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

The Movement has arrived, must be taken seriously

GUEST OPINION October 17, 2011

Good American Citizens are getting beat up — sprayed with Mace, talked to with contempt, put in shambles, and taken to prison and locked up — with fines, punishments, and other poor treatment. No...

Occupy Iowa City is not going away

SARAH DAMSKY October 17, 2011

It's Oct. 14, and at least 15 more tents have been propped up on the grounds of College Green Park, the home of Occupy Iowa City, since Monday. It's my first night sleeping at the occupation, but I have...

Don’t worry: It’s better after college

GUEST EDITORIAL October 17, 2011

When you graduate, you will move on. After your career as student, you will begin your career as a potential donor, and wherever you and whatever you do, though you will lose some of the old friends,...

Softball’s May-Johnson kicks off Pan-Am Games

DI STAFF October 17, 2011

Iowa softball assistant coach Stacy May-Johnson is competing in the Pan American games with the USA softball team in Guadalajara, Mexico. Opening ceremonies were held Oct. 14, and the team will challenge...

Starting center Brommer out a month with knee sprain

DI STAFF October 17, 2011

The Iowa men's basketball team hasn't completed a full week of practice, but it's already ailing. Senior center Andrew Brommer is expected to miss three weeks due to a sprained MCL in his right knee,...

Women’s cross-country finishes 18th

DI STAFF October 17, 2011

The Iowa women's cross-country team scraped the top half of the Wisconsin Inter-Regional Meet on Oct. 15, finishing in 18th place out of 44 teams with an overall team score of 489. Senior McKenzie Melander...

Hawkeye volleyball drops two

DI STAFF October 17, 2011

The Iowa volleyball team fell to No. 14 Minnesota and Wisconsin this weekend. The Hawkeyes (11-10, 1-7) have lost seven of their last eight games, winning four of their last 27 sets. Minnesota defeated...

Iowa soccer goes 1-1 on weekend roadtrip

DI STAFF October 17, 2011

The Iowa soccer team went 1-1 this past weekend in games against Ohio State and Penn State — two teams with which the Hawkeyes (11-3-2, 3-3-2 Big Ten) have struggled. Head coach Ron Rainey got his second...

Hawkeye harriers place ninth in Arkansas

BEN ROSS October 17, 2011

The Iowa men's cross-country team traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., this past weekend to compete in the Chile Pepper Festival and came out with a solid performance. The Hawkeyes placed ninth out of 32 teams...

No. 13 Iowa field hockey claims 4-2 victory over No. 18 Indiana

NICK SZAFRANSKI October 17, 2011

You've probably heard of the "Billy Goat Curse" or the "Curse of the Bambino." It's less likely that you've heard of the Iowa field-hockey team's "Senior Day Curse." The...

Hawkeye baseball falls to Blackhawk Junior College

TOMMY REINKING October 17, 2011

Iowa's pitching shone, but the offense struggled in a 5-3 loss to Black Hawk Junior College at Banks Field over the weekend. The game was the last on Iowa's fall exhibition schedule, in which the team...

Give #PersaStrong his due

JORDAN GARRETSON October 17, 2011

Micah Hyde is disappointed to see Dan Persa go. "He's a great player. He loves to compete," Hyde said on Oct. 15, after the Hawkeyes dealt with Northwestern's dynamic quarterback for the final...

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