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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

Brent Metcalf rebounds from championship loss

J.T. BUGOS March 9, 2010

Brent Metcalf wasn’t supposed to lose. The Iowa wrestler was the front-runner for the national title, so a Big Ten championship seemed like a foregone conclusion. The senior was matched up with Ohio...

Spotlight Iowa City: Well-traveled in geography, writing

JORDAN FRIES March 9, 2010

Carol Severino has lived on the fringes of the Amazon rain forest. She’s taught creative writing to the indigenous people of Ecuador. Yet the University of Iowa associate professor said the prospect...

Students stress importance of Arabic

ARIANA WITT March 9, 2010

UI freshman Shazmin Izhar didn’t grow up speaking Arabic. Though the Muslim student was born in Maylasia and thus spoke Malay, Izhar decided to study his religion’s language. “I learned it so I...

Lone party vies for top UI Student Government positions

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND March 9, 2010

For the first time in at least 30 years, a University of Iowa student government presidential candidate will run unopposed. In fact, Gordon Sonnenschein, director of the UISG Student Elections Board,...

Daily Iowan selects editor for 2010-11

EMILY BUSSE March 9, 2010

After a night of competitive hourlong interviews, Lead Metro Editor Brian Stewart is poised to be next year’s editor-in-chief of The Daily Iowan. Stewart was up against Clara Hogan, a former Metro editor...

Iowa to see more options for high-proof beers

MARY HARRINGTON March 9, 2010

Iowa brewers will soon get a chance to compete with out-of-state microbreweries’ higher-proof beers. Gov. Chet Culver will sign a bill on Wednesday that will grant Iowa microbreweries the ability to...

Man has purchased 309 vehicles

MARLEEN LINARES March 9, 2010

Harlan Nost has owned more than 300 vehicles. The Iowa City resident, who describes himself as “car crazy,” said he became interested in cars at 13, when he sat “real close” to his father and...

Study: Naps can help students learn

HOLLY HINES March 9, 2010

UI freshman Dani Neef never went to bed on Sunday night. Instead, she stayed awake preparing for the five tests and one paper she faced during midterms week. “I’m not as alert as I’d like to be,”...

Voters may see 21-ordinance again

MITCHELL SCHMIDT March 9, 2010

Despite which side community members fall on regarding the proposed 21-ordinance for bar entry, they may agree on one thing: Timing is key. If the council passes a 21-only ordinance, opponents will have...

Grassley: Scrap current health-care bills

ADAM B SULLIVAN March 9, 2010

Lawmakers need to scrap progress made so far on health-care reform and start anew, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, told those gathered on the UI medical campus on Tuesday. “There’s widespread agreement...

Authorities await autopsy in suspicious death

JORDAN FRIES March 9, 2010

Authorities are still investigating what they have labeled suspicious death in a mobile-home park just east of Iowa City on Sunday evening. Johnson County deputies responded to a report of suspicious...

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