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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

Dine on a Dime: Leftovers

DI STAFF December 2, 2009

Thanksgiving’s over, and thank goodness. Most of us couldn’t wait to get home and away from the stress of school, and just a week later, we couldn’t wait to get away from the stress of home and...

Speaking the page

ERIC SUNDERMANN December 2, 2009

Lean back in a worn booth surrounded by wood-paneled walls. Hear a few beer bottles clank. See a silhouette in low-lights. Hands move rapidly as voices dance above the room’s cluttered racket. The scene...

UI professor: Will the current health-care crisis continue?

SAMUEL LEVEY December 2, 2009

History has made it abundantly clear that our flawed health system will not change through voluntary private-sector initiatives. Many books, articles, and films have focused on the crisis in health care...

The Obama paradox

SHAWN GUDE December 2, 2009

Barack Obama is a sign of young peoples’ political apathy. At first glance, that statement appears laughable. How could a figure who attracted two-thirds of 18- to 29-year-old voters be synonymous with...

To ensure dorm safety, UI should mandate RA IDs

DI EDITORIAL BOARD December 2, 2009

This is one list of universities the UI shouldn’t want to be associated with. Unlike at other peer institutions, the school’s resident assistants aren’t required to carry identifying credentials,...

Summit Scums advance to second round of 3-on-3 tourney

IAN MARTIN December 2, 2009

UI freshman Daniel Panici hit 11 two-pointers from behind the arc to carry the Summit Scums to a 2-1 victory over Strokin’ It during the teams’ opening-round game in the intramural pre-holiday 3-on-3...

Cruncheazy wins opening round 3-on-3 game

MITCH SMITH December 2, 2009

While March Madness is a couple months away, it was tournament time at the Field House on Tuesday night during the opening round of the 3-on-3 pre-holiday intramural basketball tournament. Cruncheazy...

51 Iowa athletes honored for academics

DI STAFF December 2, 2009

On Tuesday, 51 Iowa student-athletes were named to the 2009 Big Ten fall academic all-conference team. The list includes three student-athletes from the Iowa field-hockey team, five men’s cross-country...

Men’s track to hold throwing clinic

DI STAFF December 2, 2009

Iowa men’s field throwers from past and present, along with the current Iowa assistant coach Scott Cappos and Illinois coach Mike Turk will host the 2010 Iowa Hawkeye Track and Field Shot Put and Discus...

Volleyball hopeful for future

EVELYN LAU December 2, 2009

After tying for the best start in school history, the Iowa volleyball team lost much of its steam near the end of its season. The Hawkeyes ended their 2009 campaign with a 3-0 loss to Indiana on Nov....

Women’s basketball faces Boston College in Challenge

JORDAN GARRETSON December 2, 2009

Despite taking place on the familiar floor of Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the contest against Boston College (3-3) at 7:30 p.m. today poses a difficult challenge for the Iowa women’s basketball team (5-2). The...

Women’s track taking strides to improve program

MICHELE DANNO December 2, 2009

Rebuilding is an understatement for the 2010 Iowa women’s track season. Despite the Hawkeyes’ 11th-place finish in the Big Ten last year, the program managed to recruit 23 freshmen from around the...

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