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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

Intramural Pick ’Em

DI STAFF February 26, 2010

Packing Peanuts vs. 319 Your Mom Jerry Scherwin, Reporter 319 YOUR MOM — They’re big fans of Canada’s Cheryl Bernard Matt Cozzi, Reporter 319 YOUR MOM — A B-Stiles favorite. Hitting shots from...

Women’s track and field team hungry for success

MICHELE DANNO February 26, 2010

The Iowa women’s track and field team has a chance for conference redemption this weekend. After a disappointing last-place finish at the Big Ten indoor championship meet a year ago, the Hawkeyes believe...

Softball heads south for tourney

MITCH SMITH February 26, 2010

The Iowa softball team wants to turn heads this weekend. After staying close to No. 5 Arizona State on Feb. 20 in what ended up as a 7-4 loss, the Hawkeyes (6-3) know they can compete with the best in...

Women’s tennis looks to Big Ten dominance

JON FRANK February 26, 2010

The Iowa women’s tennis team (6-1) hopes to open Big Ten play with another victory against Minnesota (6-3) today. But unlike last season, when the Hawkeyes won, 4-3, in Iowa City, the No. 53 Golden...

Baseball heads to Florida

DI STAFF February 26, 2010

The Iowa baseball team will travel for a three-game road trip this weekend in St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Fla. The Hawkeyes will face Rutgers, West Virginia, and Villanova during the Big East/Big Ten...

GymHawks set to host Gophers this weekend

ROBBIE LEHMAN February 26, 2010

The jukebox is stuck playing the same old song, and the Iowa women’s gymnastics team is sick of hearing it. This season’s theme for the GymHawks: Close, but no cigar. Iowa has been above average most...

Iowa sets sights on Big Ten Championships in Minnesota

MATT SCHOMMER February 26, 2010

This is the big tamale, the granddaddy of them all for the Iowa men’s track and field team. The Big Ten championships will begin this weekend in Minneapolis, and Iowa will make its way up north to battle...

Wildcats shoot Hawkeyes out of Welsh-Ryan Arena

BRENDAN STILES February 26, 2010

Northwestern got payback on Thursday. Fifteen days after the Iowa men’s basketball team managed a 78-65 win over the Wildcats in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Northwestern shot lights out against the Hawkeyes...

Bittersweet ‘Senior Day’ for women hoopsters

EVELYN LAU February 26, 2010

This wasn’t the senior year JoAnn Hamlin imagined. Hoping to lead Iowa to another strong showing in the Big Ten and possibly a return trip to NCAA Tournament, the lone senior envisioned herself on the...

Women’s basketball routs Indiana

JORDAN GARRETSON February 26, 2010

Poor long-range shooting and zero free-throw attempts in the game’s first 25:30 would have spelled certain doom for the Iowa women’s basketball team earlier in the season. But the Hawkeyes (16-12,...

Ex-student gets 30 days in Clayborn harassment

DI STAFF February 26, 2010

A former UI student has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and must pay a $625 fine for harassing a Hawkeye football player last fall, according to online courts records. Brittney Mears, 23, was charged...

Supervisors scale back budget

DI STAFF February 26, 2010

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors agreed to cut $1.1 million from its budget for fiscal 2010, Supervisor Rod Sullivan said. The budget was around $75 million; it will be somewhere closer to $74...

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