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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

Public employees: convenient scapegoats

GUEST OPINION March 1, 2011

I’m sure I’m not alone in my amazement that the protests in Wisconsin are continuing for the 13th day, spreading to other states, and holding the attention of the mainstream media all the while. Wrong....

Imagine ice & pizza

BEAU ELLIOT March 1, 2011

It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that spring. Is what I’m thinking as I clang away at the ice on my sidewalk with this hunk of steel thingy. The iceman cometh, says Eugene O’Neill. Easy...

City should reconsider three-strikes eviction

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 1, 2011

Even if students know their rights, an Iowa City ordinance can have them out with three strikes. Evicted, specifically. The Feb. 21 “Don’t Get Evicted” lecture, an annual event held by Student...

Baseball splits double-header

DI STAFF March 1, 2011

The Iowa baseball team (1-4) split a double-header on Monday in Lawrence, Kan. The Hawkeyes earned their first win of the year in the morning game by jumping all over Southern Utah (4-2), 8-3. Second...

Women’s swimming earns academic honor

DI STAFF March 1, 2011

The Iowa women’s swimming and diving team was named a College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-American Team. Eighty-nine women’s Division-I teams received the honor. The award...

Women’s doubles duo has got it going on

NICK SZAFRANSKI March 1, 2011

Jessica Young and Sonja Molnar know a little something about chemistry. Young, a senior, and Molnar, a junior, are doubles partners on Iowa’s women’s tennis team and have ascended to a No. 32 national...

Iowa women’s track and field team’s foundation is growing

AMY TIFFANY March 1, 2011

The Hawkeyes had more than just a couple of standouts at the Big Ten championships this past weekend. This year, the Iowa women’s track team scored 56 points, tied for eighth place. But at times, they...

Top-three finishes key for men’s track and field

BEN SCHUFF March 1, 2011

Recruiting may have been the difference for Iowa at this year’s Indoor Big Ten Championships. A year ago in Minneapolis, the Hawkeyes scored 56 points on the way to a fifth-place finish. Few pieces...

Junior gymnast jumps in rankings

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD March 1, 2011

Junior Jessa Hansen scored a 9.95 on floor exercise against Iowa State in the Field House on Feb. 25. She is ranked No. 7 in the NCAA in floor exercise and first in the region and Big Ten, but she is just...

McDonough named preliminary top seed

DI STAFF March 1, 2011

The preliminary seeds for the Big Ten wrestling championships have been released, and Iowa’s Matt McDonough has earned the top seed at 125 pounds. The preliminary seeds — announced Monday — are...

Three Hawkeyes earn Big Ten Honors

DI STAFF March 1, 2011

Three Iowa women’s basketball players garnered conference recognition on Monday. Jaime Printy, Kachine Alexander, and Kamille Wahlin earned All-Big Ten honors by the coaches and league media. Printy...

Point/counterpoint: Which first-year coach is doing better — McCaffery or Hoiberg?

DI STAFF March 1, 2011

Fred Hoiberg, Iowa State Let’s face it — neither Fran McCaffery or Fred Hoiberg will remember their first year as a coach in the state particularly fondly. The two teams have combined for five wins...

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