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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

Sen. Harkin: Rebuild America Act will strengthen Iowa’s middle class

GUEST COLUMN April 20, 2012

Last summer, my staff and I traveled Iowa, talking to folks of all walks of life about the middle class — everyone from recent college graduates to those looking for work to Iowans seeking to secure...

Phil’s Day 2012: Invest in your degree

GUEST COLUMN April 20, 2012

Your education from the University of Iowa is the most valuable asset you will ever hold. It will provide you with earning power that will sustain you throughout your lifetime, will open unimaginable doors...

Iowa women’s golfers try to carry momentum to Ohio State

DI STAFF April 20, 2012

The Iowa women's golf team will travel to Columbus, Ohio, this weekend to take part in the Lady Buckeye Invitational. The 54-hole tournament is set to be held Saturday and April 22 at the Scarlet Course...

Hawkeye men’s golf heads to West Lafayette for regular-season finale

DI STAFF April 20, 2012

The Iowa men's golf team will end its regular season this weekend at the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. The 54-hole tournament will be held at the Kampen Course, heralded by the Golf...

NCAA Championships: Hawkeyes send three to NCAA Championships

DI STAFF April 20, 2012

The Iowa men's gymnastics team finished sixth out of six teams in the first session of the NCAA Qualifier, but three Hawkeyes earned their way to today's NCAA championships. Iowa posted a team score...

Keim starts to swing away for Iowa softball

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD April 20, 2012

Katie Keim and Liz Watkins slugged back-to-back home runs in Iowa softball's loss to Iowa State on Wednesday in the fourth and fifth spots of the lineup. Watkins stands 5-11 and powered the most long...

Hawkeye baseball’s Dermody struggling with command, run support

BEN SCHUFF April 20, 2012

Iowa pitching coach Chris Maliszewski praised starting pitcher Matt Dermody for his competitiveness on the mound. But the Hawkeyes' record when Dermody starts suggests the team has been anything but competitive....

Iowa sprinter willing to do it all to win

TORK MASON April 20, 2012

Iowa senior Patrick Richards learned a lesson on a cold Colorado afternoon that he now applies each day for the men's track team. Richards — a three-time All-American for the Hawkeyes in the 4x400 relay...

Olympic Trials: College wrestlers take over

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD April 20, 2012

Thirty-four days. That's how long NCAA wrestlers had to transition from folkstyle to freestyle wrestling in between the NCAA championships in March and the U.S. Olympic trials this weekend; to adjust...

County attorney says Peng Tang will still face tampering charges

DI STAFF April 20, 2012

Johnson County prosecutor Janet Lyness confirmed Thursday that the County Attorney's Office will not drop the charge of tampering with a witness against Peng Tang. Tang, who allegedly assaulted an Iowa...

Trial date in Iowa City landlord slaying case reset

DI STAFF April 20, 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...

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