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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

Study-abroad updates from Central America

GUEST OPINION February 24, 2012

One weekend my friends and I made plans to hike a volcano. We asked our tico parents — our guardians while studying abroad here in Costa Rica — how long it would take to walk to the top and got...

Should Iowa’s minimum wage be increased to $10 an hour?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF February 24, 2012

No A proposal in the Iowa Legislature to increase the minimum wage from the national rate of $7.25 an hour to $10 an hour over three years is dangerous and should not be allowed in a fledgling economy. As...

Iowa softball heading to the Golden State

DI STAFF February 24, 2012

The Iowa softball team rewrote the school record book in a tournament in Arizona last week, and it will continue racking up frequent flier miles this weekend when it travels to California today to compete...

Hawkeye baseball team going Coastal

DI STAFF February 24, 2012

The Iowa baseball team will travel to Myrtle Beach, S.C., this weekend to play in the 13th-annual Caravelle Resort Baseball at the Beach Tournament. Head coach Jack Dahm's squad (1-2) will face three...

Hawkeye women’s basketball team wins seventh-straight

DI STAFF February 24, 2012

The Iowa women's basketball team completed a season sweep over Northwestern and extended its winning streak to seven games with a 70-63 win on Thursday night in Evanston, Ill. The Hawkeyes haven't...

Details key for women’s gymnasts’ second half of season

ALEX FRENCH February 24, 2012

The Iowa women's gymnastics team (2-3-1, 1-2-1 Big Ten) has hit the halfway point of the 2012 season with six meets under its belt. Not everything has gone smoothly, but senior Jessa Hansen said the...

Big Ten Indoors: Hawkeyes overcome important injuries in time for Big Tens

CODY GOODWIN February 24, 2012

The Iowa women's track and field team has waited all season for this weekend. The Hawkeyes have trained for months for the Big Ten indoor meet. Now, Iowa will get its chance to show what it has been...

Big Ten Indoors: Men’s track needs solid performance at conference meet

ELDON GIANNAKOUROS February 24, 2012

The climax of the indoor men's track season has arrived. The Big Ten indoor meet will begin tonight and continue through the weekend in Lincoln, Neb., and the Hawkeyes hope to make a statement as they...

Big Ten Championships: Hawkeyes improve to fourth overall after second night

BEN ROSS February 24, 2012

The Iowa men's swimming team crawled out of eighth place in the Big Ten meet on Thursday in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center by recording strong finishes in the 500 and 50 freestyle and 400...

Three people charged following altercation

DI STAFF February 24, 2012

Three people were charged with assault causing injury after an altercation last month. Levi Sedlacek, 20, Courtney Young, 21, and Morgan Kremer, 20, were all charged on Jan. 1 with assault causing...

UI Pharmaceuticals case dismissed

DI STAFF February 24, 2012

A case involving the University of Iowa and UI Pharmaceuticals as plaintiffs and Callisto and Synergy Pharmaceuticals as defendants was dismissed Tuesday. Iowa Assistant Attorney General Jordan Esbrook...

State Department of Transportation offers passenger rail feedback site

DI STAFF February 24, 2012

The Iowa Department of Transportation has created an open online center for feedback on a proposed passenger rail train. The department, working with the Federal Railroad Administration, is considering...

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