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The University of Iowa, established in 1847, is a major research university located in Iowa City, Iowa. Enrollment in the fall of 2007 was more than 30,400. It was the first public university in the United States to admit men and women equally and it established the first law school west of the Mississippi River. The university is also well known for the Iowa Writer's Workshop, which was formed in 1936 and has produced 13 Pulitzer Prize winners. The Iowa Hawkeyes compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include author Tennessee Williams, actor Gene Wilder, legendary football coach Eddie Robinson...
The University of Iowa, established in 1847, is a major research university located in Iowa City, Iowa. Enrollment in the fall of 2007 was more than 30,400. It was the first public university in the United States to admit men and women equally and it established the first law school west of the Mississippi River. The university is also well known for the Iowa Writer's Workshop, which was formed in 1936 and has produced 13 Pulitzer Prize winners. The Iowa Hawkeyes compete in the Big Ten conference. Notable alumni include author Tennessee Williams, actor Gene Wilder, legendary football coach Eddie Robinson, newscaster Tom Brokaw and George Gallup, creator of the Gallup Opinion Poll.
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Against the grain
Greg Hall wants you to drink more cider. He's already persuaded you to drink more beer — or rather, as brewmaster/marketing genius/foodie gadfly of Goose Island Beer Co. for more than a decade, he's persuaded you to drink smarter beer, craftier...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Pitchfork Music Festival, Roscoe Village, Arts and Culture, Whole Foods Market
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A totally Californian poet laureate
Wearing jeans, green sneakers, a hipster straw bowler and a Buddhist symbol around his neck, the new poet laureate of California opened his weekly poetry workshop at UC Riverside with stretching and breathing exercises.
"Let's detox our cluttered...Tags: Concerts, University of California, Los Angeles, Entertainment, Culture, Politics
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Don Nelson, NBA Player And Coach, Gets His Degree, Too
Don Nelson, a five-time NBA champion as a player and three-time NBA coach of the year, returned to the University of Iowa and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education after a 50-year classroom absence. Apparently, he was inspired by Dr....Tags: Baseball, Miami Heat, Washington Nationals, Shaquille O'Neal, Bryce Harper
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Romney Sweeps 5 Primaries; Declares Race is on with Obama
CNNAfter Mitt Romney swept the five Republican primaries being contested Tuesday, he turned from securing the Republican nomination and toward the general election against President Barack Obama. The former Massachusetts governor was projected to win in...Tags: Regional Authority, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Executive Branch, Government, Students
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Dr. Ernst F. L. Niedermeyer
Dr. Ernst Friedrich Lepold Niedermeyer, who was a leading researcher, author, clinician and pioneer in the field of electroencephalogy and its use in epilepsy and other brain research, died Thursday of colon cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.
The...Tags: Science and Technology, Germany, Culture, Entertainment, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'Change agent' for the Field Museum
In choosing controversial former University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere as its likely next chief executive, the Field Museum has opted for a "change agent," according to the man hiring him, and a "gentleman with elbows," according to one of...
Tags: Arts, Science and Technology, Field Museum of Natural History, Museum of Science and Industry, Phil Knight
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Obama wooing young voters with student loan focus
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON (AP)— Eager to energize young voters, President Barack Obama is depicting Republicans as obstacles to an affordable college education as he previews an argument he will make on university campuses next week in states crucial to his re-...Tags: Roy Blunt, Politics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Washington, DC, Money and Monetary Policy
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Panos' career in print and practice honored by press association
During his more than 60 years in the news business, Timonium resident Lou Panos crossed paths with people from legendary Baltimore scribeH.L. Mencken to the Kennedy brothers — as in RFK and JFK. Along the way, Panos, 86, who was inducted last...
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News briefs for Tuesday, April 24
If Supreme Court rejects Obama’s health law, employers, insurers will drive their own overhaul WASHINGTON (AP) — If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama’s health care law, employers and insurance companies — not...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Federal Reserve, William Balfour, Trials, Finance
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Romney Sweeps Tuesday's Primaries; Declares Race with Obama
KTLA News(CNN) -- Mitt Romney swept the five Republican primaries being contested Tuesday, and he turned from securing the Republican nomination and toward the general election against President Barack Obama. The former Massachusetts governor was projected to win...Tags: Regional Authority, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Executive Branch, Government, Students
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President delivers student loan pitch
The Washington PostBOULDER, Colo. -- President Barack Obama reached out to crucial young voters here and in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Tuesday with a promise to keep college affordable, in the first two of three campus appearances in battleground states this week spotlighting...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Politics, Education, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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