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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

Spartans sweep Hawkeye baseball team

RYAN YOUNG April 27, 2009

The postseason aspirations that once seemed feasible for the Iowa baseball team at the beginning of the season are now becoming dim. The Hawkeyes dropped their third-straight game to fellow conference...

Greene leads Hawks in NFL draft

BRENDAN STILES April 27, 2009

There may not have been any Hawkeyes taken in the first two rounds of the 2009 NFL draft, but the second day saw a couple come right off the board. The New York Jets traded up to the first pick of the...

Bitch Please: The Red Hot Chili Peppers

KATIE HANSON AND DAN WATSON April 27, 2009

Bitch Please is a place where two DI staffers argue about all that is wonderful in the entertainment world. Hotter than ever I first listened to the Red Hot Chili Peppers when I was 12, close to By the...

Motion City Soundtrack leave audience ebullient, sweat-streaked

KAITE HANSON April 27, 2009

Sweat, harmonies, and all kinds of awkward dancing flowed freely at Motion City Soundtrack’s RiverFest performance. Not every band has to stop mid-song during a concert because a large number of audience...

Top-of-the-line show with Dierks Bentley

REBECCA KOONS April 27, 2009

Dierks Bentley rolled into Iowa City on Thursday, ready to bring his own goodtime sensibilities to a city that is seen for many as a party mecca. Bentley shattered any stereotype of country being only...

Nothing fishy about city manager firing

GARY SANDERS, GUEST OPINION April 27, 2009

“I certainly wouldn’t hire him again.” Is that Iowa City Mayor Regenia Bailey talking about recently fired City Manager Michael Lombardo? No, it’s Allegan County, Mich., County Commissioner Steve...

Tales from music road

NICK FETTY April 27, 2009

Second only to Hawkeye football, music festivals are the biggest passion in my life. Your pounding hangover and unbearable heat inside the tent force you to wake up. As you step outside, the smell of...

Celebrate gay rights, but recognize it as a nonissue

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 27, 2009

An interesting case of news that isn’t news: Today’s the day that gay and lesbian marriages make their way into documented history for the state of Iowa. What makes this news isn’t the bright glare...

Hawkeye athletes volunteer for Day of Caring

CLARK CAHILL April 27, 2009

Iowa City community members are used to supporting Hawkeye student-athletes during their sporting events. But Sunday morning, the support was reversed. Nearly 300 UI athletes participated in the 10th-annual...

Several tracksters shine at Drake

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI April 27, 2009

The 12,298 people in attendance at the 100th-annual Drake Relays over the weekend created an electric atmosphere for the athletes competing. Iowa outdoor redshirt freshman sensation Karessa Farley once...

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