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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

Donating stories

EMILY INMAN February 28, 2011

“Maybe you can share more one-on-one later, if someone asks.” This is what I was told in early fall semester when I was ecstatic about volunteering to help with bone-marrow donation booths around...

Eight months in, are the Ped Mall cameras worth it?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF February 28, 2011

YES Cameras deter crime the way storefront graffiti deters customers. Iowa City’s Pedestrian Mall is arguably the best-known and most attractive three blocks in the state. It’s the ideal district...

Baseball games canceled

DI STAFF February 28, 2011

Poor weather conditions forced the cancellation of three Iowa baseball games this past weekend. The Hawkeyes (0-3) were scheduled to compete in the Jayhawk Classic in Lawrence, Kan., but snow forced the...

Softball goes 4-1 in Fort Myers

DI STAFF February 28, 2011

The Iowa softball team went 4-1 at the Moe’s Blue and Green Invitational this past weekend in Fort Myers, Fla. The Hawkeyes beat Albany, 2-1, on Feb. 25 to start the weekend, with senior Chelsey Carmody...

Wrestling adds transfer for next year

DI STAFF February 28, 2011

The Iowa wrestling team secured a transfer commitment from former George Mason 197-pounder Cayle Byers on Feb. 25. Byers chose Iowa over Oklahoma State, Penn State, and other high profile programs. A...

Women’s tennis loses close one at Mizzou

DI STAFF February 28, 2011

The No. 65 Iowa women’s tennis team lost, 4-3, to Missouri on Sunday in Columbia, Mo.. It was the fourth loss in a row for the Hawkeyes, dropping their overall season record to 2-6. In the No. 1 singles...

Soccer opens spring season with blowout win

SETH ROBERTS February 28, 2011

The Iowa soccer team got off to a hot start in its spring season-opener by thrashing Drake, 6-0, on Sunday in the Bubble. Six different Hawkeyes scored in the exhibition, and the goals came in bunches....

Men’s swim team has successful showing at Big Tens

BEN WOLFSON February 28, 2011

The Iowa men’s swimming team didn’t break into the top-five in team placing at the Big Ten championships as the members had hoped. But the Hawkeyes did return from this weekend’s competition in Minneapolis...

Iowa women’s track and field ties for eighth at Big Tens

AMY TIFFANY February 28, 2011

The Iowa women’s track and field team crowned one individual champion on Sunday at the women’s Big Ten Championships, as well as many other top tier finishers in the finals. As a team, the Hawkeyes...

Fourth-place finish for Hawkeye men’s track and field at Big Tens

BEN SCHUFF February 28, 2011

The Iowa men’s track and field team showed why sports aren’t played on paper. The squad headed to the indoor Big Ten meet on Feb. 25 with head coach Larry Wieczorek projecting a 72-point, sixth-place...

Iowa women’s gymnasts continue to fight

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD February 28, 2011

In between each event, the Iowa women’s gymnastics team members huddle in a meeting before moving on to the next rotation. All 14 gymnasts and three coaches crouch with their arms around each others’...

Iowa women’s basketball thrashes Indiana to finish regular season

MATT COZZI February 28, 2011

Despite being down by as many as 8 points in the first half and holding only a slim lead at halftime, the Iowa women’s basketball team pulled away in the second half over Indiana on Sunday. The Hawkeyes...

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