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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

E-Raters will kill creativity

SAMUEL CLEARY April 30, 2012

Hey prof, grade my essay? There's (kind of) an app for that. The e-Rater, an automated essay-grading system developed by the Educational Testing Service, can grade up to 16,000 essays a minute. For educators...

Independent Voters don’t decide elections

DANIEL TAIBLESON April 30, 2012

I was struck by an article posted on the Huffington Post a while back bemoaning President Obama's weakness as a negotiator. By no means was this article unique in its tone. In fact, it is really just...

Iowa rowing puts three boats in Grand Final

DI STAFF April 30, 2012

The Iowa rowing team qualified three crews for the Grand Final of the Big East Invitational against No. 15 Notre Dame, Louisville, Rutgers, Syracuse, and West Virginia in Indianapolis on April 28. The...

Hawkeye baseball drops two of three in Twin Cities

DI STAFF April 30, 2012

The Iowa baseball team lost two of three to the Minnesota Golden Gophers over the weekend in Minneapolis. Manager Jack Dahm said before the team left for the Twin Cities that he expected three low-scoring...

Big Ten Championships: Iowa women’s golf finishes season in 10th place

DI STAFF April 30, 2012

The Iowa women's golf team finished in 10th place at the Big Ten championships in French Lick, Ind., on Sunday. The Hawkeyes shot a 65-over 929 at the Donald Ross Course and finished ahead of Penn State...

Big Ten Championships: Hawkeye men’s golfers finish sixth

DI STAFF April 30, 2012

The Iowa men's golf team finished sixth at the Big Ten championships, held at the Pete Dye Course of the French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind. Iowa finished at 51 over, 28 shots behind Big Ten champion...

Iowa softball’s Blank hurt but not out

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD April 30, 2012

Megan Blank slid into second base after smacking an RBI double on April 28. But the freshman collided with Indiana's shortstop and lay motionless and face-down on the dirt for several minutes. Blank said...

Hawkeye softball surges to mercy rule on senior day

BEN ROSS April 30, 2012

The Iowa softball team emerged the victor of a three-game series against a Big Ten opponent for the third weekend in a row this past weekend, as the Black and Gold took two out of three from Indiana. There...

Drake Relays: Doris topples two obstacles en route to flag

CODY GOODWIN April 30, 2012

DES MOINES — You'll never see a bigger smile on Troy Doris' face. He was down to his final chance in the 2012 Drake Relays triple jump. He and Florida's Omar Craddock had gone neck and neck throughout...

Roberts: NFL doesn’t respect Iowa wideouts

SETH ROBERTS April 30, 2012

Conspiracy theories don't do a whole lot for me. Tupac doesn't live in Cuba; the government had nothing to do with 9/11; the Cubs would suck with or without Billy Sianis' goat. But the weekend's NFL draft...

Tang will be represented by two new lawyers

DI STAFF April 30, 2012

Peng Tang, an Iowa City man charged with first-degree kidnapping, has changed attorneys. Tang, 21, 923 E. College St. No. 8, will now be represented by Eric Tindal and Clemens Erdahl, according to online...

A North Liberty man was charged with allegedly possessing six pounds of marijuana

DI STAFF April 30, 2012

A North Liberty man has been arrested for allegedly possessing six pounds of marijuana. Timothy Coleman, 21, North Liberty was charged April 26 with a controlled-substance violation and a tax-stamp violation. According...

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