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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

Life along the fault lines of civility

GUEST OPINION April 27, 2011

Last week’s stories and subsequent commentary regarding “Conservative Coming Out Week” revealed the tension and conflict that exists below the fault lines of civility. I celebrate the notion that...

No stranger to racism

EMILY INMAN April 27, 2011

Racism really does happen here. In response to student reports and media attention, UI officials have called recent incidents of racial harassment, including the yelling of slurs and the N-word outside...

School board decision a victory for students, community

DI EDITORIAL STAFF April 27, 2011

West High students Josh Fortman, Alex Spragle, and Kevin Lam don’t usually attend School Board meetings, but on Tuesday evening, they joined the crowd spilling out the doors at the Iowa City School District’s...

Softball returns home against Wisconsin

DI STAFF April 27, 2011

The Iowa softball team will return home for a double-header against Wisconsin today at Pearl Field. The first game is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. A 30-minute break will take place between the first and...

Dahm adds two commits from state of Illinois

DI STAFF April 27, 2011

The Iowa baseball program picked up two oral commitments in the last week from the class of 2012. According to prepbaseballreport.com, the Hawkeyes received oral agreements from a pair of top-25 juniors...

Pacha, Baseball falls at Nebraska

DI STAFF April 27, 2011

The Iowa baseball team fell behind early, struggled to string hits together, and fell, 7-3, to Nebraska on Tuesday night in Lincoln. The Hawkeyes (15-23) gave up a pair of runs in the first, fourth, and...

Iowa women’s golf wraps up a tough season

MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM April 27, 2011

Finishing last at the Big Ten Championships was a disappointing end to a tough season for the Iowa women's golf team. But the Hawkeyes know what they need to improve, and they are ready to move on. "I...

Hawkeye parents often travel cross-country to watch sons golf

BEN WOLFSON April 27, 2011

When the five starters on the Iowa men's golf team compete, they are usually followed by a small circle of fans — their parents. Many of the starters' parents travel across the Midwest and the country...

Running with the pros

BEN SCHUFF April 27, 2011

After breaking nine school records and earning several All-American awards indoors, the Iowa men's track and field team is proving how talented it is in yet another way this outdoor season. By running,...

Kelsey Taylor is injured but never finished

AMY TIFFANY April 27, 2011

No matter what happens, there's one thing sophomore captain Kelsey Taylor is going to do: keep throwing. Over her almost two full years on the Iowa women's track and field team as a thrower, Taylor has...

Gabe Olaseni picks Iowa hoops

SETH ROBERTS April 27, 2011

The Iowa men's basketball team picked up its second recruit in a week when center Gabe Olaseni committed on Tuesday. Olaseni, a 6-10, 220-pound native of London, averaged 10.3 points and 8.3 rebounds...

Commentary: Failed combine drug tests are mind-boggling

JORDAN GARRETSON April 27, 2011

I don't get it. You bomb the easiest part of the biggest job interview of your life. Not because of a slow 40-yard dash. Not because of a questionably low number of bench press repetitions. Heck, it's...

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