistricting plans, prompting his resignation.]]></description>
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            <title>Recruiters travel to Washington, D.C., embassies</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[It could help UI officials bring in more international students, a goal outlined in a recent report from a UI task force.]]></description>
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            <title>Mason, Staff Council panel discuss budget, Hancher in closed session</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Executive committee meetings with Mason, which have always been closed, are an opportunity for the committee to speak openly with the UI president concerning issues on campus, President Glenn Kell said.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Keeping life and meals local and vegan at Red Avocado</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dave Burt is the founder and co-owner of the restaurant, which is exclusively vegan and buys much of its products locally.]]></description>
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            <title>Offering pancakes, IHOP raises money for UI Children’s Hospital</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The fifth-annual National Pancake Day fundraiser hopes to have raised $1.75 million nationally for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals such as the UI Children’s Hospital.]]></description>
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            <title>Video: A look at the report from the graduate programs task force</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Check out a Daily Iowan TV video feature.]]></description>
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            <title>Police Blotter</title>
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            <title>The Daily Break</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku...]]></description>
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            <title>Multimedia: Inside a swimmer's mind</title>
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            <title>Lickliter: ‘They’re right there’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In the all-too-pivotal year No. 3 under Todd Lickliter, the Hawkeyes, at least on paper, have floundered, sitting at 9-18 (3-11). They’re in a tie for 10th in the Big Ten.]]></description>
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            <title>Women AquaHawks reflect on season, look to future</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa women’s swimming and diving team finished almost undefeated in meets at the Field House, closely accomplishing one of its season goals.]]></description>
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            <title>Men AquaHawks head to Big Ten championships</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s swimming and diving team looks to begin a new era, starting with the Big Ten championships today.]]></description>
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            <title>Men’s tennis set to play Drake</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The team faces its “biggest rival” in Des Moines tonight.]]></description>
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            <title>McGrath steps up for Hawkeyes</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa freshman gymnast Matt McGrath isn’t surprised by his success this season.]]></description>
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            <title>Metcalf earns weekly Big Ten award</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa 149-pounder Brent Metcalf earned his fifth Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor on Tuesday — the last weekly accolade of his illustrious Hawkeye career.]]></description>
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            <title>Blar rules in intramural basketball</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The top-ranked team used skilled passing and fast-break offense to easily get another win in Co-Rec play. The squad now sits at a division best, 3-0.]]></description>
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            <title>Rise in graduate education costs adversely affect students, universities, and society</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Each individual must understand the costs going into graduate school. But what we cannot ignore is the lack of aid available to students.]]></description>
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            <title>Guest: What are the humanities worth?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[If we as people want to prosper in the coming age, we must understand the humans who will make it up.]]></description>
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            <title>NPR program features Orchestra Iowa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[University of Iowa Professor William LaRue Jones, the director of orchestral studies, said it is an honor to be chosen for the radio program “From the Top,” which will be broadcast live tonight.]]></description>
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            <title>UI alum reads Mongolian travel memoir</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Matthew Davis’ book, titled When Things Get Dark: A Mongolian Winter’s Tale, will be the subject of the Prairie Insight Program today at 5 p.m. at Prairie Lights Books. Admission is free.]]></description>
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            <title>Subscribe to our daily email headlines!</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/pages/subs.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Get The Daily Iowan's headlines delivered to your Inbox every morning!]]></description>
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            <title>Haiti is in their hearts</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An event at the Englert Theatre Tuesday night worked to raise money and educate the community on Haitian culture.]]></description>
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            <title>For UI, access is in the cards</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI is increasing its card access to some buildings across campus. Some students will receive access to Pappajohn Business Building, while all residence halls will soon have card-based access.]]></description>
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            <title>Transfer numbers ratchet up</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Partnership programs between Iowa community colleges and the regent institutions facilitate “seamless” transitions as more community college transfers find their way to the UI.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The particular violations cited for the East College Street residence — which caught fire last week — aren’t overly hazardous, said Stan Laverman, a senior housing inspector for the city’s Housing and Inspections Services.]]></description>
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            <title>Officials on guard about flooding</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Recent snowfall and river levels have increased the risk of flooding this year, experts said.]]></description>
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            <title>Redistricting discussion moves to Wood Elementary</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The district held a special public forum at Wood Elementary to garner feedback from parents whose voices have not yet been heard.]]></description>
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            <title>Displaced residents recover after fire</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[University Bookstore and American Red Cross officials are helping the former residents of 515 E. College St.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Aiding personal growth</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As a seminar leader for the Iowa City Learning Foundation, an organization that offers classes to promote personal growth, Janet Shepherd tries to improve people’s lives through workshops and seminars — all while having fun, of course.]]></description>
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            <title>No raises for most administrators</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The majority of higher-education institutions did not increase senior-level staff salaries for the first time in more than 25 years, according to a survey released Monday by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.]]></description>
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            <title>Prosecutors respond in Spence trial</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Prosecutors in the trial of a Minneapolis man charged in connection with the 2004 break-in at the UI Spence Labs and Seashore Hall have filed responses to the defendant’s motions, according to federal court documents.]]></description>
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            <title>Man charged with 3rd OWI</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An Iowa City man was charged with his third OWI after allegedly running a stop sign and striking another vehicle.]]></description>
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            <title>Man charged with arson</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City police have arrested a local man for allegedly setting a coat on fire outside another person’s apartment door.]]></description>
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            <title>Man charged with sex-offender address violation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a convicted sex offender, alleging that he failed to register a new address within five business days of changing residences.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI has garnered $607,188 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for cancer detection and diagnosis, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said in a statement Monday.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku...]]></description>
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            <title>Fixing GymHawks’ home</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A lot of work goes into transforming Carver-Hawkeye Arena into a gymnastics venue.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Strong doubles play by the Iowa men’s tennis team translated into a 4-3 victory over Western Michigan on Sunday.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The spotlight is now on the No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers, who are in a position to win the Big Ten with four games remaining, including a marquee showdown on Feb. 28 at home against No. 14 Michigan State.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The program ranked 23rd in national attendance in 2009 with the Hawkeyes averaging a school-record 1,632 fans in their 13 homes games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The sixth-ranked team in intramural basketball breezed by another team to remain undefeated in league play, setting the table for a high seed in the basketball playoffs.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The young Squakeyes are 2-0 in the Men’s Open intramural basketball League.]]></description>
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            <title>Continued privatization of UI has negative impact in many areas</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Is the University of Iowa a state university? Avoid a paroxysm of indignation, and think it through for a moment.]]></description>
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            <title>Darién revisited, as the school turns</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I have a bit history with this university.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Justin Townes Earle is a new face in folk music with a new sound to match. He will play at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., today. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the show will start at 8 p.m.]]></description>
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            <title>CD Review: Jamie Cullum’s The Pursuit</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Artist Jamie Cullum delivers a new sound that is classy but mediocre.]]></description>
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            <title>Check out the 2009 Hawkeye Football Season Book!</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/pages/fbook.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Relive one of the greatest seasons in Hawkeye football history with 160 full-color pages of photos, stories, and stats. Purchase your Limited Edition book today!]]></description>
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            <title>10 homeless after fire</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An apartment building on College Street is likely destroyed after residents discovered the flames around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The apartments received nine citations, including a missing smoke alarm, last month during an inspection by the Department of Housing and Inspection Services, records show.]]></description>
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            <title>UI class sizes under scrutiny</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Because of the diminishing numbers of faculty positions and teaching assistants, UI officials said they need faculty to pick up the slack and teach more students.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Preventing crime and balancing the budget are the two main issues facing Iowa City, Mayor Matt Hayek told the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday evening.]]></description>
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            <title>UI scrambles to better serve Latinos</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Latinos will be the largest minority population in Iowa by 2050, Census Bureau says.]]></description>
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            <title>Cohen to step down as head of downtown board</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[“I’m ready to cut back on things,” said Leah Cohen, who has been president since January 2009. “I have a couple of challenges with my own business, so I decided it’s time for me to exit public life.”]]></description>
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            <title>Center gets gift for gifted</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, which works to accelerate gifted students in school, recently received a $1 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The grant will expand on work of the Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration, a program in the Belin-Blank Center.]]></description>
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            <title>New fee panel praised</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The a new committee will help determine how much funding groups with a shared interest will receive.]]></description>
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            <title>Material-witness system faces criticism</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Though uncommon, material witnesses can garner significant attention.]]></description>
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            <title>Slim pickings found in social work</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[But many agree required field work for social work students is crucial during hard economic times.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Around the world with her pen</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI graduate fellow Stephanie Griest has a thirst for traveling, nonfiction writing.]]></description>
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            <title>Man charged with animal abuse</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City police arrested a man last week after he allegedly beat a dog.]]></description>
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            <title>Student charged with burglary</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A UI student and IMU Catering employee was charged last month after allegedly using someone’s ID to steal items from Mayflower Market.]]></description>
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            <title>Woman charged with theft</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City police charged a woman with theft after she allegedly falsely reported stolen student-loan checks.]]></description>
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            <title>Man accused in shooting gets 2 suspended sentences</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An 18-year-old accused of shooting an Iowa City man outside the now-closed Los Cocos bar has accepted a plea agreement, said assistant Johnson County prosecutor Deb Minot.]]></description>
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            <title>Correction</title>
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            <title>Police Blotter</title>
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            <title>The Daily Break</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku...]]></description>
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            <title>Block party for Bluder’s Bunch leads to easy win</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa women’s basketball team used a school-record 13 team blocks to defeat Minnesota.]]></description>
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            <title>Commentary: Women’s basketball rule change</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Women’s college basketball needs a 10-second backcourt violation rule.]]></description>
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            <title>Wrestling to host No. 4 Ohio State</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[On-mat success has been important for Iowa, but off-mat relationships have been more meaningful for the Hawkeye seniors.]]></description>
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            <title>Baseball has positive approach to 2010</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa baseball team will look to improve on last season’s 10th-place Big Ten finish with young but experienced talent.]]></description>
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            <title>Some women harriers to fine-tune at meet</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa women’s track and field set to slow down before the Big Ten championship.]]></description>
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            <title>Men tracksters seek momentum</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s track team hosts the Iowa Invitational today.]]></description>
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            <title>Golden opportunity awaits GymHawks</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A third-straight win over Iowa State is on the line for the Iowa women’s gymnastics team this weekend.]]></description>
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            <title>Men gymnasts ready for talented field</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In a crowded field, Iowa men’s gymnastics will compete against in the Pacific Coast Classic.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s tennis team travels to Kalamazoo, Mich., this weekend to take on the Western Michigan Broncos.]]></description>
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            <title>Women’s tennis set to host Marquette, Iowa State</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa women’s tennis team aims to continue its winning streak this weekend at home, beginning with Marquette today.]]></description>
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            <title>Brinson to transfer</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa running back Jeff Brinson and the Hawkeyes have agreed to part ways, according to a release issued on Thursday.]]></description>
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            <title>Softball traveling to Arizona</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa softball team (3-2) heads to Tempe, Ariz., to participate in the Littlewood Classic and will open the tournament against Texas State and Rutgers today before facing Illinois State and Arizona State on Saturday.]]></description>
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            <title>Daily Iowan TV: Weekend in Hawkeye sports</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A video feature on what's going on this weekend.]]></description>
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            <title>Intramural Law League seeing low numbers</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Some participants said the decline is because most law students are busy and don’t have enough time to dedicate to intramural sports.]]></description>
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            <title>Iowa should legalize and lead with medical marijuana</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We applaud the state Pharmacy Board for its actions and look to our legislators to back its recommendation.]]></description>
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            <title>The negatives of plus-size</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[While I oppose the idea of size-0 models as the only representation of the female form on the runway, I don’t think I am a fan of the size-12 models, either.]]></description>
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            <title>Guest: Answering those difficult sex questions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Talking about sex at age-appropriate levels doesn’t cause promiscuity or encourage young people to engage in sexual intimacy sooner than they might otherwise.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Split Lip Rayfield will give bluegrass a kick in the butt tonight at the Yacht Club. Admission is $10.]]></description>
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            <title>Celebrating diversity</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The popular Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival doesn’t have to wear a tiara on its 20th birthday to stand out. It will take place Feb. 21 at the Field House.]]></description>
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            <title>Subscribe to our daily email headlines!</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/pages/subs.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Get The Daily Iowan in your Inbox by subscribing to our free headlines email today!]]></description>
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            <title>State board recommends legalizing medical marijuana</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The proposal would reduce marijuana from a Schedule I controlled substance to a Schedule II, classifying the drug as presenting the potential for abuse but also having acceptable medical uses.]]></description>
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            <title>A letter-perfect business</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa City group “A Literal Letter Service” takes orders from the community and customers around the country to compose and mail artistically enhanced letters for someone else. And the best part? It’s all free.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa’s thousands of farmers face a slew of issues in contemporary agriculture, including energy efficiency and skyrocketing prices. Experts discussed the topics Wednesday.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Finding a calling in prison</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI senior Rebecca McCray works with inmates at the Mitchellville women’s prison.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trial has been set for Andre White, who is charged with second-degree sexual abuse, according to court documents.]]></description>
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            <title>UI, UI Physicians drop lawsuit</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI and UI Physicians have dropped their case against a health-care management company, according to court documents.]]></description>
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            <title>Group wants man charged in death to pay for funeral</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Crime Victim Compensation Program has asked that an Iowa City man charged with involuntary manslaughter pay for the funeral of the alleged victim.]]></description>
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            <title>UI-run swim club cleared</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A UI-run swimming club is not in direct competition with another Iowa City group and may continue to operate, according to the university’s General Counsel Office.]]></description>
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            <title>Officials to examine sexual-harassment policy</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fewer than two weeks after the UI released its proposed sexual-harassment policy, officials have targeted three sections of the document that need further consideration.]]></description>
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            <title>Bluder’s Bunch hosts Minnesota tonight</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa women’s basketball team will look to pick up its seventh win in eight games tonight against Minnesota.]]></description>
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            <title>GymHawks aim to stick it</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Looking for a new tactic, Iowa gymnastics coach Larissa Libby is using statistics to encourage her young team.]]></description>
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            <title>Dennis not intimidated by top-ranked foes</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Senior wrestler Daniel Dennis fell to Minnesota 133-pounder Jayson Ness on Sunday, but the Hawkeye has experienced success against highly-ranked grapplers in his career.]]></description>
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            <title>Pommel horse turning into team strength</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s gymnastics team now expects success on the pommel horse, thanks to gymnasts Mike Jiang and Jacob Swafford.]]></description>
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            <title>Clayborn may plead guilty</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Hawkeye defensive end Adrian Clayborn will likely plead guilty in an assault case filed against him, according to court documents filed Wednesday.]]></description>
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            <title>The Cardinals get first win behind captain</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Cardinals won its first game of the season behind captain Brad Cook. Making the most out of offensive rebounding and second-chance opportunities, the Cardinals proved to be too much for the Bumblebees.]]></description>
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            <title>Should the Downtown Association install cameras that monitor the Pedestrian Mall?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Two Opinions writers weigh in on the contentious proposal.]]></description>
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            <title>Learn from the Brits</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Republicans need to seize the opportunity to define American conservatism in modern terms.]]></description>
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            <title>Guest: Lost generation? Not so fast</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[We — the Millennials — are not lost. We’ve only just arrived.]]></description>
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            <title>Letter to the Editor</title>
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            <title>Finding a ‘wonderful town’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Wonderful Town will grace the stage today at the Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St. The musical will continue through Feb. 21 with Thursday through Saturday shows at 8 p.m. and the Feb. 21 show at 2:30 p.m. Admission ranges from $10 to $17.]]></description>
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            <title>Stegosaurus (Or) Our Golden Years looks at the Earth</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Andrew Saito’s new play causes theater-goers to look at how people may be punishing the environment.]]></description>
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            <title>Femininity through movement</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI dance department will put on its annual faculty/graduate dance performance this weekend.]]></description>
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            <title>The winding road to writing</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI Writers’ Workshop graduate Geoffrey Becker focuses on life’s uncertainties with plot fluidity in Hot Springs.]]></description>
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            <title>Linked stories in small-town U.S.A.</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Jerry Gabriel will read from Drowned Boy, which tells the linked stories of individuals in small-town America, tonight at Prairie Lights Books.]]></description>
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            <title>Living in the dark(room)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Photographer Kelli Connell will discuss her award-winning project tonight.]]></description>
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            <title>Exploring censorship</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Dreamwell Theatre opens its Taboo Bijou season.]]></description>
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            <title>Velvet above ground</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Velvet Davenport will play at the Picador, 330 E. Washington St., at 9 p.m. today. Admission for the 19-plus show is $4. Viking F— and Parade in the Old Country Sky will open.]]></description>
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            <title>Medium: Bijou porn</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kitschy porn moves the university toward censorship.]]></description>
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            <title>From bees to poetry</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Poet Karen Leona Anderson reads from Punish Honey, her latest collection of poems, tonight at Prairie Lights Books.]]></description>
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            <title>When all the leaves turn blue</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[House of Blue Leaves will be staged at Kirkwood Community College.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The YL Male Voice Choir brings a sampling of Finnish national music to Iowa City.]]></description>
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            <title>Grinnell professor explores Bhakti traditions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Antoinette DeNapoli will share the experiences of female Hindi aesthetics today in the University Capitol Centre.]]></description>
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            <title>Check out the 2009 Hawkeye Football Season Book!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Relive one of the greatest seasons in Hawkeye football history with 160 full-color pages of photos, stories, and stats. Purchase your Limited Edition book today!]]></description>
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            <title>Today's Photos</title>
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            <title>Panel: Targeted graduate areas must improve quickly</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The majority of the UI’s graduate programs scored well, a UI task force said — but those that didn’t must quickly improve or risk restructuring, consolidation, or elimination.]]></description>
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            <title>Task force lays out retention plan</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Suggested programs may call for new residence halls or dorm modifications.]]></description>
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            <title>Proposal would link professor performance to pay</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Under the new salary proposal, professors would be compensated based on how well they meet the obligations of their department. Faculty who exceed those expectations could be awarded bonuses in addition to their base salaries, the report said.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A task force’s report lays out ways in which the UI can increase diversity.]]></description>
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            <title>More UI outreach recommended</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI should strengthen its sustainability efforts and reach out more to community colleges, the UI Task Force on Public Outreach and Civic Engagement said on Monday.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A UI task force on Monday noted eight areas of research focus it said should act as a guide when contemplating funding in the future.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[On Monday, Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, and several university officials gathered at the Blank Honors Center to discuss the creation of the UI National Institute for Twice-Exceptionality.]]></description>
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            <title>Group wants Ped Mall cameras</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The desire is in response to drinking and violence issues downtown.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Until last month’s opening, the 300 postdoctoral scholars at the UI didn’t have an administrative or professional home.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Many theater manifestations</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From Iowa City to Broadway, Michael Sokoloff interpreted the art of violence.]]></description>
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            <title>Man charged with 4th OWI</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Police charged an Iowa City man with his fourth OWI after he reportedly crashed his vehicle.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Police have arrested a Cedar Rapids man, alleging that he stole and destroyed a laptop computer last year.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature has appointed its first executive director. Jeanette Pilak will be paid an annual salary of $80,000, group secretary Joshua Schamberger said.]]></description>
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            <title>Man faces 4 charges</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Law-enforcement authorities have charged an Ames man with speeding, driving with a suspended license, and concealing a controlled substance in the Johnson County Jail.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s basketball team looks to rebound against Michigan tonight after struggles in prior meetings with the Wolverines.]]></description>
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            <title>Big Ten with three clear tiers</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This season has presented three tier levels in the Big Ten standings, with five squads at the top jockeying for position to win a conference crown.]]></description>
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            <title>Sowinski blossoming quickly for track and field team</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sophomore harrier Erik Sowinski has turned it on for the Iowa track and field team this season.]]></description>
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            <title>Honesty is GymHawks’ policy</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Christine Mauro hopes mid-year transfer will give her a fresh start in the pool.]]></description>
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            <title>Hawkeyes sweep weekly Big Ten honors</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Junior Kachine Alexander was named Big Ten Player of the Week, while Jaime Printy was honored as Big Ten Freshman of the Week.]]></description>
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            <title>Women’s basketball managers compete in intramurals</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Team T-Gene brings experience to the intramural hardwood with a trio of Iowa women’s basketball managers.]]></description>
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            <title>Snow emergencies illustrate need for new city parking policy</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Parking fines are too steep, and communication during snow emergencies has been lackluster.]]></description>
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            <title>Igloos and some hoax</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[So, Washington, D.C., the Mid-Atlantic states, and the South get hit by a blizzard or two, and suddenly global climate change is a hoax. Right? Well, that’s what the political right wing seems to think.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The columnist not only painted all pro-choice individuals with a broad brush, but apparently also refused to read any of the criticisms of the Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad.]]></description>
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            <title>Music as a play</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark, better known as her stage name of St. Vincent, graces Iowa City for the first time tonight.]]></description>
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            <title>Reliving civil rights</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/02/16/Arts/15623.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Copeland’s Olivia’s Story combines the legal and social history of an important case in civil rights.]]></description>
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            <title>Subscribe to our daily email headlines!</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/pages/subs.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Get The Daily Iowan's headlines delivered to your Inbox every morning!]]></description>
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            <title>Iowa universities see more financial-aid appeals</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[University administrators, not federal officials, decide when to accept a FAFSA appeal if a student wants to request to receive more aid.]]></description>
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            <title>Chorus charms lovebirds</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Replacing cliché rhymes with sweet tunes, quartets from Metro Mix Chorus wooed locals this past weekend.]]></description>
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            <title>Robinson eyes power of art in the Midwest</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Robinson, an acclaimed novelist and nonfiction writer, spoke about the importance of fine arts in the Midwest on Sunday during the 27th Presidential Lecture, titled “Being Here.”]]></description>
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            <title>Officials optimistic on Pell proposal</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The new national budget would increase Pell Grants to $5,710 in 2011, an increase of $160 over the next academic year. At the UI, 3,641 students benefit from Pell Grants.]]></description>
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            <title>District policy to notify parents of employee crimes</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Officials began drafting the policy after a parent complained they weren’t notified last year when an elementary-school bus driver was charged with third-degree sexual abuse.]]></description>
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            <title>Gamers unite at IMU</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The convention met for the 19th consecutive year over the weekend.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Student battles back after medical error</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI student Scott Edwards, paralyzed from the waist down, works toward an undergraduate degree and hopes to go to law school.]]></description>
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            <title>Jones’ lawyers want attorney general disqualified</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Attorneys for a former UI vice president for Student Services have asked that the Iowa attorney general be disqualified from representing the UI, state Board of Regents, and UI President Sally Mason, according to a representative from the Attorney General’s Office.]]></description>
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            <title>Man charged with assault, intoxication</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City police arrested a man after he allegedly brandished a broken beer bottle at someone in a downtown Iowa City bar.]]></description>
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            <title>Hanson to leave City High</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[City High Principal Mark Hanson will resign once his one-year contract is fulfilled on June 30, he said Sunday.]]></description>
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            <title>Task forces to release results</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[After a nine-month investigation, Provost Wallace Loh’s six strategic planning task forces will submit their results to the public this week.]]></description>
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            <title>Man pleads not guilty to sex-abuse charge</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A man charged with second-degree sexual abuse has pleaded not guilty, according to court documents.]]></description>
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            <title>DI’s Valentine 4th in national contest</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Daily Iowan reporter Danny Valentine has been awarded fourth place in the 2010 Hearst Foundation in-depth writing contest.]]></description>
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            <title>The Daily Break</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku...]]></description>
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            <title>Wrestlers dominate Gophers, 28-9</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa wrestling team pounded No. 5 Minnesota, 28-9, and earned its 59th-straight dual victory Sunday in Minneapolis.]]></description>
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            <title>Women’s basketball holds on against Illinois</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa women’s basketball team almost let a 30-point lead slip away, but held on to defeat Illinois, 77-67, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday.]]></description>
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            <title>Commentary: No lead is safe</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The women’s basketball team learned that valuable lesson on Sunday.]]></description>
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            <title>Hawkeyes’ offensive woes continue in Purdue loss</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A 14-of-47 performance from the field proved costly in the Iowa men’s basketball team’s 63-40 loss to No. 6 Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind.]]></description>
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            <title>Track program combines teams, success</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The men’s and women’s track and field programs dominated together at Iowa State over the weekend.]]></description>
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            <title>GymHawks score high in loss</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A fourth-place finish didn’t deter four GymHawks from sticking career highs during Chicago’s Navy Pier Meet.]]></description>
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            <title>Softball wins three</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa softball team had a successful weekend in Minneapolis during the Metrodome Tournament, winning three of its first five games of the season.]]></description>
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            <title>Men’s golf takes third</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s golf team downed Minnesota on Feb. 13 to finish third at the second-annual Big Ten Match-Play Championships in Coral Springs, Fla.]]></description>
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            <title>Daily Iowan TV: Courtside</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A recap of Hawkeye hoops.]]></description>
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            <title>Should the City Council re-examine the urban-chicken issue?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The issue in question is whether councilors should alter current regulations and allow chickens in residential areas. Presently, just two councilors are in favor of continuing discussion about the subject. One more is required to bring the chickens out of the coop and to the table.]]></description>
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            <title>The rise of young conservatives?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The right-wing elements of the Republican Party seem to be back in vogue. The Tea Party movement is the most recent and talked-about political phenomenon.]]></description>
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            <title>Guest: The road to health-care serfdom</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The controversy over health care is a microcosm of F.A. Hayek’s famous thesis.]]></description>
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            <title>Movie review: Valentine’s Day</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[While aspects of this plot mirror Love Actually almost exactly, this movie is quite a few candy conversation hearts short of being a truly great film.]]></description>
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            <title>Fit to be tie-dyed</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[One woman will teach a class on the batik wax-resist tie-dyeing technique in celebration of Black History Month. The Afro-American Cultural Center will host the arts and crafts night at 5 p.m. Thursday.]]></description>
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            <title>Teenager arrested in Broadway killing</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Authorities arrested Charles William Curtis Thompson, charging him with first-degree murder in the Oct. 8, 2009, killing of John Versypt, an Iowa City landlord. Police believe Thompson planned to rob Versypt but allegedly shot him instead.]]></description>
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            <title>Redistricting causes real-estate concerns</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As Iowa City School District officials consider changing boundaries, some residents worry about possible effects on property values.]]></description>
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            <title>Graduates eye overseas teaching</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI Office for Study Abroad has seen an uptick in the number of students interested in teaching abroad, officials said. They’ve even hired an adviser specifically for this group of students.]]></description>
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            <title>Bijou, UI talk on films</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[They discuss UI approval of films before they are shown.]]></description>
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            <title>Local businesses use social networking</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Twitter, Facebook, and other sites are becoming more useful to local entrepreneurs.]]></description>
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            <title>Bill would strip protections from LGBT students</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[But any change to the state’s bullying law likely wouldn’t change local policy.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Calmly finding a center</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Maureen Mondanaro brings peace and center to Iowa City as a Hothouse Yoga instructor.]]></description>
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            <title>Supervisors nix late-fee, interest waivers</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett spoke with the Johnson County Board of Supervisors Thursday about requests to waive or refund late-penalty and interest charges on property taxes.]]></description>
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            <title>Man charged with OWI</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An Iowa City man was charged Wednesday after allegedly committing his 11th OWI.]]></description>
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            <title>Woman charged with pimping</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Johnson County Sheriff’s office arrested a Cedar Rapids woman after she allegedly prostituted her daughter to an undercover police officer.]]></description>
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            <title>Man charged with theft, forgery</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office charged a man on Feb. 8, alleging he forged $13,600 in checks using a relative’s name.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa 133-pounder Daniel Dennis will face his second top-ranked wrestler in two weeks, while sophomore 141-pound sophomore Montell Marion will have a shot at redemption.]]></description>
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            <title>Hawkeyes seeking to upset No. 6 Purdue</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[After ending a four-game losing skid with a 78-65 win over Northwestern on Wednesday, the Iowa men’s basketball team looks for its second straight victory on Saturday at No. 6 Purdue.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa softball team hopes “results by committee” will lead the Hawkeyes to a strong showing this season.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The men’s track and field team warms up for the Big Ten Championships, heading to Ames and Seattle this weekend.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The women’s track and field team prepares for tough competition at the Cyclone Invite.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Momentum is on the side of the Iowa women’s gymnastics team tonight in the Navy Pier Meet in Chicago.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[After competing at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas, Iowa gymnasts Jon Buese and Ben Ketelsen are focusing on their mistakes.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa women’s team basketball team (13-11, 6-7) eked out a 71-67 win over Indiana (13-11, 6-7) in Bloomington on Thursday.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[What you can look forward to this weekend in Hawkeye sports.]]></description>
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            <title>UI officials have acted poorly in Bijou porn controversy</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Their actions have been censorial at worst and questionable at best.]]></description>
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            <title>Ladies are watching, too</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Super Bowl advertisers seemed to forget the huge percentage of female viewers.]]></description>
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            <title>Guest: Let’s create jobs — not raise taxes — to grow economy</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Tax credits should not become the scapegoat for Iowa’s budget fiasco. Overspending is the real problem.]]></description>
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            <title>Benefit will aid injured artisan</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Russell Karkowski’s friends and family stage a benefit for the injured woodworker who has helped many.]]></description>
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            <title>Valentine’s Day means some fine dining</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[When Christmas ends, green disappears, and aisles brimming with red and pink adorn our nations retail markets.]]></description>
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            <title>Check out the 2009 Hawkeye Football Season Book!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Relive one of the greatest seasons in Hawkeye football history with 160 full-color pages of photos, stories, and stats. Purchase your Limited Edition book today!]]></description>
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            <title>Clark found guilty</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The former Lemme Elementary counselor’s sentencing is set for March 26.]]></description>
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            <title>Loh: Students the priority</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI officials are trying to remedy the problem of increased enrollment coupled with fewer faculty members predicted for next year, Provost Wallace Loh told the UI Staff Council on Wednesday.]]></description>
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            <title>Howie Day to headline 10K Show</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[New incentives for volunteers allow them to attend other Iowa 10K concerts or bring a friend.]]></description>
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            <title>Mason, Loh discuss budget, drinking</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A handful of students took the opportunity to have a discussion with a panel Wednesday that included President Sally Mason and Provost Wallace Loh.]]></description>
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            <title>UI helps train science teachers</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Students can now snag master’s degrees in science education one year sooner.]]></description>
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            <title>Bill would aid undocumented immigrants</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa Opportunities and Workforce Act attempts to grant undocumented immigrants with more opportunities in higher education.]]></description>
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            <title>Cambus confident about its drivers in winter</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Not all Cambus drivers train in winter-weather conditions.]]></description>
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            <title>Poverty an issue in Iowa, local experts say</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[State has difficulty replacing quality jobs lost by recession.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Writer knows when to park day job</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[John Thomas, who works in the UI Parking and Transportation Department during the day, has an unexpected second life. Though he may not be a super hero, he occasionally creates them. He is a published author of graphic novels.]]></description>
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            <title>Material witness wants case dismissed</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The material witness held in relation to the Oct. 8, 2009, shooting death of John Versypt has asked that his case be dismissed, according to court documents.]]></description>
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            <title>Iowa lags in Advanced Placement Exams</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fewer Iowa high-school students took an Advanced Placement Exam in 2009 than students nationwide and scored lower than their American peers, according to the group’s sixth-annual report to the nation released Wednesday.]]></description>
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            <title>IMU, your late-night place to be</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Now open until 2 a.m. daily, students can study, grab late-night snacks, or find a place to relax in the IMU.]]></description>
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            <title>Defendants in Jones’ suit respond</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI, state Board of Regents, and UI President Sally Mason have submitted their answer to a lawsuit filed by a former UI vice president for Student Services, according to court documents.]]></description>
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            <title>Police Blotter</title>
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            <title>The Daily Break</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Hawkeyes (9-16, 3-9) scorched Northwestern head coach Bill Carmody’s 1-3-1 zone for 12 triples on their way to a 78-65 victory in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.]]></description>
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            <title>Commentary: Parallels between football and basketball?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa’s 78-65 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday was somewhat reminiscent of another Hawkeye victory over the Wildcats 10 years earlier in another sport.]]></description>
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            <title>Bluder’s Bunch faces Indiana tonight</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trisha Nesbitt is the latest freshman ready to step up for the Iowa women’s basketball team.]]></description>
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            <title>Senior trackster reaching new heights</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa high jumper Caleigh Bacchus sets new goals for her final season.]]></description>
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            <title>GymHawks, bred in Iowa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Hailing from the Hawkeye state provides three Iowa gymnasts with a special bond.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Video feature on the Iowa Hawkeye squad.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[After losing to MGR Express during last year’s All-University championship, the Magic Johnsons hope capture the title this season.]]></description>
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            <title>Should the state grant in-state tuition to illegal immigrants who live in Iowa?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Two Opinions writers debate a bill in the Iowa Legislature.]]></description>
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            <title>Fashion, brains, and the job market</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[What better a time to start dressing respectably (not in sweats) than now?]]></description>
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            <title>Guest: City should bring back debate on urban chickens</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Urban chickens are a source of high-quality, safe protein at a very low cost.]]></description>
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            <title>Letter to the Editor</title>
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            <title>My funky Valentine</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Down With Love — the Anti-Valentine’s Day Cabaret offers a darker alternative to the lavish holiday. Singers of Dreamwell Theatre will present a variety of songs during the special one-night event at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St. Admission is $6.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The great Winard Harper comes to Iowa City.]]></description>
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            <title>Approaching art as a whole</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Artist James Siena presents images and anecdotes on his work.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Wells Tower will read from Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned Friday at Prairie Lights Books.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A UI alumnus brings R&B artist J. Holiday to Iowa City for a good cause.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The 10-Minute Play Festival, an annual UI theater tradition, displays eight undergraduate shows.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Author Lucy Silag will be reading from the second novel in her Beautiful Americans series tonight at Prairie Lights Books.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[When William Elliott Whitmore steps onto an Iowa City stage, toting tattoo covered arms, a banjo, and a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, he feels at home.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Peking Acrobats bring the traditional Chinese art and music to the Englert Theatre this Saturday.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Faith, diversity, and the arts will braid their influences together at tonight’s benefit for St. Raphael Orthodox Christian Chapel.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[D.A. Powell and David Trinidad’s collaborative project is a perfect mix of prose and pop culture.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Students agreed to cancel showing the film after meeting with administrators.]]></description>
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            <title>Accused abuser: I didn’t touch boy</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The accuser may have wanted to blame someone he trusted, the former school counselor says.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The bill, which passed the Iowa House Monday and is now in the Senate, may not keep students from having to reveal they’ve been convicted when it comes to jobs or graduate- or professional-school applications.]]></description>
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            <title>Tuition-funded scholarships go up</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[It’s happening despite a drop in donor-funded scholarship money.]]></description>
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            <title>New UI sex-harassment policy open for comments</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The revised sexual harassment policy could improve student and faculty reporting, some say.]]></description>
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            <title>Yucca Mountain as metaphor</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/02/10/Metro/15517.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Research and real life are the key to John D’Agata’s writing. He will read today at Van Allen Lecture Hall 2 at 7 p.m. Admission is free.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: A gallery of careers</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Local entrepreneur Ben Chait has been an important figure for the Iowa City arts community.]]></description>
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            <title>Culver honored</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Gov. Chet Culver has been recognized as the 2010 honoree for the “State and Local Leadership Award.”]]></description>
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            <title>City snow emergency in effect</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A snow emergency takes effect for Iowa City today and extends through Friday, city officials said.]]></description>
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            <title>Spence trial reset</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A U.S. magistrate judge granted a continuance in the trial of a Minneapolis man charged in connection with the 2004 break-in at the UI Spence Labs and Seashore Hall, according to court documents.]]></description>
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            <title>Marriage bill dead</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The debate over gay marriage at the state Capitol is likely over for this year, because Republicans failed to push a vote in either house of the Legislature on Tuesday.]]></description>
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            <title>The Daily Break</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/02/10/Metro/15524.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku...]]></description>
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            <title>Iowa hosts surprise Wildcats tonight</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Nearly 23 months after an eight-win season, Northwestern (16-7, 5-6) sits on the cusp of its first-ever NCAA tournament bid. The Hawkeyes could derail the Wildcats’ tournament hopes tonight at 7:36 p.m. inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.]]></description>
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            <title>Wahlin questionable for Thursday</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A concussion may keep Iowa point guard Kamille Wahlin out of action.]]></description>
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            <title>Beatty targets early return</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Senior wrestler Chad Beatty’s rehabilitation from a broken right foot is ahead of schedule, and he could be on the mat before the Big Ten Championships.]]></description>
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            <title>The Hawkeyes’ new nest</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[From a palm-scanner to an Olympic-sized pool, the new campus Recreation and Wellness Center should provide a big boost to Iowa’s swimming and diving programs.]]></description>
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            <title>Diver Van Dijkhuizen undecided</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Frank Van Dijkhuizen hasn’t decided whether he’ll return to Amsterdam after he finishes his college career.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa softball team’s sixth-annual “Meet the Hawks” night has been rescheduled for Feb. 23 at 6 p.m.]]></description>
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            <title>Big Ten basketball tickets on sale next week</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[All-session and single-session tickets for both the 2010 Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will go on sale on Feb. 15 at 10 a.m.]]></description>
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            <title>McGrath earns Big Ten honor</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa freshman gymnast Matt McGrath was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Tuesday following his performance against Illinois-Chicago on Feb. 6 in Chicago.]]></description>
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            <title>The other ‘Bluder Bunch’</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/02/10/Sports/15509.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A feature on women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder and her family.]]></description>
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            <title>Dunkaroos down Six Ball Beaters</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Seniors Jon Lewis and Travis Dyer led Dunkaroos to a 45-35 win over Six Ball Beaters Tuesday night.]]></description>
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            <title>Intramural wrestling popular in some schools</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI students can still stay true to the state’s long-standing wrestling tradition.]]></description>
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            <title>City’s alcohol game-prize ordinance is ridiculous</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/02/10/Opinions/15496.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It is a prime example of the city’s misguided attempts to regulate alcohol behavior.]]></description>
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            <title>Pro-choice missteps</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The responses to the Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad say a lot about the state of the pro-choice movement.]]></description>
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            <title>Letters to the Editor</title>
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            <title>Johnny Cash’s daughter plays the Englert</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rosanne Cash brings her take on American classics to the Englert tonight.]]></description>
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            <title>Medium: Brian Johnson</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/02/10/Arts/15500.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Brian Johnson, don’t you have better things to do than slam Bono for helping humanity?]]></description>
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            <title>Today's Photos</title>
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            <title>Alleged victim testifies in sex-abuse case</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Donald Clark, a Coralville man accused of second-degree sexual abuse, could face 25 years in prison if convicted of the charge.]]></description>
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            <title>Census nearing, UI stresses student awareness</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rolling out promotional Census materials, University Housing officials want students to be aware of the survey.]]></description>
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            <title>Haiti class hones in on disaster</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Professor Maureen McCue was already planning a class trip to Haiti; her course now focuses on relief, along with other issues Haitians face.]]></description>
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            <title>State’s midwives seeking licensure</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Bills in the Iowa House and Senate may come a step closer to allowing Iowa midwives to practice legally if debated this week.]]></description>
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            <title>Local bettors like proposed legislation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[State representatives are debating a bill that would make sports betting legal in Iowa’s 17 casinos.]]></description>
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            <title>Gay marriage at risk in Iowa</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Procedural rules in the Iowa House of Representatives could force a vote on an amendment to ban gay marriage.]]></description>
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            <title>City code prohibits alcohol prizes</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Local bar owners can no longer exchange prize tickets for alcohol, the assistant city attorney has warned them.]]></description>
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            <title>A lag in new laws?</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/02/09/Metro/15490.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A bill proposed in the state House of Representatives could restrict passing laws to once every two years.]]></description>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: UI student reaches out to teens</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[UI junior Rodney Anderson founded Boys2Men, a mentoring program that helps empower adolescent boys coming into manhood.]]></description>
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            <title>House passes PAULA bill</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow Iowans to have underage drinking tickets expunged from their records.]]></description>
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            <title>Cambus hits pole</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Around 8:30 p.m., the Cambus hit the pole at the intersection of Newton Road and Riverside Drive (near the UI College of Nursing), said Cambus employee Jon Sullivan.]]></description>
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            <title>Police Blotter</title>
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            <title>The Daily Break</title>
            <link>http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/02/09/Metro/15495.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Your daily diversion, with horoscopes, The Ledge, and Sudoku...]]></description>
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            <title>Lickliter still pleased with team’s effort</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With his team on pace to complete one of the worst three-season stretches in the program’s history, Iowa head basketball coach Todd Lickliter sat in the basement of Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Monday and maintained he’s happy with his team’s effort.]]></description>
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            <title>Commentary: Wrestling close to rewards</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa wrestling team has 19 dual victories already, but the real season will start shortly.]]></description>
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            <title>Wildcats come to Iowa; Big Ten race tightens</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[While Northwestern continues its quest for the school’s first trip to the NCAA tournament, the conference race tightened last week, as five teams now sit in a strong position to win the Big Ten.]]></description>
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            <title>Bank gives out women’s basketball tickets</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[MidWestOne Bank purchased 800 tickets for the Iowa women’s basketball against Illinois on Feb. 14, which will be free to fans. Those interested in picking up complimentary tickets can stop by any MidWestOne bank location while supplies last.]]></description>
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            <title>Volleyball spring schedule announced</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa volleyball team released its schedule for the spring season on Monday. The Hawkeyes will play in a single match at Marquette on March 27 before playing in two tournaments in April.]]></description>
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            <title>MBA Jam shows intelligence on hardwood</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An intramural basketball team composed of business students shows its skills on and off the court.]]></description>
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            <title>Ropers defeat Da Bears in overtime</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In a physical game, the Ropers overcame an early deficit and a late collapse to prevail in overtime thanks to a last-minute lay-up.]]></description>
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            <title>Swoosh capitalizes on dominating post play</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Swoosh takes advantage of a major mismatch in the post and strong perimeter defense to defeat Swayze Express.]]></description>
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            <title>Iowans should reject the fallacy of ineffective congressional Democrats</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As it stands, it’s difficult even for a party with a large majority to pass its agenda with a cohesive, obdurate minority.]]></description>
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            <title>Snow emerges, see?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[OK, I exaggerate a tad. It’s snowing here in Iowa, but as those of us who have lived a while in fly-over country know, Iowa is definitely the opposite of everywhere in this curious conglomeration we call a country.]]></description>
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            <title>Guest: The Zionism of Martin Luther King, Jr.</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[King, like so many other trailblazing black leaders, was a true-believing Zionist.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Watson Twins sophomore disc, Talking to You, Talking to Me, shows group’s ability to stand on its own.]]></description>
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            <title>Dance Marathon: Feeling like a million</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite the limping economy, thousands of families and supporters celebrated another fundraising year that brought in more than $1 million and broke last year’s record.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Obama looks to reform previous standards set by original ‘No Child Left Behind’ law.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Kachine Alexander’s 23 points and 10 rebounds powered the Iowa women’s basketball team to a 77-66 win over Michigan State.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[After a slow start, the Iowa women’s basketball team still has a shot to finish strong in the Big Ten.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Playing all 40 minutes, Ohio State’s All-American forward Evan Turner scored a career-high-tying 32 points and led the Buckeyes to a 68-58 victory over the Hawkeyes on Sunday.]]></description>
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            <title>Karma fuels women’s gymnastics</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A little bit of faith goes a long way, the team learned over the weekend.]]></description>
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            <title>AquaHawks end Field House legacy</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A raucous crowd helped the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team cruise by Western Illinois on Feb. 5.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Senior swimmer Christine Kuczek capped off her four years at Iowa on a solid note on Feb. 5.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Behind stellar performances on the rings and vault by freshman Matt McGrath, the Iowa men’s gymnastics team defeated the illinois-Chicago, 340.200-331.050 on Feb. 6.]]></description>
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            <title>Personal bests abound for Hawkeyes</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa men’s track team had field days this weekend in Indiana and Nebraska.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Iowa women’s track and field team returns from Nebraska and Notre Dame with career bests across the board.]]></description>
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            <title>Dance Marathon brings out the best in UI community</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[It’s events like these that make us truly proud to be Hawkeyes.]]></description>
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            <title>Ending ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Repealing such policies represents this generation’s fight for equality.]]></description>
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            <title>Guest: Stop the terrorists — implement this idea</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The only way to make Americans feel safe is to initiate a drastic overhaul in security screening.]]></description>
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            <title>Grateful Dead tribute band to play at Englert</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dark Star Orchestra recreates the entire Grateful Dead concert experience.]]></description>
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            <title>Movie Review: Dear John</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dear John leaves viewers wanting more than what it gives — a poorly developed romance film.]]></description>
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            <title>Subscribe to our daily email headlines!</title>
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            <title>’Tis the season to give back</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Students and community members volunteer during the holiday season.]]></description>
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            <title>Saving jobs by cutting back</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI spent around $33.4 million of its total $35.5 million in stimulus funding to pay the salaries and benefits packages of employees leaving the university by June 30, 2010.]]></description>
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            <title>Curfew coming soon</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A curfew will go into effect next week for Iowa City youth.]]></description>
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            <title>Despite some hassles, regents use electronic meetings</title>
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            <title>Spotlight Iowa City: Moving to the next stage</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A theater major, who will graduate this month, plans to relocate out of Iowa City next August and launch herself into new highly physical experiences.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[What wasn’t clear Monday evening was why officials chose meet in closed session or who made that decision.]]></description>
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            <title>Students turn to Adderall as study aid</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An April study by the National Survey of Drug Use and Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, found that 6.4 percent of full-time college students used the drug without a prescription.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Coralville woman convicted of killing one of her sons and attempting to kill the other will be sentenced today.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City School District boundary-change committee members critiqued possible redistricting solutions that consultants presented at a committee meeting on Monday.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A federal judge sentenced an Iowa City woman to six months in prison after she pleaded guilty to stealing Social Security benefits.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City police arrested an Arkansas man for allegedly abusing a girl for several years.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City police arrested a man after he allegedly entered an apartment, threw up, and began to undress before getting caught.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Despite not being able to play, JoAnn Hamlin continues to lead for the Iowa women’s basketball team.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Failing to make a strong impression in recent years, the Iowa men’s swimming is focusing on the big prize following a successful fall start.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Freshman sprinter Raven Moore shows signs of success early in her Iowa career.]]></description>
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            <title>Point/Counterpoint: Who should have won the Heisman?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mark Ingram may have became Alabama’s first Heisman Trophy winner on Dec. 12, but did he have the proper credentials to justify his place in history?]]></description>
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            <title>Currie’s presidency marked by both success and failure thus far</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[His endorsement of the tuition surcharge and increase has undermined his legitimacy.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The climate-change talks taking place in Copenhagen are on life support.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Life — or at least what we refer to as life in our weaker moments — is full of Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot moments. Maybe you’ve noticed.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A recent DI article brought home the terrible consequences of high-risk drinking at the UI.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[An annual event celebrates Jewish heritage in downtown Iowa City.]]></description>
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            <title>Movie Review: Invictus</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Invictus rises above a mere sports film to become something much better.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz has experienced three bowl losses during his 11-year career in Iowa City, but none more devastating, cringe-worthy, or embarrassing than a 21-point drubbing by USC in the 2003 Orange Bowl.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Today’s Football Forum focuses on Iowa’s game against Georgia Tech, as well as the other upcoming Big Ten bowl matchups.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Taking down the only other team boasting an unblemished record, Blue Chips won in straight, but very close, games Monday night.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Johnson County Ambulance Service won’t be getting any smaller in the upcoming budget year, but it also might not get an additional two paramedics for its peak hours, county officials said.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Iowa City residents will see an extra tax on their utility bills next spring if the Iowa City City Council upholds its decision to impose a 2 percent franchise fee.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The thousands of visitors who stay in Iowa City and Coralville hotels each year may need to pay a bit extra in the future.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The UI is becoming a center for women’s reproductive-health research after receiving a five-year $2.25 million grant that medical officials are already putting to use.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Carl Klaus and his wife always got a big Christmas tree. They celebrated the holiday with a tree-trimming party.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Joey Diaz is one of only a few members in the UI’s greek community to come out while still active in his fraternity.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Trekking through some woods near Des Moines more than a decade ago, then-12-old Dustin Gaskill and a childhood friend searched among the thicket for deer.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Two Opinions writers weigh in on whether Lori Cardella, who spearheaded the drive for a special election, should be the GOP’s nominee.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rational Republican thought still exists, but it is drowned out by polarizing firebrands.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[YouTube sensation and popular a cappella group Straight No Chaser will sing tonight in Iowa City.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A free magic show will take place tonight with all donations going to the Hope Lodge.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ever since the leaves have fallen and the nights have grown colder, women’s apparel has shifted to a beloved ’80s classic: leggings.]]></description>
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