Iowa Hawkeyes Take Over West Des Moines for Spring Game: Iowa City Daily News Links April 15

"Those who say I'm their favorite Astrophysicist, when confronted, often confess that I'm the only Astrophysicist they know." Neil deGrass Tyson, lecturing in Iowa City tonight.

On to the Links!

Luke Voelz of the Iowa City Press-Citizen has a story on a University of Iowa student creating text to speech software.

More froyo invading Iowa City. At least it's not downtown. (Press-Citizen)

More froyo is giving a local Dairy Queen an ice cream headache. And they are now looking to move. (Press-Citizen)

The Daily Iowan has photos from West Des Moines Valley hosted University of Iowa Hawkeyes Spring game. And walk it out fashion week. And the University of Iowa powwow.

Tara Bannow of the Iowa City Press-Citizen reports about the effort to rebuild the University of Iowa's School of Music.

Josh O'Leary of the Press-Citizen writes about the University of Iowa rebuilding Hancher.

Jennifer Jacobs at the Des Moines Register does an overview of what tax reforms will happen, if any at all, this legislative session.

The Iowa City Press-Citizen's editorial board isn't impressed with Gov. Branstad's Medicaid alternative.

Rick Santorum had to cancel his events today in Iowa due to illness. (Des Moines Register)

Alesha Crews of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes about an event where future urban chicken owners learned how to pick and raise hens.

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day

Clarahan points out the invisible boundaries where an elegant, space-age-looking auditorium will one day rise, uphill from the old auditorium and at least 2 feet above the 500-year flood plain — correcting the fatal flaw of the original.

“It’s just an exciting project to be a part of,” said Clarahan, an executive with Mortenson Construction, which UI hired to manage the construction of the $176 million auditorium, as well as the new $153 million School of Music downtown. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime project to replace something as historic as Hancher. It’s more than just a building; it’s an institution. It was a coveted project in that we know how much Hancher means to the community.”

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