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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

The Temptations and Augustana take Homecoming stage

TOMMY MORGAN October 8, 2009

As current Hawkeyes, alumni, and people in the community celebrate Homecoming Week, the Homecoming Council and SCOPE will join in with their sixth-annual concert on the Pentacrest. The event will feature...

Guest Opinion: The soda-tax solution

KELLY BROWNELL AND DAVID LUDWIG October 8, 2009

The United States needs a health-care sweet spot — a way to raise revenue for needed programs now and a way to lower health-care costs in the future. Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages — those with...

Maybe we’re not screwed

SIMEON TALLEY October 8, 2009

Rather than being cynical about the United States’ lack of progress on addressing climate change, there is some room for optimism. A series of developments both inside and outside of the government have...

Help ailing kids: Vote in this important hospital contest

DI EDITORIAL BOARD October 8, 2009

The Children’s Miracle Network, together with Microsoft, is going to donate XBox 360 consoles, flat-screen televisions, computers, speaker systems, and more to three pediatric hospitals around the country...

Intramural Athlete of the Week named

MATT SCHOMMER October 8, 2009

Last week, Brian Fleshner, a fourth-year UI dental student, was voted the Daily Iowan Intramural Athlete of the Week. Fleshner, who plays for the second-ranked Smooth Obturators in the men’s flag-football...

Baseball sets camp dates

DI SPORTS STAFF October 8, 2009

Iowa baseball team has set dates for its four winter camps inside the Iowa baseball indoor practice facility later this year. The Hawkeyes will hold a fall parent/son camp for children ages 6 to 13 on...

Basketball open scrimmage Oct. 31

DI SPORTS STAFF October 8, 2009

The Iowa men’s basketball team announced it will hold an open scrimmage at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Oct. 31. Admission is free. The scrimmage is slated to start approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion...

Close keepers

ROBBIE LEHMAN October 8, 2009

There is a family of five on the Iowa soccer team. Though they are not really related, the Hawkeye goalkeeping unit is its own little clique, freshman Rachel Spellerberg said. “At times, I think we...

Diving for golf balls a good business

CLARK CAHILL October 8, 2009

Hitting several balls into a course’s water hazards during a round of golf is enough to make anyone irate. But former Iowa City resident Paul Lovelace loves nothing more than a pond laden with golf...

UI sports-medicine center to open

IAN MARTIN October 8, 2009

The UI Hospitals and Clinics will expand once again with its new UI Sports Medicine Center, which set to open this week on the West Campus. Located in the new $5.9 million Institute of Orthopaedics, Sports...

Iowa next stop in Big Ten tour

CLARK CAHILL October 8, 2009

Touring major sports stadiums is familiar territory for Drew Cieszynski. After visiting all 30 major-league stadiums in 2006 and traveling to every NBA arena in 2007, Cieszynski’s next step was Big...

Women’s golf freshman stands out

J.T. BUGOS October 8, 2009

The Iowa women’s golf team concluded play at the Johnnie Imes Invitational in Columbia, Mo., on Tuesday, finishing 16th out of 18 teams and continuing their early season struggles. Wisconsin won the...

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