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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Meet your meat producers

GUEST OPINION March 22, 2011

I am a native Iowan and a University of Iowa student. I love being a part of this state and this school. Unfortunately, my pride was wounded by the March 7 column “Big pork’s pandering.” The article...

Creeping bigness

BEAU ELLIOT March 22, 2011

“There is only one thing as big as the universe: the human brain,” a neuroscientist says on NPR, quoting Isaac Asimov. True. They’re both full of dark energy and dark matter. Speaking of which,...

Take illegal workplace surveillance seriously

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 22, 2011

Those concerned about privacy invasions shouldn’t forget the workplace. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics said in a March 17 statement that two employees were facing disciplinary action...

Hawkeyes rebound at Callaway Match Play

DI STAFF March 22, 2011

After an up-and-down Sunday for the Iowa men’s golf team, in which the Hawkeyes went 1-1 in match play at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship in Ball Ground, Ga., Monday was much more rewarding. Iowa...

Ochoa named Big Ten Player of the Week

DI STAFF March 22, 2011

Iowa first baseman Stephanie Ochoa was named the Big Ten Player of the Week Monday. Last week, Ochoa recorded a .612 batting average and an OPS of 1.317. Against No. 11 Tennessee on March 17, the senior...

Baseball’s Brown earns weekly Big Ten honor

DI STAFF March 22, 2011

Iowa right-hander Nick Brown earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors for his work in the Hawkeyes’ 11-2 win over Notre Dame on March 18. The junior from Warrenville, Ill., pushed his record to 2-1...

Conference ADs will recommend ice hockey as an official Big Ten sport

DI STAFF March 22, 2011

The athletics directors of the six Big Ten schools that have or will have men’s ice hockey announced Monday their intention to recommend the sport be established as an official conference sport beginning...

Rowers ready for spring season

RYAN MURPHY March 22, 2011

Nearly five months after the Head of the Iowa competition closed the fall season on Halloween, the Iowa rowing team is back in competition. After competing in three events in September and October, the...

Praska honored as All-American, but looks ahead

AMY TIFFANY March 22, 2011

Iowa senior Bethany Praska is a first-team All-American in the 800 meters. In the 800-meter preliminary race at the NCAA indoor women’s track and field championships on March 11, she ran a personal...

4×100-meter relay jam-packed with talent

BEN SCHUFF March 22, 2011

Entering the outdoor season, one of the deepest areas for the Iowa men’s track and field team will be a group that spends the least amount of time on the track: the sprinters. The group returns all...

GymHawks selected to advance to regionals

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD March 22, 2011

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team competed at the Big Ten championships on March 19 in Minneapolis and placed sixth. The Hawkeyes had expected to finish first. But the disappointment that came with the...

Point/Counterpoint: Will the Iowa men’s basketball team make the 2012 NCAA Tournament?

DI STAFF March 22, 2011

YES Call me a homer, but while the NCAA Tournament is underway, I can’t help but think to myself that despite being a long shot, the Hawkeyes could make it next year. Under first-year coach Fran McCaffery,...

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