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

Hamerlinck is right: Go home, student lobbyists

GUEST OPINION June 27, 2011

Earlier this month, college students invited by the state Board of Regents traveled to Des Moines to protest increasing tuition. The cause of this, at least according to these students, was the cutting...

An Arab Spring pop quiz

KIRSTEN JACOBSEN June 27, 2011

Now that summer is upon us, many are wondering how long the trends promulgated by the so-called “Arab Spring” will continue. Will last-ditch efforts to oust dictatorial regimes fizzle by July, or will...

Drinking stats encouraging, not proof of programs’ efficacy

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 27, 2011

University of Iowa officials were quick to endorse the results of a campus student-health survey by the National College Health Association, claiming the data indicated the success of initiatives such...

Track season comes to close at USA Championships

BEN SCHUFF June 27, 2011

D’Juan Richardson’s plan backfired. Hoping to run a personal-best time in the 400-meter hurdles at the USA outdoor track and field championships on June 24, Richardson crossed the finish line in 53.55...

Hubbard one assist shy of a Prime Time triple-double

ERIK PAPKE June 27, 2011

Eric May and Anthony Hubbard have a lot in common. Both stand 6-5, both are athletic wing players, and both will battle for a starting position with the Iowa men’s basketball team this season. The...

Hawkeyes Gatens, Basabe, and White combine for 84 points in Prime Time win

CODY GREDELL June 27, 2011

Spectators filled North Liberty’s stuffy Jones Gym early to catch a glimpse of two of the best rosters in the Prime Time League. They weren’t disappointed. Matt Gatens and Melsahn Basabe’s Falbo...

Professional wrestling circuit hits Iowa City

BEN SCHUFF June 27, 2011

Fans cheered as the “Iowa Fight Song rang throughout the Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon on Sunday and professional wrestler Mike Pride stalked towards the ring, wearing black leather pants with the...

Oxford man charged with third DUI

DI STAFF June 27, 2011

The State Patrol arrested an Oxford, Iowa, man after he allegedly drove while intoxicated for the third time. Tim Lee Pudil, 41, was charged June 21 with operating while intoxicated. According to a complaint...

Police: Man pulled butcher knife during altercation

DI STAFF June 27, 2011

A local man was arrested after he allegedly swung a butcher knife at a man. Francisco Nunez, 32, 431 Dakota Trail, was charged June 19 with going armed with intent and willful injury causing serious injury. Officers...

Man arrested after eluding police in 2007

DI STAFF June 27, 2011

A wanted Coralville man was arrested after leading police on a chase through the Southeast Side of Iowa City more than three years ago. Bradley Kane McDannald, 38, was arrested June 24, after eluding...

Police: Man drew rifle, assaulted woman

DI STAFF June 27, 2011

A local man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly threatening two women. Cheaster Snagg, 22, 1100 Arthur St. Apt. G1, was charged June 26 with first-degree harassment, domestic assault causing...

Local woman goes back to basics with childcare

LINDSAY DOUGLAS June 27, 2011

Twenty-eight barefoot, ant-collecting kids scatter across the enchanted backyard of the Mary Jo Small Childcare Center, where one Iocal woman ensures imaginations soar every day. “Everybody jump on...

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