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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

Hawk camp goes swimmingly

JAKE KRZECZOWSKI June 18, 2009

When Iowa swimming head coach Marc Long came to the Hawkeyes’ summer camp in 1983, the program was the hottest team in the Big Ten, fresh off back-to-back Big Ten championships in 1981 and 1982. Since...

Frosh shines again in Culver’s and Gatens Real Estate/McCurry’s match-up

J.T. BUGOS June 18, 2009

Iowa sophomore-to-be Andrew Brommer, playing for Culver’s of Coralville, nailed a 3-pointer from the wing to open the scoring in the game between Culver’s and Gatens Real Estate/McCurry’s. Culver’s...

Tucker goes off in Prime Time victory

TRAVIS VARNER June 18, 2009

Anthony Tucker caught fire Wednesday night in his Prime Time League showdown against Hawkeye teammate Matt Gatens, propelling the Vinton Merchants to a 102-95 victory over Jill Armstrong of Lepic-Kroeger...

Digital communication doesn’t hamper students’ writing ability

DAVID GREEN June 18, 2009

Carol Severino, a UI associate professor of rhetoric, said she has received decidedly informal e-mails in her communications with some students who “forget they’re talking to a professor and not one...

More car shoppers start with Internet

MICHELLE BORYCA June 18, 2009

Buying a new car may be just a click away, but a local dealership doesn’t think of this as a dead end. Drew McEleney, the Internet manager at McEleney Autoplex, said his company is well aware their...

STD tests on the rise

KATIE SIMS June 18, 2009

The number of men getting tested for HIV in Iowa more than doubled in the last year, and it increased by 50 percent in many other states, recent reports of Planned Parenthood Centers’ youth testing show. And...

Proposed legislation worries local radio stations

NICOLE KARLIS June 18, 2009

One day, there could be no such thing as hopping in the car and tuning to one’s favorite music station — including KRUI on campus. At least, that’s the worst-case scenario local artists and radio...

Officials push IC-Chicago train

TYLER LYON June 18, 2009

The Iowa Department of Transportation will apply for $32.5 million in federal stimulus money to start passenger-train service that would serve Chicago and Iowa City and give Illinois students another way...

Local rally protests Iran vote

AMY MATTSON June 18, 2009

One hue dominated the Pedestrian Mall on Wednesday: green, in support of Mir Hossein Mousavi — the loser in Iran’s June 12 disputed presidential election. The UI Persian Student Organization displayed...

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