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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

UIHC advertisement ‘sickening’

GUEST OPINION October 4, 2011

The recent ad sponsored by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics both appalled and sickened me. It depicts a shirtless young woman looking over her shoulder at the camera. She doesn't have the...

How strife imitates the Red Sox

BEAU ELLIOT October 4, 2011

Yes, yes, I know — none of you care a whit about the Red Sox, except that it was enormously entertaining to watch a exorbitantly paid baseball club melt down into utter ignominy. It's always fun to...

Prosecutor’s mishap should yield consequences

DI EDITORIAL BOARD October 4, 2011

One simple slip-up led to a mistrial, valuable time and resources wasted, which may total more $50,000 in real costs. The taxpayer-paid Johnson County prosecutor's blunder necessitates much scrutiny...

Bluder’s Bunch opens practice

DI STAFF October 4, 2011

The Iowa women's basketball team held its first practice of the 2011-12 season on Monday. The Hawkeyes took the courts in the newly named Howard Family Pavilion at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa players...

Hawkeye men’s tennis continues play in Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American

DI STAFF October 4, 2011

Senior Marc Bruche advanced to the second round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championships' qualifying stage in Tulsa, Okla., on Monday. Bruche defeated Javier Pulgar of San...

Intramurals: Kickball’s opening night overcomes forfeits

CODY GOODWIN October 4, 2011

The lights were on, the grass was wet, the field was set, and everything else was ready to go as the intramural kickball season began Monday night. There was only one problem. Almost nobody showed up. "It's...

Point/counterpoint: Which NFL team has had a more surprising start?

DI STAFF October 4, 2011

Detroit Lions (4-0) Three years ago, the Detroit Lions were the laughingstock of the NFL. The Lions won the games that didn't matter (they went 4-0 in the preseason in 2008), then lost all the games...

Baseball is now a local-market pastime

IAN MARTIN October 4, 2011

"I wonder if baseball is our … generation's boxing and horse racing," ESPN personality Scott Van Pelt said recently on "The B.S. Report" podcast. "Couldn't agree more,"...

Iowa women’s golf marches to own beat

TORK MASON October 4, 2011

Golf is a sport often called an individual's game — a sport without teamwork in the most common sense of the word. That sort of individualism is apparent in a typical day of practice for the Iowa women's...

Ihm solid as No. 3 golfer

BEN SCHUFF October 4, 2011

Steven Ihm has always been a confident golfer. The Indian Hills Community College transfer was quick to point out during the first week of practice that he wouldn't have come to Iowa City if he didn't...

Freshman’s role in Iowa soccer’s attack changes

BEN WOLFSON October 4, 2011

Senior Alyssa Cosnek took possession of the ball on the left side of the field during Sunday's soccer game against Michigan State and passed it ahead to freshman Cloé Lacasse. Lacasse was immediately...

Illinois woman charged with domestic-abuse assault

DI STAFF October 4, 2011

An Illinois woman was charged Sunday with domestic-abuse assault with intent after Iowa City police received a report by a man who said he had been stabbed. According to a complaint by Iowa City police,...

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