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

Caucus for anyone but Newt Gingrich

JOSEPH SCHUELLER December 16, 2011

My fellow students and future Iowa caucus-goers, I know that this week has been tough. If you're anything like me, you were pulling your hair out over finals and salivating over the idea of winter break. But...

Time to invest more in Southeast Iowa City

EMILY INMAN December 16, 2011

Nedrebo's move out of Sycamore Mall and the news of Von Maur also leaving has sparked discussion among other Sycamore Mall business owners regarding pulling out of the mall — a move that will hurt...

Mason to Atlantic: I’m ‘proud to call Iowa home’

GUEST EDITORIAL December 16, 2011

University of Iowa President Sally Mason's open letter to The Atlantic: The opinion piece by Stephen Bloom, a professor at the University of Iowa, has generated considerable statewide and national...

Point/counterpoint: Who will win the 2011 Insight Bowl?

DI STAFF December 16, 2011

Iowa A lot of fans seem concerned about Iowa's chances in the Insight Bowl against Oklahoma on Dec. 30. They need not worry. This isn't your grandfather's Oklahoma team. Hell, it isn't even your...

Hawkeye tracksters look to take advantage of winter break

CODY GOODWIN December 16, 2011

The Iowa women's track and field team feels confident that its fall conditioning phase has provided a springboard as it prepares to plunge into the season. The meets will start quickly — Illinois...

Iowa women begin winter break with Bradley

MATT COZZI December 16, 2011

The Iowa women's basketball team was on a roll at this time last year. The Hawkeyes were 9-1, ranked fifth in the nation by RealTimeRPI, and a virtual lock for the NCAA Tournament even before Big Ten...

Gatens hoping to get back on scoring track

BEN SCHUFF December 16, 2011

Matt Gatens knows he hasn't been as offensively effective as Iowa needs him to be over the past four games. In fact, he can feel the reason why. The defensive pressure Gatens has faced over the past...

Hawkeye hoops may start both Marble and Cartwright

JORDAN GARRETSON December 16, 2011

Devyn Marble has shone in Bryce Cartwright's absence. A hamstring injury suffered against Brown left Cartwright hobbled on Dec. 3 . The senior point guard missed Iowa's game against Northern Iowa on...

Iowa wrestlers seek "bulletproof" Midlands performance

SAM LOUWAGIE December 16, 2011

Iowa entered the Midlands tournament in December 2010 ranked fifth in the nation, with wrestlers seeded in the tournament's top 10 in nine weight classes. The Hawkeyes had enjoyed a promising start...

Local man faces multiple drug charges

DI STAFF December 16, 2011

An Iowa City man faces numerous drug charges after Iowa City police executed a search warrant on his apartment Nov. 10, 2010. According to a complaint by Iowa City police, officers went to the home...

IC woman charged with assault

DI STAFF December 16, 2011

An Iowa City woman was charged Tuesday with second-offense domestic-abuse assault after she allegedly bit her girlfriend and covered her face with a pillow. According to a complaint by Iowa City police,...

Several IC men face drug charges

DI STAFF December 16, 2011

Three Iowa City men face drug charges after police executed a search warrant on their apartment Wednesday night. According to a series of complaints by Iowa City police, Jacob Pickens, 19, John Koenen,...

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