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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

Table to Table: A 15-year retrospective

GUEST OPINION April 4, 2011

Table to Table, Iowa City’s food-rescue organization, will celebrate its 15th anniversary this year. It is a milestone to be recognized, as well as a tribute to a community that has rallied around us...

Nonpartisanship rears its head

KIRSTEN JACOBSEN April 4, 2011

The gerrymander is a curious species of amphibian that emerges only once a decade to feed upon unsuspecting voters. Known to be easily swayed by political interests, these fantastically contorted creatures...

Are the underage in bar fines reasonable?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF April 4, 2011

YES Whether I agree or disagree with the 21-ordinance doesn’t matter; the fines for underage patrons caught in bars after 10 p.m. are not excessive. Elliot Higgins, the University of Iowa Student Government...

Iowa women take third place at LSU invite

DI STAFF April 4, 2011

The Iowa women’s track and field team took third place at the LSU Invitational on April 2 in Baton Rouge, La. Freshman Carisa Leacock placed first in the long jump. She jumped for 6.08 meters (19 feet,...

Three individual champions for men’s track

DI STAFF April 4, 2011

The Iowa men’s track and field team started the outdoor season April 2 with a third-place finish at the LSU Invitational and three individual champions. Matt Byers claimed first in the javelin and broke...

No. 61 Iowa falls at Indiana

DI STAFF April 4, 2011

The Iowa men’s tennis team lost at No. 29 Indiana Sunday in Bloomington, 7-0. Things started of well for the Hawkeyes (8-7, 2-3) as they took the day’s first doubles match, but the Hoosiers (18-4,...

Iowa rowers improve in San Diego

RYAN MURPHY April 4, 2011

Iowa head coach Mandi Kowal said the San Diego Crew Classic was going to be a chance for the Hawkeye rowing team to face great competition in an intense regatta, as well as improve their performances in...

Golfers keep up successful play, take top-three finish

BEN WOLFSON April 4, 2011

The Iowa men’s golf team returned to medal play for the first time this spring and left Baton Rouge, La., with a third-place finish after carding 893 as a team. Host Louisiana State won its own invitational...

Women’s tennis falls short against Purdue

NICK SZAFRANSKI April 4, 2011

The Iowa women’s tennis team came one point shy of upsetting the No. 58 squad in the country on Sunday. The Hawkeyes fell to Purdue, 4-3, at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation and Complex, dropping...

Men’s gymnasts finish sixth at Big Tens

RYAN MURPHY April 4, 2011

The Iowa men’s gymnastics team went into the Big Ten championships on April 1-2 with hopes of improving on the last-place conference finishes that had plagued the Hawkeyes since 2006. Although Iowa...

Softball drops two at Purdue

SAM LOUWAGIE April 4, 2011

The Iowa softball team lost a pair of games to Purdue over the weekend, dropping its record in Big Ten play to 2-2. The Boilermakers routed Iowa (19-14) on April 2, hitting three home runs in a 12-1 victory....

GymHawks finish fifth at regionals

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD April 4, 2011

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team placed fifth in the Corvallis, Ore., regional on April 2, tallying a team score of 193.925. The GymHawks finished ahead of Southern Utah (193.775), but fell to San Jose...

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