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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

Wisconsin: Elections have consequences

GUEST OPINION February 25, 2011

Over the past week, Wisconsin public employees have flocked to Madison to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s budget-repair bill. Teachers have walked out of their classrooms, senators have fled the state, and...

Education goes private

SHAWN GUDE February 25, 2011

I was hopeful, maybe naïvely so. While Terry Branstad wasn’t my first choice for governor, his record on higher education wasn’t abhorrent. And Chet Culver, the equivocating embodiment of milquetoast...

Optimism over proposedcivics-test requirement

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 25, 2011

Don’t know much about U.S. history and politics? You’re not alone. These usually stale and erudite topics have been increasingly relegated to the academic realm, the sole bastion of scholars in endless...

Women’s tennis wants clean slate after slow start

NICK SZAFRANSKI February 25, 2011

Katie Dougherty doesn’t want to talk about last year anymore. “It’s done,” the second year women’s tennis head coach said. “We are a totally different team, no better, no worse. This is what...

Women’s track and field team two years stronger heading into Big Tens

AMY TIFFANY February 25, 2011

Only two years ago, the Iowa women’s track and field team was in a completely different place. It was near the bottom of the Big Ten, and the squad had one of its worst performances in recent history,...

Hawkeye men’s track heads to Big Tens

BEN SCHUFF February 25, 2011

During Monday’s track and field practice in the Recreation Building, Iowa assistant coach Joey Woody could be heard asking Steven Willey, “What week is it?” “Big Tens,” the senior answered simply,...

GymHawks prepare to think pink

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD February 25, 2011

At the Iowa women’s gymnastics meet against Iowa State this evening, the entire arena will be pink — pink banners, balloons, and even floor lines. In the pink meet at 7 p.m. today in the Field House,...

Men’s hoops travels to Illinois on Saturday

IAN MARTIN February 25, 2011

The Hawkeyes aren’t going to make the NCAA Tournament. Barring a miracle run in the Big Ten Tournament, Iowa’s chances at the Big Dance are done this year, and they have been for some time. The...

Podolak “thankful and overwhelmed”

JORDAN GARRETSON February 25, 2011

Ed Podolak remains in stable condition and is receiving medication because of the number of surgeries he’s had, his daughter said. Podolak, a former Iowa and Kansas City Chief running back, was struck...

Postseason outlook appears solid for Iowa women

MATT COZZI February 25, 2011

Chaos. That’s pretty much how the Big Ten can be summed up after Thursday night’s games around the league. At this point, no one can definitively project the conference tournament seedings, which...

Hawkeyes mount another conference victory

JON FRANK February 25, 2011

Iowa’s up-tempo offense decimated Illinois’ prayers for an upset in the late stage of the second half. Thursday’s 83-64 win over the Fighting Illini (7-21, 2-13) extended the Hawkeyes’ Big Ten...

City attorney explains sanctuary city issues

DI STAFF February 25, 2011

The Iowa City City Council plans to discuss the implementation of a sanctuary-city policy — one that would protect undocumented immigrants — at its work session Feb. 28. In a document submitted to...

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