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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

Confessions of a Brother Jed-head

GUEST OPINION October 5, 2011

Brother Jed was here last week. You probably heard him preaching on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway. In case you didn't, here's the gist: All have sinned, all deserve damnation — repent in Jesus' name, and...

America needs farmers, not agricultural subsidies

ADAM B SULLIVAN October 5, 2011

The Hawkeye football team is the state's de facto professional sports team. It makes sense for the players to don "ANF" (America Needs Farmers) patches to show moral support for the state's quintessential...

Should the IMU permit alcohol sales at concerts?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF October 5, 2011

Yes The University of Iowa seems to be perpetually stuck between a keg and a hard place. To assert that the university students' primary extracurricular aim is getting heavily inebriated in the IMU...

Bruche one win away from main draw at Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American

DI STAFF October 5, 2011

Marc Bruche won his second consecutive match in the qualifying stage of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., on Tuesday. Bruche, who is ranked No. 101 in...

Iowa baseball releases Big Ten/Big East Challenge schedule

DI STAFF October 5, 2011

The Iowa baseball team will compete in its fourth Big Ten/Big East Baseball Challenge this spring, according to a release. The Hawkeyes will play Pittsburgh on Feb. 17, Notre Dame on Feb. 18, and West...

McCaffery announces two walk-ons

DI STAFF October 5, 2011

The Iowa men's basketball team announced the addition of two walk-ons to the 2011-12 squad on Tuesday. Guards Steven McCarty and Kyle Denning will fill the final two spots on Fran McCaffery's roster,...

Hawkeye men’s tennis stays sharp during break

RYAN MURPHY October 5, 2011

The Iowa tennis team settled in to a rhythm of competition every weekend with four events over the span of three weeks. But now with a prolonged break until the next tournament, the challenge for head...

Iowa soccer’s Nasenbenny struck by knee injury … again

BEN WOLFSON October 5, 2011

Katie Nasenbenny played in one game during her freshman season on the Iowa soccer team. She tore her ACL in practice the next day. After months of intensive rehab, the midfielder returned and became...

Big Ten Notebook: Ohio State-Nebraska game loses luster

SAM LOUWAGIE October 5, 2011

It looked like the Big Ten's game of the year back in April. The conference's perennial power would be pitted against its newest — and perhaps strongest — challenger. Ohio State, which has won at...

Penn State linebacker: ‘Iowa’s a wrestling school’

SETH ROBERTS October 5, 2011

Iowa owns 23 national wrestling titles. Penn State has two. But the Nittany Lions are credited with four national football crowns, to Iowa's one. It would seem, then, that Penn State linebacker Glenn...

Man charged with assault after fight outside DC’s

DI STAFF October 5, 2011

An Iowa City man has been charged with assault causing bodily injury after an alleged altercation with another man took place at DC's Bar, 124 S. Dubuque St., early Monday morning. Christopher Parks,...

City Councilors approve Riverfront Crossing District plans

DI STAFF October 5, 2011

The Iowa City City Council, on a 7-0 vote, approved the Riverfront Crossings development plans on Tuesday. The development is projected to go along the Gilbert Street corridor as well as cover the area...

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