On Monday, more than 300 students from the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa descended upon Des Moines to engage state lawmakers. Regents Day is held every...

Click the mouse and lose your house — er, just kidding. Let’s try this: We love it. Click to balance our budget. That’s right, ladies and gentleman. Senate Study Bill 1165 is gaining momentum in...

Over the past decade, Iowa has been struggling to advance toward renewable energy — and for good reason. Coal emits myriad harmful waste products, including carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides,...

The waiting game is over for Iowa junior McKenzie Melander and senior Bethany Praska. Both found out Monday night that they will compete in the NCAA championships this weekend. The Hawkeyes took advantage...

The field for the 2011 NCAA men’s indoor track and field championships was completed Monday night. Of the 270 entries, six were claimed by members of the Iowa men’s track and field team. All the athletes...

If the Iowa women’s golf team is going to recuperate from its disappointing spring season-opener, the players need to step up their short games. But regaining the “feel” for approach shots and puts...

Ben Ketelsen had not competed in his full set of events in over a month. But for the senior, it was as nothing had changed. At the Hawkeyes’ March 5 meet against Minnesota and Penn State, Ketelsen...

The Iowa women’s track and field team broke only one record in the previous two seasons. But this season, the squad has shattered four school marks. Distance, middle distance, and throwers all have...

The Iowa men’s track and field team’s record board inside the Recreation Building may be deceiving. As soon as it is updated, the large board hanging near one end of the track will read like a 2011...

Before freshman Tesla Cox mounts the beam or uneven bars, or steps onto the floor exercise mat, she seeks out Iowa women’s gymnastics head coach Larissa Libby. In a brief moment of eye contact, Cox simply...

Tom Brands dropped down to his hands and knees in front of a throng of reporters at Welsh-Ryan Arena, engaging in an impromptu technique session on March 5. “If I’m down here,” Brands said from...

Gray skies threatened rain on a late Friday afternoon, but a curious crowd still gathered on the brick-paved walkway of the Pedestrian Mall. Intersection — the University of Iowa’s all-male a cappella...