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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

Bachmann’s Irene ‘joke’ not in the least funny

GUEST OPINION September 2, 2011

Over this past weekend, Rep. Michele Bachmann made a comment effectively saying that the recent earthquake and hurricane that hit the East Coast was God’s way of telling Washington to listen to the American...

Andrews will not have died in vain

GUEST OPINION September 2, 2011

Marcellus Andrews was brutally beaten to death on Aug. 19 in Waterloo. Let this remind us of the uphill battle we still face here in Iowa. Whether you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or straight...

New brand of Labor day recognition

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 2, 2011

This Labor Day, the state’s under- and unemployed can look forward to investing their futures in the Iowa Workforce Development’s equivalent of a Redbox. On Sept. 5, 1882, the Central Labor Union...

Iowa women harriers ready for season

SAM ODEYEMI September 2, 2011

The Iowa women’s cross-country team will begin its season today by hosting the Iowa Open at the Ashton Cross-Country Course. The harriers ended last season seventh out of 27 teams at the Midwest Regional...

Hawkeye runners hope to continue opening-weekend success

BEN ROSS September 2, 2011

Today marks the kickoff for the Iowa men’s cross-country season, when it competes in the annual Iowa Open meet at the Ashton Cross-Country Course. The men will compete against Illinois State, a team...

Hawkeye field hockey to debut in Iowa City

NICK SZAFRANSKI September 2, 2011

The Iowa field-hockey team will be almost unrecognizable when the players enter Grant Field at 5 p.m. today. The No. 23 Hawkeyes (1-1) will make their 2011 home début against No. 25 Kent State (0-2). In...

Hawkeye volleyball set to face ISU in Ames

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 2, 2011

The Iowa volleyball team prepares for the Iowa State Challenge in Ames this weekend, and even though the team is 1-2, it isn’t thinking about its record. Instead, the Hawkeyes are focusing on their...

Freshman Lacasse has immediate impact Iowa soccer

BEN WOLFSON September 2, 2011

In the 31st minute of Iowa’s Aug. 26 6-1 victory over Western Illinois, Hawkeye freshman Cloe Lacasse took the ball on the right side of the Leathernecks’ zone, skillfully dribbled past a defender,...

New QB Wilson makes Wisconsin Leaders division favorite

MATT COZZI September 2, 2011

Russell Wilson was faced with a decision to make. After he was released from his scholarship with North Carolina State and hung up his baseball spikes at the minor-league level, the dual-threat quarterback...

Hawkeyes to face pesky spread offense in season-opener

SAM LOUWAGIE September 2, 2011

When Tennessee Tech’s football team unveiled its new offensive philosophy, it wasn’t just to give Iowa fits. The Golden Eagles trailed Jacksonville State, then the No. 4 team in the Football Championship...

Murder trial set for later this month

DI STAFF September 2, 2011

Lawyers expect the murder trial of a local teenager to begin later this month and last around two weeks. Charles William Curtis Thompson was charged in the October 2009 shooting death of John Versypt,...

Sups approve ‘Constitution Week’

DI STAFF September 2, 2011

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors proclaimed Sept. 17-23 of each year as “Constitution Week” at a meeting on Thursday. Sept. 17 will mark the 224th anniversary of the drafting of the U.S. Constitution...

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