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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

How Gingrich can win without any votes

ADAM B SULLIVAN September 16, 2011

Newt Gingrich is winning. No, the former House speaker isn't going to be the next president. I doubt he'll even get on the ballot. But Gingrich has started to shape the race more than any other Iowa caucus...

Pandering for immorality

MATT HEINZE September 16, 2011

This weekend, there'll be a new sheriff in Jones County. Thankfully, he won't stay long. Today, controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, better known by the moniker of "America's Toughest Sheriff,"...

‘Prick Parade:’ Attention ploy or artistic expression?

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 16, 2011

Attention ploy The phallic member has been a part of the sensuous mystery that surrounds art since its birth. I empathize with the artist's plight of postmodernist consumerism in sexuality: Steps need...

Ex-Hawkeye basketball player Speed dies

DI STAFF September 16, 2011

Former Iowa basketball recruit James Speed passed away in Las Vegas on Wednesday of complications from liver cancer, according to a release. Speed, 61, is survived by his wife of 36 years, Sylvia, and...

Rodgers named honorary captain for Saturday’s game

DI STAFF September 16, 2011

Former Iowa quarterback Matt Rodgers will serve as the honorary captain for the Hawkeyes' game against Pittsburgh on Saturday in Kinnick Stadium. Rodgers was a three-year starter while lettering at Iowa...

Soccer’s matchup with Illinois seen as a statement game

BEN WOLFSON September 16, 2011

The Iowa women's soccer team started the 2010 season 7-2-0 in the nonconference schedule. However, the winning didn't continue when the team began Big Ten play; Iowa stumbled to a 1-7-2 record in conference...

Iowa field hockey to take on Central Michigan

NICK SZAFRANSKI September 16, 2011

The No. 12 Iowa field-hockey team will face Central Michigan Saturday in the first match of a two-game weekend. Iowa is looking to knock out its final two nonconference opponents before heading into Big...

Runners will look to teamwork in race

BEN ROSS September 16, 2011

Even though most people might not think cross-country is a team-oriented sport, the Iowa men's cross-country team will have to work as a collective unit today to get its second-straight win. The Hawkeyes...

Iowa women’s tennis prepares for Gopher Invitational

CONRAD SWANSON September 16, 2011

Today and throughout the weekend, the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis will be filled with women's tennis teams from nine different schools. The event is the Gopher Invitational tennis tournament,...

Iowa volleyball serves in New York

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 16, 2011

After committing 25 service errors in 11 sets in the Iowa Invitational last weekend, the Iowa volleyball team spent more time than usual this week focusing on serving. In their last four nonconference...

Men’s tennis builds for spring

RYAN MURPHY September 16, 2011

The fall may not be college tennis' regular season, but that doesn't mean it has no effect. Iowa head men's tennis coach Steve Houghton said the fall season gives his players some much-needed experience...

Hawkeyes to face fast-paced offense

JORDAN GARRETSON September 16, 2011

First, Iowa faced Tennessee Tech and the "Fastest 60 Minutes in Football." Then came Steele Jantz and the no-huddle Cyclone offense. Now, the Hawkeyes will encounter "High Octane Football"...

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