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

More reasons to end the drug war

GUEST OPINION June 6, 2011

The war on drugs has failed. It’s time to legalize marijuana, decriminalize other drugs, and implement science-based policies instead of fear-mongering. These are not the words of drug-reform advocates,...

CNN hurts debate by excluding Johnson

SHAY O'REILLY June 6, 2011

If you don’t know Gary Johnson, you won’t learn much from the June 13 Republican debate. CNN informed the Johnson campaign last week that the former New Mexico governor, who announced his presidential...

Is exempting wet restaurants from the 21-ordinance good policy?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF June 6, 2011

YES The food-exemption status provided to numerous Iowa City businesses is a wonderful example of what the city should do to promote a healthy downtown business district. Since the 21-ordinance passed,...

Professor and wife give $200,000 to women’s basketball program

SETH ROBERTS June 6, 2011

Ralph and Barbara Stephens of Solon gave the Iowa women’s basketball team $200,000 to create the Ralph I. and Barbara G. Stephens Women’s Basketball Scholarship. The gift was announced on June 2. “I’m...

Iowa high jumper breaks seven-feet barrier

BEN SCHUFF June 6, 2011

Physically, clearing a 7-foot bar is an attainable mark for many Division-I high jumpers. But, mentally? That’s a different story. “It’s like a magic height people stress about,” Iowa high-jump...

Big Ten Football Championship, basketball tournament sites announced

SETH ROBERTS June 6, 2011

The inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis every year through 2015, the conference announced on Sunday. The league’s Council of Presidents/Chancellors...

Disc golf on the rise in Iowa City

CONRAD SWANSON June 6, 2011

The sport of disc golf has blossomed for people of all ages in the last few years. It’s easy to learn, inexpensive, inclusive, and available to everyone from rank amateurs to more serious competitive...

Iowa men’s golf finishes in top 10 at NCAA Championships

SETH ROBERTS June 6, 2011

The Iowa men’s golf team finished tied for 10th place at the NCAA championships last week in Stillwater, Okla. The final team score of 28 over (892) was good for the Hawkeyes’ highest finish at the...

Police say man threatened his wife

DI STAFF June 6, 2011

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested by Coralville police after he allegedly threatened to slit his wife’s throat. Billy Dean Lingo II, 38, was charged June 3 with third-offense domestic-abuse assault. According...

Iowa man charged with third OWI offense

DI STAFF June 6, 2011

Johnson County deputies arrested an Iowa man after he allegedly drove while intoxicated for the third time. Ryan Perkins, 29, Fairfax, Iowa was charged June 4 with third-offense OWI. According to a complaint,...

One man in jail after bottle incident

DI STAFF June 6, 2011

Iowa City police arrested a man after he allegedly injured two people with a broken beer bottle. Jose Enrique Garcia Raymundo, 22, was charged June 5 with two accounts of willful injury causing bodily...

Iowa City activists: Big banks ‘Trashed our economy’

IAN SCHMIT June 6, 2011

Wells Fargo Bank took billions in bailout money, is partially responsible for the economic recession, and could still be evading state taxes, protesters claimed Thursday. These accusations were thrown...

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