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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Finding the country’s conscience

SHAWN GUDE January 28, 2011

Forget the much-mythologized vanguard party. We young people have often been the ones at the forefront of political movements, the courageous catalysts for social change. Free of the jaundiced inertia...

Regents should investigate contracting policies, construction

DI EDITORIAL BOARD January 28, 2011

Monday’s death marked the second construction-related fatality at the University of Iowa in the last five months. Kevin Dean Hammons was trapped underground by a collapsed beam while working on the...

Women’s tennis starts tough at Georgia Tech

NICK SZAFRANSKI January 28, 2011

The Iowa women’s tennis team begins what could be a season-defining stretch of nonconference matches starting Saturday at No. 13 Georgia Tech. Competition is scheduled to begin at noon in Atlanta. The...

Sunday first match for Iowa men’s tennis season

BEN ROSS January 28, 2011

Jan. 30 marks the beginning of the Iowa men’s tennis spring season against a team the Hawkeyes have had good luck against: Iowa is 2-0 all-time against Creighton. Competition will begin at 1 p.m. in...

Big weekend awaits Hawkeye wrestling

SAM LOUWAGIE January 28, 2011

Tom Brands insists every weekend of competition for his Hawkeye wrestling team is an important one. But even Brands, the fifth-year Iowa head coach, acknowledged the special importance of the big tests...

Men’s hoops looking for rebound

SETH ROBERTS January 28, 2011

After an ugly loss to Penn State on Wednesday, the Iowa men’s basketball team is in desperate need of a confidence-booster. It won’t come easily this weekend, when the Hawkeyes (8-12, 1-7 Big Ten)...

Commentary: Close win can vault the Hawkeye women

MATT COZZI January 28, 2011

Déjà vu flashed through the fans’ and players’ minds on Thursday night. Kalisha Keane was going to make another shot at the buzzer to lift Michigan State to victory over the Iowa women’s basketball...

Hawkeyes’ rematch against Spartans goes down to the wire — again

JON FRANK January 28, 2011

The 4,550 fans in attendance at Carver-Hawkeye Arena erupted, rising to their feet as Iowa (16-5, 4-4) pulled off its biggest upset of the season Thursday against No. 10 Michigan State (18-3, 6-2). The...

Law professionals, students at risk of substance abuse

JOSH QUINNETT January 28, 2011

Eric Tindal sat casually at the edge of the table, his arm resting on the podium, and delivered a phrase he’d clearly uttered more than once before. “My name is Eric Tindal. I’m a practicing attorney...

Iowa may raise speed limits

GIBSON BERGLUND January 28, 2011

Driving in Iowa may get a little faster this year — and maybe a little more dangerous — thanks to a bill proposed by Sen. Steve Kettering, R-Lake View, that would raise the speed limit on two-lane...

Study: freshmen at record-low for emotional health

ALLIE JOHNSON January 28, 2011

First-year students on university campuses are more stressed than ever, according to a recent study. Whether the curriculum, financial aid, or the grim economy are to blame, college freshmen can’t seem...

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