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

The Sudanese of Iowa City ask for help

GUEST COLUMN April 25, 2012

Why can't my country be like any other country? As I am talking to you, I don't know what is happening there right now or what will be happening tomorrow or in a week's time. Poor people are being killed...

UI needs to take reigns in environmental education

SAM CLEARY April 25, 2012

Earth Day has passed, but at the University of Iowa, Earth Week is in full swing. From the Sustainability Festival this Friday to the recent designation of the UI as an Arbor Day Foundation "Tree...

Support graduates through tuition reform

DANIEL TAIBLESON April 25, 2012

While health care gets most of the attention as an inflationary juggernaut — climbing inexorably upward in spite of public outrage and economic turmoil — health-care inflation wilts when compared with...

Iowa baseball falls to Bradley, 7-3, for second time in a week

DI STAFF April 25, 2012

The Iowa baseball team lost to Bradley for the second time in a week on Tuesday night, falling 7-3. The Braves took down the Hawkeyes in Iowa City on April 18 by the same score. Bradley made the most...

No Bruche? No problem for Iowa men’s tennis doubles rankings

TOM CLOS April 25, 2012

When a team finishes the season with a record of 1-21, one wouldn't necessarily expect it to feature any ranked players. But that's not the case with the Iowa men's tennis team. The doubles pairing of...

Hawkeyes’ Molnar one win away from joining elite group

PATRICK MASON April 25, 2012

Iowa senior Sonja Molnar stepped out onto the painted tennis courts at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex for the last time on April 20. Her Hawkeye career started on the center court — she...

Hawkeye softball boogies to the plate

BEN ROSS April 25, 2012

Iowa softball fans can tell when Johnnie Dowling is up to bat. Pearl Field rings with the sound of iron hitting iron, and the raspy voice of country singer turned sausage salesman Jimmy Dean belts out...

Q&A: Adrian Clayborn talks fundraisers, the NFL, and the Hawkeyes

SAM LOUWAGIE April 25, 2012

Former Hawkeye defensive end Adrian Clayborn will be back in town this weekend to host a fundraiser on April 27 from 6-8 p.m. at Tailgators for a family friend with cancer. The event, dubbed ClaybornForCancer,...

Notebook: Iowa football ‘not there yet’

SETH ROBERTS April 25, 2012

The upcoming Iowa football season has all the indicators of a rebuilding year. The coaching staff is almost entirely new — some coaches shifted positions, and others, such as offensive coordinator Greg...

UI College Republicans, IC Americans for Prosperity to protest Obama speech

DI STAFF April 25, 2012

The University of Iowa College Republicans and the Iowa City branch of Americans for Prosperity will protest beginning at 11 a.m. today. UI College Republicans President Kelsey Boehm said the two organizations...

North Liberty man charged with a controlled substance violation

DI STAFF April 25, 2012

A North Liberty man has been charged with a controlled-substance violation. According to a North Liberty police complaint, Jason Hardy, 28, was charged Tuesday. Police officials went to Hardy's residence...

Local man charged with first-degree harassment

DI STAFF April 25, 2012

A local man has been charged with first-degree harassment. According to an Iowa City police complaint, Larry Billman, 45, 121 N. Van Buren No. 11, was charged Monday. On April 22 at approximately 11...

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