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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

Former Iowa City Occupier: Sadly, it was time for us to go

GUEST OPINION February 27, 2012

When reading the article, "Occupy Iowa City will get the boot" (DI, Feb. 14), the other day, a flood of memories and emotions stirred within me. I remember the first day of Occupy Iowa City....

Subconscious racial bias exists and must be recognized

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 27, 2012

No matter the decision, Iowa's ethnic-discrimination case will succeed in bringing to light a very important and seldom-discussed issue: that bias still exists, whether conscious or subconscious. Judge...

Should nondisclosing HIV-transmitters be subject to 25 years in prison?

DI EDITORIAL STAFF February 27, 2012

YES Under no circumstance, would I ever support legislation that threatens to make pariahs of individuals for something beyond their control — whether it is ethnicity, creed, or HIV status. And it is...

Four Hawkeyes work out at NFL combine

SETH ROBERTS February 27, 2012

Four former members of the Iowa football team participated in the annual NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis over the weekend. Three more will perform drills in front of league scouts today and Tuesday. Guard...

Women’s gymnastics suffers from ‘sickness’ against Minnesota

ALEX FRENCH February 27, 2012

Iowa women's gymnastics head coach Larissa Libby gathered her team in the northeast corner of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in between its third and fourth events on Feb. 24. Three Iowa gymnasts had fallen off...

Big Ten Championships: Hawkeyes place fifth

BEN ROSS February 27, 2012

The Iowa men's swimming and diving team finished in fifth place in the Big Ten swimming and diving championships this past weekend, with 395 points. Michigan took first with 738.5 points, followed by...

Commentary: Iowa a force to be reckoned with in B1G tourney

MATT COZZI February 27, 2012

Who would have thought? The Iowa women's basketball team (19-10, 11-5) was 3-5 in the Big Ten and on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble a month ago. A first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament...

Iowa men’s basketball loses series-high seventh straight game to Illinois, 65-54

BEN SCHUFF February 27, 2012

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Iowa's road woes continue. The Hawkeyes (15-14, 7-9 Big Ten) lost their sixth-consecutive road contest on Sunday, falling to Illinois (17-12, 6-10), 65-54, in Assembly Hall. Iowa's...

Two Johnson County inmates allegedly set fire to TV

DI STAFF February 27, 2012

Two inmates face charges after they allegedly tampered with a television at the Johnson County Jail. Robert Nash IV, Cedar Rapids, and Sylvester Campbell, Coralville, were charged Feb. 23 with reckless...

Local man was charged with third public intox

DI STAFF February 27, 2012

A local man has been charged with a third-public intoxication offense. Aaron Murphy, 28, 1093 Walker Circle, was charged Feb. 23 with public intoxication. According to a complaint, Murphy was found near...

KRUI general manager trades big city life for Iowa City

JORDAN MONTGOMERY February 27, 2012

KRUI general manager AJ Honoré has replaced an hourlong drive on traffic jam-packed highways in and out of Manhattan for a brief bike ride across the Iowa River. Along with the commute, he's moved from...

Iowa City School District to require background checks for vendors

JORDYN REILAND February 27, 2012

Vendors employed by the Iowa City School District will soon be required to comply with background checks and present full identification. These rules, which School Board members recently developed, will...

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