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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

Zach Wahls speaks about video going viral

ZACH WAHLS February 7, 2011

I was shaking, engulfed by an anxiousness experienced only by teenage girls about to see another Twilight movie and those about to testify in front of hundreds of people on behalf of their family. The...

Iowa’s judicial future not apocalyptic

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 7, 2011

Following November’s election, Iowans’ decision not to retain three of the seven state Supreme Court justices because of a controversial ruling continues to raise questions about the future of the...

Iowa’s Thode, Paul, Battista compete at Meyo Invite

DI STAFF February 7, 2011

Three Hawkeye runners competed in the Meyo Invitational on Feb. 5 in South Bend, Ind. Sophomore Jeff Thode placed fifth in the Meyo Mile with a time of 4:03.66. That finish was just short of his personal...

GymHawks dominate podium, but lose meet

DI STAFF February 7, 2011

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team fell to North Carolina State on the road on Feb. 6, 194.850 to 194.375. The GymHawks started strong on uneven bars, finishing ahead of the Wolfpack, 49.1 to 49.0, after...

Men’s golf finishes second at Big 4 Match Play

DI STAFF February 7, 2011

The No. 10 Iowa men’s golf team teed off its spring season in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Feb. 5, finishing second in the Big 4 Match Play Challenge. The squad first took on Drake and won 5-1. Senior Vince...

Hawkeyes lose at DePaul

DI STAFF February 7, 2011

The Iowa men’s tennis team faced defeat for the first time of the 2011 season, losing to DePaul for the first time in six years on Feb. 5 in Chicago. It also marked the first time former Iowa assistant...

Men’s swimmers dominate Western Illinois

BEN WOLFSON February 7, 2011

The Iowa men’s swimming team extended its undefeated home record, beating Western Illinois, 68-22, on Feb. 4. Iowa posted one of its best performances of the season against the Leathernecks and sent...

Seniors end senior night with victory

MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM February 7, 2011

Iowa ended Senior Night perfectly. Caitlin Carlyle reached the wall just one second ahead of her opponents, and four of Iowa’s seniors — Christine Mauro, Caitie Polz, Katarina Tour, and Carlyle —...

Women’s tennis falls to Kansas State

NICK SZAFRANSKI February 7, 2011

The No. 30 Iowa women’s tennis team lost to Kansas State on Sunday, 6-1, at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Center. Seniors Alexis Dorr and Jessica Young each dropped a late point in the third set...

Hawkeye hoops hands Hoosiers heartbreak

SETH ROBERTS February 7, 2011

Melsahn Basabe recorded his fifth double-double of the year, and Bryce Cartwright hit a 12-foot jumper with 1:28 left to propel the Iowa men’s basketball team to a 64-63 win over Indiana on Feb. 5. in...

Wrestler’s big win results in rare burst of emotion

J.T. BUGOS February 7, 2011

Luke Lofthouse pumped his arms into the air, his flexed biceps urging the Iowa faithful to celebrate his victory with him. Lofthouse had just upended No. 5 Matt Powless of Indiana, 10-5. His takedown...

Wrestler makes statement with a pair of upsets

SAM LOUWAGIE February 7, 2011

Derek St. John brought a frenzied Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowd to its feet and drew emphatic fist pumps from his coaching staff when he pinned Indiana’s fifth-ranked Paul Young on Feb. 4. But the least...

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