News, The Daily Iowan:1997
UI apologizes for 'vulgar' show
UI officials apologized Monday for a performance by comedian Norm MacDonald.
The UI Men's Athletic department issued a formal apology Monday following a "vulgar" performance by "Saturday Night Live" comedian Norm MacDonald. MacDonald, famous for anchoring "Weekend Update" on "SNL," Full Text...
News, The Daily Iowan:1996
C.R. tests chips with fake fat
A health advocacy group's claims the fat substitute Olestra causes cramping, diarrhea and possibly even cancer didn't stop Des Moines resident Kathy Garza from picking up five bags of chips that contain the product Tuesday afternoon at a Cedar Rapids Hy-Vee. Full Text...
Breaking News, The Daily Iowan:1996
Bicyclist seriously injured
A UI graduate student was taken to the UI Hospitals and Clinics in serious condition Thursday night, after being struck by a van while riding her bicycle near the corner of Linn and Market streets shortly after 3 p.m Full Text...
Features, The Daily Iowan:1996
'DEGRADING TO WOMEN' Iowa Citians spurn Web-bride service
Looking for a wife? Buy a modem. Just don't expect many UI students to offer the service of Internet-order brides a favorable endorsement. "It is degrading to women," said UI junior Joanne Chang. Full Text...
Reviews, The Daily Iowan, 1997
Jazz oratorio finally sees light of day
After missing its initial release date by three months, Wynton Marsalis' revolutionary Blood on the Fields has arrived in stores.
The long-awaited jazz oratorio Blood on the Fields by renowned jazz and classical trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is about to hit store shelves three months late. Full Text...
Concert Preview, The Daily Iowan: 1998
A world-class study break
The scheduled performance of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is set to be "Hancher at its best."
UI classical music fans looking for a study break are in store for a world-class treat with tonight's scheduled performance of the world-renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Full Text...
News, The Daily Iowan: 1996
UI work destroyed in blast
Seven years of hard work by a team of UI professors went up in flames over French Guiana early Tuesday morning. A European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane-5 rocket, carrying a $6.6 million payload of four identical research satellites that contained instruments designed by professors from the UI physics department, exploded shortly after liftoff. Full Text...
News Features, The Daily Iowan: 1998
Washington business lost in Clinton scandal
Many feel the media attention is overshadowing more important national issues.
While the media obsesses over the lewd details of President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky, Washington lawmaking continues without fail and, now, without notice. "Let me stress that Congress is still getting on with the business at hand," said Doug Wagner, press secretary for Rep. Jim Leach, R-Iowa. Full Text...
I.C. families opt for international adoption
A long and arduous process is ending in limitless love and fulfillment for many Iowa City residents opting to adopt abroad.
Today, UI Assistant Professor Ralph Keen and his wife, Mary, will be traveling to Fujian Province in the People's Republic of China. In the past 24 hours, Ralph had to administer a final exam, assign grades, pack a suitcase with valuable documents, clothes and a camera. He also made room for diapers, pacifiers, baby bottles and a birth certificate. Full Text...
News, The Daily Iowan: 1998
Giuliani speaks to local Republicans
Iowa Republicans get some advice from the Big Apple as the New York mayor addresses a local fund-raiser.
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani addressed a packed house at the University Athletic Club Wednesday afternoon as part of a fund-raiser for Republican Rep. Jim Leach. Full Text...