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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

Fears of a generation

SHAY O'REILLY May 6, 2011

“Do you think we’re going to go to war?” The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, school was canceled. My 11-year-old self faced the stark September sunlight with a strange uncomprehending shell...

Tap Butler for provost

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 6, 2011

A competent provost at the University of Iowa will be crucial in the coming years. Enrollment is increasing and state funding is decreasing, which means that administrators will need to be prudent and...

Molnar ready to take next step

NICK SZAFRANSKI May 6, 2011

Sonja Molnar has always been competitive. She may not look it, but the 5-5 junior with the bubbly personality was just named to her third consecutive All-Big Ten team. “She is a great competitor,”...

European influence is a new trend on tennis courts

BEN ROSS May 6, 2011

Looking at the roster of any Hawkeye sport, nothing usually seems unusual. Most athletes come from Midwest towns, Chicago suburbs, and occasionally either coast. However, after looking at the Iowa men’s...

Four Hawkeyes head to UNI for a tune-up meet

AMY TIFFANY May 6, 2011

Four Iowa women’s track and field athletes will take a quick trip up Interstate 380 for the Messersmith Invitational on the campus of Northern Iowa today. The events will begin at 11 a.m. Some people...

Iowa men track and field tunes up for Big Tens

BEN SCHUFF May 6, 2011

Keaton Rickels is taking one less step in order for the Iowa men’s track and field team to take another step forward. Rickels could be Iowa’s third point-scorer in the 400-meter hurdles at next weekend’s...

Softball assistant sticks to basics

SAM LOUWAGIE May 6, 2011

When Adrianna Baggetta preaches fundamentals, it’s for times such as these. The first-year Iowa assistant softball coach is in charge of the Hawkeye defense, and she has spent all year focusing on...

Baseball hoping for déjà vu this weekend

SETH ROBERTS May 6, 2011

Three weeks remain in the Iowa baseball season, and the Hawkeyes are in last place. Sound familiar? It should. The Hawkeyes were in the exact same situation at this point last year. They sat in the conference...

Supervisors issue letter over missed deadlines

DI STAFF May 6, 2011

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors plan to send a letter to the contractor in charge of several projects related to the Health and Human Services Building after a series of missed deadlines. At an...

Group approves Spanish MFA

DI STAFF May 6, 2011

The University of Iowa Graduate Faculty approved two proposals for additional graduate programs in the Graduate College on Thursday. A Master of Fine Arts in Spanish creative writing was approved, as was...

Woman charged after failing to return over $300 of library materials

DI STAFF May 6, 2011

Iowa City police have charged a local woman after she allegedly failed to return more than $300 worth of materials to the Iowa City Public Library. Whitney Ann Marquez, 23, 536 Elkhorn Trail, was charged...

Officers arrest ‘police of the river’

DI STAFF May 6, 2011

Iowa City police charged a local man after he allegedly assaulted a fisherman Wednesday. Christopher William Stark Jr., 45, address unknown, was charged Wednesday with assault. According to the complaint,...

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