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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

UIHC expansion still alive

JENNIFER DELGADO April 16, 2009

UI Hospitals and Clinics officials want to make something clear — there is no delay in the hospital’s expansion. They’re still in the planning process, they said. “We are continuing to plan,”...

Locals protest taxes with tea party

TESSA McLEAN April 16, 2009

For millions of Americans, April 15 is the dreaded tax day. But for hundreds of people who filled the Burlington Street bridge Wednesday, the day meant a protest against taxes locally and nationwide. In...

UI gets $7 million anonymous donation

CHRIS CLARK April 16, 2009

In her 25 years of fundraising, UI Foundation President and CEO Lynette Marshall said she has never seen a donation like the one she received last month. An anonymous donor gave $7 million to the UI. UI...

Tuition hike likely

SHAWN GUDE April 16, 2009

Junior Bryan Cobb considers himself lucky. Unlike many students who are forced to rely on student loans and financial self-sufficiency to get through college, he said he receives significant help from...

Violence wave stuns city

REGINA ZILBERMINTS April 16, 2009

UI administrators acknowledge the recent wave of assaults involving men in downtown Iowa City but say the university’s primary focus continues to be violence against women and the over-consumption of...

Young Hawkeye track throwers shining

ZACH SMITH April 16, 2009

Put them in red and green overalls, draw on a pair of matching mustaches, and you would have the Iowa track and field version of the Super Smash Brothers. Redshirt freshmen throwers Nick Brayton and Ryan...

Tennis star Bierich ready for last dual

AMIE KIEHN April 16, 2009

He quit figure skating because it wasn’t his thing. Left the table-tennis circuit in seventh grade after getting beat by a girl. Enjoyed soccer but discovered he preferred a sport with a little more...

No reining him in

JORDAN GARRETSON April 16, 2009

Iowa senior Geoff Reins will be just one of the Hawkeyes stepping into the University of Minnesota’s Sports Pavilion to compete in the NCAA championships. But more specifically for the Buffalo Grove,...

Gymnasts head for NCAAs with guarded optimism

JORDAN GARRETSON April 16, 2009

The last time Iowa won a national championship in men’s gymnastics was 1969. It’s not likely that will change this week. The Hawkeyes will compete tonight in the qualifying round of the 2009 NCAA...

Today’s U.S. military is still no place for gays

With the nation engaged in two wars and facing a number of potential adversaries, this is no time to weaken our military. Yet if gay-rights activists and their allies have their way, grave harm will soon...

Getting over gay

ADAM SULLIVAN April 16, 2009

I have a Ronald Reagan-inspired cowboy tattoo. It’s on my left thigh — high enough that it’s invisible even when I’m wearing shorts, but low enough that I can show it off if I get the opportunity. I...

Social networking more than just social

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 16, 2009

Social networking, to many, is a means of satisfying their addiction to interaction with others. But, increasingly, people around the world are using social-networking outlets — creations such as Facebook,...

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