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

Iowa Farm Bill merits massive support

GUEST OPINION October 31, 2011

Earlier this week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack laid out his priorities for the upcoming farm bill. Now, this bill is about a whole lot more than farming: It's about supporting the jobs of the future,...

Embrace libertarian foreign policy

JOE SCHUELLER October 31, 2011

If there were more libertarian influence in U.S. foreign policy, we would have been out of this war much sooner. Constitutional use of the military, an end to welfare for foreign nations, and a pursuit...

Should third-graders who fail a literacy test be held back?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF October 31, 2011

Yes I don't run marathons. But I imagine it would be difficult to win a marathon with one of your legs cut off. You are ready to run, getting all excited, and then someone comes along and just lops one...

Regional flag football tournament completed

DI STAFF October 31, 2011

After two days of pool play, a playoff tournament, and three championship games, one men's, one women's, and one co-rec team came out victorious in the Regional Flag Football Championship at the Hawkeye...

Men’s golf to hit links for last time

DI STAFF October 31, 2011

The Iowa men's golf team begins play in its final tournament of the fall season when they tee off today at the Royal Oak Invitational in Dallas. The event is cohosted by Baylor and Southern Methodist at...

Iowa volleyball breaks losing streak

DI STAFF October 31, 2011

The Iowa volleyball team fell twice over the weekend, both by 3-1. Iowa lost to Penn State on Oct. 28 (23-25, 25-18, 16-25, 20-25) and to Ohio State (25-23, 17-25, 17-25, 16-25), on Sunday. The two losses...

Iowa soccer shuts out Wisconsin, 2-0

DI STAFF October 31, 2011

The Iowa soccer team traveled to Madison, Wis., and blanked the Badgers, 2-0, in the last game of the 2011 regular season on Oct. 29. The win gives the Hawkeyes (13-4-2, 5-4-2 Big Ten) five conference...

Iowa field hockey takes down Ball State

DI STAFF October 31, 2011

The No. 11 Iowa field-hockey team finished its regular season with a 5-2 win over Ball State in Muncie, Ind., on Oct. 28. Iowa finished 14-3 (4-2 in Big Ten games), the most wins for the Hawkeyes since...

Women’s golf aims to ‘come together’

TORK MASON October 31, 2011

The Iowa women's golf team will try to finish its fall schedule on a good note, starting today at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational. The Hawkeyes will tee off at the University of Texas Golf Club...

Hawkeye runners falter at Big Ten championships

DI STAFF October 31, 2011

The Iowa men's cross-country team failed to reach its expectations on Sunday, placing 10th in the field of 11 teams at the Big Ten cross-country championships in Champaign, Ill. Jeff Thode was the top...

Women’s cross-country finishes sixth on Big Ten

ELDON GIANNAKOUROS October 31, 2011

A handful of bright individual showings were dulled by a team performance that undershot the Iowa women's cross-country team's high expectations at the Big Ten championships in Champaign, Ill. The pack-running...

Rowing closes season on home river

CONRAD SWANSON October 31, 2011

The Iowa rowing team fell short of the gold when it competed in the Head of the Iowa on Sunday morning. The rowers overcame some early morning showers at the Iowa regatta; Creighton, Colorado, Drake,...

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