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

Student loans and college costs: Is anyone listening?

GUEST OPINION April 5, 2011

Nationally, 70.1 percent of 2009 high-school graduates enrolled in college, a continuing upward trend. The fall 2010 enrollment numbers echo this trend with Iowa State University reporting an all-time...

Math & insects

BEAU ELLIOT April 5, 2011

I don’t watch network TV or cable TV, not because I’m some elite liberal snob (though I probably am) but because my TV doesn’t receive any TV signals. (What kind of TV is that, you ask, that doesn’t...

Should convenience stores be allowed to sell hard liquor?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF April 5, 2011

YES Apparently, Iowa City is worried about making it remotely easy for people to purchase liquor. I could fully understand hesitation if this bill was going to open up a new venue for the sale of alcohol...

UI in 33rd place in Learfield Cup

DI STAFF April 5, 2011

Iowa sits in 33rd place in the most recent Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings with 264.25 points. The season-long competition was developed as a joint effort between the National Association...

Men’s gymnasts start NCAAs preparation

RYAN MURPHY April 5, 2011

The final men’s gymnastics regular season rankings are in the books, and the Iowa men’s gymnastics team’s final ranking of 11th has qualified the squad for April 14’s NCAA Qualifier, the prelude...

Sophomore hurdler gaining confidence

BEN SCHUFF April 5, 2011

Last spring, Ethan Holmes was hurting. Late in the outdoor track and field season, the then-freshman was ailing from a stress fracture on the left side of his pelvis. He started noticing the pain around...

Ochoa’s average continues to climb

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD April 5, 2011

In the 2010 season, Stephanie Ochoa batted .181, but this year, the senior leads the Iowa softball team with a batting average of .430. There has been no drastic change to her approach; instead, a little...

The Sporting Discourse: Butler sets mid-major respect back

IAN MARTIN April 5, 2011

THE SPORTING DISCOURSE is a weekly column that will discuss relevant issues in the college sporting world. The game Butler played Monday night set the mid-major movement back around 10 years. All the...

Lala sings song of success

SETH ROBERTS April 5, 2011

Patrick Lala was in a jam. The junior right-handed reliever had two men on base with two out. Two runs had scored in the inning on two doubles and a pair of walks, and Lala was just trying to escape without...

Wegher named in custody suit

JORDAN GARRETSON April 5, 2011

Ex-Hawkeye running back Brandon Wegher has been named in a petition for legal custody, visitation, and child support, according to 3rd District Court records. Megan Glisar, a former high jumper at Iowa,...

Report: Payne to transfer

JORDAN GARRETSON April 5, 2011

Iowa men’s basketball sophomore guard Cully Payne has been granted his release from Iowa and will transfer, Hawkeyereport.com’s Tom Kakert reported late Tuesday night. A Tweet from Payne Tuesday...

Confident Prater spearheads new look Hawkeye secondary

JORDAN GARRETSON April 5, 2011

If Shaun Prater has his way, each of his teammates on Iowa’s starting defense will share his ultimate goal this fall. Win a national championship. Sure, it’s lofty and maybe even unreasonable. The...

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