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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

Teen pregnancy rates lend new fire to poverty crisis

DANIEL TAIBLESON April 10, 2012

Economic and educational mobility are declining as income inequality rises. Children born in poverty are increasingly likely to remain in poverty, and children of non-college-educated parents become less...

Budgeting the Red Sox

BEAU ELLIOT April 10, 2012

OK, so no more jokes about the Red Sox. After all, they've become rather excellent at being jokes on the field. Yes, I know — you're not the slightest bit interested in the Red Sox. They're located...

Beware the fat man scam

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 10, 2012

We all see and hear obnoxious low-budget commercials for payday lenders, usually featuring a sweaty man yelling at us to take out a "quick and easy" loan to soothe our fiscal anguishes until...

Hawkeye softball’s Blank wins second Big Ten award

DI STAFF April 10, 2012

Iowa softball shortstop Megan Blank has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week following this weekend's three-game series at Northwestern, the league office announced on Monday. Blank excelled offensively...

Iowa oufielder Keppler’s hot weekend nets him Player of the Week

DI STAFF April 10, 2012

Iowa outfielder Phil Keppler was named the Big Ten Baseball Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Keppler hit .733 (11-for-15) over a five-game span last week while recording four...

Hawkeye women’s golf posts second-best 18-hole score ever

DI STAFF April 10, 2012

The Iowa women's golf team is alone atop the leaderboard after the first day of competition at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic at the Ocotillo Golf Course in Chandler, Ariz. Five Hawkeyes combined to shoot...

Point/counterpoint: Which MLB team will have the worst season?

DI STAFF April 10, 2012

Chicago Cubs The 2011 Chicago Cubs were awful; they only won 71 games. That team had the likes of All-Star Aramis Ramírez and supposed slugger Carlos Peña. Now, the Friendly Confines house a young...

Intramural soccer: Dirty Money Island pulls off comeback

MATTHEW CABEL April 10, 2012

Dirty Money Island couldn't seem to buy a goal in its co-rec intramural soccer game against the Monstars on Monday. The team struggled to send the ball past the body of the Monstars' goalie. But Dirty...

Mangler returns for Hawkeye baseball

BEN SCHUFF April 10, 2012

Jake Mangler's confidence came from his coaches rather than himself. Mangler recalled hitting coach Ryan Brownlee approaching him before the Iowa baseball team's game against Austin Peay on March 3. The...

Iowa baseball faces character test against Western Illinois

BEN SCHUFF April 10, 2012

It's gut-check time for the Iowa baseball team. Tonight's game against Western Illinois takes on a little added significance for the Hawkeyes following a crushing loss to Nebraska on Sunday. Iowa gave...

Murder trial date reset for Iowa City landlord death

DI STAFF April 10, 2012

The trial date for a suspect in the slaying of an Iowa City landlord has been reset. Justin Alexander Marshall, one of three people charged with killing Broadway landlord John Verspyt, was set to go to...

UI Dems President charged with possessing open container of alcohol in a vehicle

DI STAFF April 10, 2012

University of Iowa Democrats President Nathan Fiala has been charged with possessing an open container of alcohol in a vehicle. According to the Iowa City police blotter, Fiala, 22, from Swisher, Iowa,...

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