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

Cloke: We are watching and we vote

GUEST OPINION August 27, 2012

Planned Parenthood Action Fund held a rally Aug. 23 in Des Moines as part of the Women are Watching bus tour, which is crisscrossing the country to educate voters about what’s at stake for women’s...

Friedman: The seed for a better economy

IAN FRIEDMAN August 27, 2012

A new online donation service created in the Iowa City and University of Iowa communities offers a new way for small businesses to finance their operations. The company is called Seed Launcher; it allows...

Kuntz: Know your mandatory fees

KATIE KUNTZ August 27, 2012

College is downright expensive. The Office of the Registrar estimates that after tuition, fees, housing, and personal expenses, students paying in-state tuition are likely to spend $21,832 this year...

Push candidates towards Iowa wind incentives

DI EDITORIAL BOARD August 27, 2012

With still more than two months left until Election Day, the great mud fight for the presidency is barreling through such swing states as Ohio, Nevada, and, of course, Iowa, turning high-school gyms into...

Field Hawks go .500 on East Coast trip

DI STAFF August 27, 2012

The 11th-annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge is in the books, and No. 12 Iowa returns home with a 1-1 record from the weekend. The Hawkeyes, along with No. 10 Michigan, made the trip to Winston-Salem, N.C. to...

Iowa’s Lacasse, Catrel both score fifth goals on the season

TOM CLOS August 27, 2012

Make it a perfect 10 for the Iowa women’s soccer team. Forwards junior Ashley Catrell and sophomore Cloe Lacasse each scored their fifth goals of the season and the Hawkeyes overpowered Northern...

Yeager, Thompson make volleyball all-tourney team

CARLOS SOSA August 27, 2012

After a tough loss to Southeast Missouri on Aug. 25, the Hawkeyes (3-1) finished their season-opening Hawkeye Challenge on a high note with a win against Valparaiso, (21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-16). “Overall,...

Big Ten Football Previews: Minnesota

SAM LOUWAGIE August 27, 2012

The Minnesota football team didn’t make sweeping changes after losing nine of its 12 games last season. The Gophers didn’t clean house, fire their head coach, or go out in search of new coordinators....

Hawkeye Football Position Previews: Coaches

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD August 27, 2012

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz is now the longest-tenured football coach in the Big Ten. But the departures of longtime coordinators Norm Parker and Ken O’Keefe, have changed much of the Iowa coaching...

Man charged with child endangerment waives right to speedy trial

DI STAFF August 27, 2012

A man accused of felony child endangerment has waived his right to a speedy trial, according to online court documents. Jorge Perez, 21, is accused of beating Marcus Balderas to death in April. Prosecutors...

Prosecutors file motion to block murder suspect’s trial delay

DI STAFF August 27, 2012

The prosecution has filed a motion against Justin Marshall’s request to delay his trial, according to online court documents. Marshall is accused of first-degree murder in connection with the death...

Coralville man charged with assault and third OWI

DI STAFF August 27, 2012

A Coralville man faces numerous charges after an Aug. 24 altercation at Tailgators Sports Bar in Coralville. According to a complaint by Coralville police, Dusten Kemp, 26, was charged after he was allegedly...

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