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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

State of the arts

MARLEEN LINARES September 4, 2009

Music and art students displaced by the flood of 2008 are closer together this fall. UI officials gave a media tour on Thursday of four temporary locations, many of which are state-of-the-art facilities. The...

Hawkapalooza fills Hubbard Park

ERIN PHILLIPS September 4, 2009

Hubbard Park was transformed into a mosh pit of black-and-gold on Thursday night, as thousands of people stood in anticipation for rap star Lupe Fiasco to take the stage. Frisbees flew in the background...

Game on, despite H1N1 concerns

SHANE ERSLAND September 4, 2009

Breathe easy, football fans. It’s going to take a “pandemic” scenario before officials call off the Hawkeyes’ football game on account of a virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

How the UI addresses student drinking

DI STAFF September 4, 2009

The joint UI and Iowa City group created to address excessive drinking among students will hold a meeting late next week to discuss exactly what the school is doing about the issue. The Partnership for...

Spotlight Iowa City: Choreographed future

RYAN FOSMARK September 4, 2009

Ashley Herrington considers herself lucky. She knows exactly what she wants to do with the rest of her life — and how she’ll do it. “It’s a huge feeling of accomplishment,” the UI sophomore...

Fairgrounds safer with “safe room”

SCOTT RAYNOR September 4, 2009

New emergency measures in the form of a public tornado shelter could come to the Johnson County Fairgrounds. The tornado shelter, or “safe room,” would be part of a new Johnson Extension Agriculture...