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

Minds on cold porridge

BEAU ELLIOT May 1, 2012

"Barstow is a popular tourist destination," NPR tells me confidently. In that public-radio sort of tone. NPR must figure I've never lived in Southern California, have never spent any time in...

UNI investigation should be taken seriously for all Regent universities

GUEST COLUMN May 1, 2012

We take the recent decision of the national American Association of University Professors to undertake a formal investigation of the University of Northern Iowa and the possibility of censure for our sister...

Registration process a bit silly

SAMUEL CLEARY May 1, 2012

I've got a bone to pick with my adviser: Let me register for classes when I'm ready to register. As a sophomore, I've been through the process five times now, and it never seems to go smoothly. The issue...

New Cy-Hawk Trophy to be unveiled today

DI STAFF May 1, 2012

Two weeks of online voting have produced the latest edition of the Cy-Hawk Trophy, which is given to the winner of the Iowa-Iowa State football game each year. The winning design, as chosen by more than...

Intramural soccer: Kickin’ It Old School blanks the G.F.’s

MATTHEW CABEL May 1, 2012

Co-rec intramural soccer team Kickin' It Old School played an aggressive 40 minutes — despite having only one extra player on the sideline — to knock off the G.F.s, 2-0, in a playoff game on Monday...

Intramurals: Quinn Storage, Sons of Thunder take home all-sport championships

TOMMY REINKING May 1, 2012

Three teams will be crowned the best in Iowa intramural sports when the 34th and final athletics season of 2011-12, co-rec soccer, comes to a close today. Quinn Storage finished first in the men's division...

Iowa baseball looking for midweek relief

BEN SCHUFF May 1, 2012

Maybe a new opponent will give the Iowa baseball team a better recipe for success today. The team's last two midweek games were both against Bradley, on April 18 and April 24. The Hawkeyes lost both games...

Point/counterpoint: Which undrafted Hawkeye will have the biggest impact in the NFL?

DI STAFF May 1, 2012

Several former Iowa football players found new homes as free agents after being passed over at the NFL draft last weekend. Undrafted players don't always amount to much at the professional level, but sometimes...

UI student charged with possessing marijuana and adderall

DI STAFF May 1, 2012

A University of Iowa student has been charged with possessing marijuana and Adderall. Levi Gates, 24, N319 Hillcrest, was charged Monday with two charges of possession of a controlled substance and one...

A local woman was charged with allegedly stealing lottery tickets and cash from her place of employment

DI STAFF May 1, 2012

A local woman was charged with allegedly stealing lottery tickets and cash from her place of employment. Brooke Ritesman, 30, 4494 Taft Ave. S.E. No. E9, was charged Jan. 23 with theft or forgery of lottery...

A man was charged with allegedly burglarizing cars with three accomplices

DI STAFF May 1, 2012

A Cedar Rapids man was charged with burglarizing several unlocked vehicles with three other accomplices. Kenneth Lee III, Cedar Rapids, was charged March 22 with two charges of conspiracy to commit a...

Man was charged with fourth domestic abuse assault

DI STAFF May 1, 2012

A Coralville man has been charged with assaulting a person. Marcus Abbott, 26, was charged March 19 with third or subsequent domestic-abuse assault. According to a Johnson County Sheriff's Office complaint,...

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