University of Iowa Professor Stephen Bloom set off a firestorm of controversy late last year with a piece published in the Atlantic criticizing rural Iowans as “the elderly waiting to die, those too timid (or lacking in educated) to peer around the bend for better opportunities, an assortment of waste-toids and meth addicts with pale [...]
Archive | February 13, 2012
Intramural basketball: Height helps Miralax thwart Tropical heat
By Matt Cabel matthew-cabel@uiowa.edu Team Miralax captain Ashley TeKippe and her teammates were being held scoreless by Flint Tropics. Five minutes had passed, and her team faced a 6-point deficit. So on Team Miralax’s next offensive possession, TeKippe decided to take the game into her own hands. She forced her way down the lane, drew [...]
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City denies Occupy permit renewal
Iowa City officials denied a permit renewal for Occupy Iowa City Monday afternoon. According to city documents, officials denied the permit to inhabit College Green Park because the occupation interferes with public use of the park and poses potentially health hazards. City officials said the group’s presence has damaged aspects of the park including the grass, which will [...]
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