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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Kid stuff — but the 3D is cool

MELEA ANDRYS March 30, 2009

Film Review: Monsters and Aliens One glance at the cast list for Monsters vs. Aliens is enough to make anyone with a shard of pop-culture literacy go apeshit. While America’s sweetheart Reese Witherspoon...

On condoms, the pope may be right

When Pope Benedict XVI commented this month that condom distribution isn’t helping, and may be worsening, the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, he set off a firestorm of protest. Most non-Catholic commentary...

Relax, administrators: It’s just a food fight

KATIE GADIENT March 30, 2009

There is something strange in the sloppy joes being served at Dubuque Senior High School. A senior prank involving the saucy loose-meat sandwiches and a food fight in the school’s cafeteria resulted...

A week on the road: gator road-kill and shuttle launches

EMILEIGH BARNES March 30, 2009

In Mississippi, we call this time of year spring, for which thesaurus.com offers these related words: bud time, flowering, prime, and springtide. Excellent. Better yet, in Florida, where I spent my spring...

Nicked-up Hawks drop 2 in tennis

ROBBIE LEHMAN March 30, 2009

Ranked No. 63 in last week’s poll, the Iowa women’s tennis team will shift from that spot when the latest poll comes out this afternoon. Unfortunately for the Hawkeyes, it won’t be in the direction...

Iowa’s Wes Freie coming back on the mound

RYAN YOUNG March 30, 2009

For over two years, Iowa pitcher Wes Freie was forced to learned how to pitch without picking up a baseball. Coming off a stellar senior season in high school, arm troubles his first year on campus keep...

Baseball loses third game against Michigan

JEFF PAWOLA March 30, 2009

As the weather cleared in Iowa City, the Iowa baseball team finished its series finale against Michigan with a 7-5 loss following a three-hour snow delay. The loss came in large part to the Hawkeyes’...

Commentary: Calm down, give Lickliter a chance

SCOTT MILLER March 30, 2009

Everyone just needs to calm down, stop trying to buy the domain firecoachlick.com, and think reasonably. Yes, four Iowa basketball players announced their decisions to transfer last week. Yes, it’s...

Gatens, Tucker back Lickliter

BRENDAN STILES March 30, 2009

When Alex Rodríguez admitted publicly last month to using performance-enhancing drugs, teammates including Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada showed their support of the Yankee slugger by showing up when he...

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