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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

Buy union-made college apparel — here at the UI

GUEST OPINION March 2, 2011

Alta Gracia is the first-ever factory making college apparel that truly respects its workers’ rights by paying them a living wage and giving them a voice on the job. For more than a decade, workers in...

Preserve judicial review; oppose gay marriage bill

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 2, 2011

For opponents of same-sex marriage, Iowa’s judicial branch has been very inconvenient. The Iowa Supreme Court’s 2009 ruling in Varnum v. Brien stymied conservative attempts to ban same-sex marriage...

Thirteen track and field athletes earn All-Big Ten honors

DI STAFF March 2, 2011

Thirteen Iowa track and field athletes have been honored by the Big Ten with all-conference honors, including seven on the first team and six on the second team. The men’s squad was represented on...

Two low-scorers lead the Iowa women’s golf team

MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM March 2, 2011

Although sophomore Kristi Cardwell and junior Chelsea Harris may not be the most experienced Hawkeyes on the Iowa women’s golf team, they lead the team in scoring. After the fall schedule, Cardwell...

Spring season opens up qualifying again for golf team

BEN WOLFSON March 2, 2011

For the 2010 fall season, the scorecards listed the same five names for the men’s golf team for all five tournaments — Vince India, Brad Hopfinger, Chris Brant, Barrett Kelpin, and Brad George. This...

Watch ‘Showtime’ on the tennis court

BEN ROSS March 2, 2011

With the nickname “Showtime,” one would think that Austen Kauss may possess an otherworldly ability to act, or play an instrument, or at least have an affinity for the quality programming offered on...

Men’s hoops travels to face Spartans

SETH ROBERTS March 2, 2011

Exactly one month ago, the Iowa men’s basketball team thrashed then-No. 25 Michigan State by 20 points in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Hawkeye coach Fran McCaffery called the blowout victory his team’s most...

Jensen has a big role within women’s basketball team

MATT COZZI March 2, 2011

Jan Jensen’s BlackBerry rang five times in a 15-minute span on Tuesday. For Jensen — who has been the associate head coach at Iowa for eight seasons now and 11 total as an Iowa coach — that cell...

Hawkeyes still have plenty to play for

JON FRANK March 2, 2011

The Iowa women’s basketball team (22-7, 10-6) has all but wrapped up an NCAA Tournament bid, but the Hawkeyes’ performance in the Big Ten Tournament could determine their NCAA success. Of course,...

Football ticket prices to increase

JORDAN GARRETSON March 2, 2011

Iowa will increase the price of its football tickets for the second-consecutive year. The cost of general-public season tickets will rise from $360 to $374, and season tickets for UI faculty and staff...

Blown leads cost wrestler Ethen Lofthouse

SAM LOUWAGIE March 2, 2011

Ask any Iowa wrestler, and he’ll tell you that the seeds of a tournament don’t really matter. Head coach Tom Brands said he didn’t pay much attention to them, and Tony Ramos shrugged off being given...

Spotlight: UI student provided medical care to Haitians

CAITLIN FRY March 2, 2011

Kristen Jogerst’s eyes soften as she gazes at a photo of a Haitian child from the little village of Camatin. It’s images such as these that are engraved deeply into her memory. “If I could go back...

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