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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

UI students tutor local school kids

TESSA McLEAN April 2, 2009

It takes a lot to get most UI students out of bed at 8 a.m., even if it is for class. But by 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, four UI students were fully awake in a North Central Junior High classroom with shelves...

UI alum starts gaming website

CAITLIN LOMBARDO April 2, 2009

Bill Jones was undaunted by the souring economy when he and his friends split off from AMP, a music-review magazine, to start their own review site. “I started talking to the editor-in-chief … about...

Mason Q&A on UISG vote, Hancher

ANNA LOTHSON April 2, 2009

DI: UISG campaigns have kicked off. What role do you have in communicating with candidates to discuss the platforms with the leaders? Have the new party leaders come to speak with you yet? Mason: They...

Local restaurants stay afloat in spiraling economy

CHRIS CLARK April 2, 2009

Though frigid winter weather and a spiraling economy have rocked the restaurant industry, local owners are cooking up new ideas to bring in more customers this spring. The recession has restricted spending,...

UI emphasizes quality as cuts loom

ANNA LOTHSON April 2, 2009

With Tuesday’s projected state budget cuts shaving more from education, UI officials are working to keep up with the ever-changing budget proposals. And while the Iowa Legislature is inching nearer...

UISG tickets campaigning at full speed

MICHELE DANNO April 2, 2009

L Party Neither Ryan Kopf nor running mate Gary Ohrt hold positions in UI Student Government. But the two leaders of the L Party are confident this will help them bring a new voice to the group. “Most...

Weinberg pleads guilty to possession of child porn

ZHI XIONG April 2, 2009

Iowa City psychologist Howard Weinberg pleaded guilty to felony possession of child pornography — a federal offense — on March 31 and promised to turn over the material to the government. Weinberg,...

Rendezvous with inertia and inadequacy

“This generation,” Franklin D. Roosevelt said about his contemporaries, “has a rendezvous with destiny.” Our generation — at least, its leaders, judging by the likely results of this week’s...

(Limited) open-mindedness

NATE WHITNEY April 2, 2009

Andrew Klavan likes to goad people into trying new things. Whether via sarcasm or serious argument (you be the judge), he just wants you to try to be objective. Even if he sometimes isn’t (really, who...

Dry days ahead for downtown?

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 2, 2009

A bar without alcohol may sound like an oxymoron, but if UI officials and community leaders have their way, dry bars may become a reality. In an attempt to curb binge drinking among college students, UI...

Carver to host gymnastics regional

EVELYN LAU April 2, 2009

Last summer, Iowa was known as home to one of the country’s best gymnasts. Now this weekend, some of the best collegiate gymnasts are coming to Iowa. Iowa City will host the 2009 NCAA North Central...

Iowa track Hawk Farley leaping all hurdles

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI April 2, 2009

As she gradually eases herself into the blocks, each step carefully placed, one can see the precise routine Iowa sophomore Karessa Farley goes through before a race. It is a process she has repeated over...

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