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

Kuntz: Put a red light on cameras

KATIE KUNTZ August 29, 2012

Government exploits the pretext of public safety to gain power and ultimately make a mockery of freedom. Even when government interference appears to be a valid option for combating community problems,...

Friedman: Some concerts are T-Painful

IAN FRIEDMAN August 29, 2012

There’s an organization on campus devoted to bringing quality entertainment to the University of Iowa and Iowa City communities: SCOPE. On Sept. 6, it will be bringing Grammy award winning artist...

Moving beyond "you didn’t build that"

DI EDITORIAL BOARD August 29, 2012

President Obama returned to the Hawkeye State on Tuesday to stump in Ames. Unfortunately, but expectedly, absent from the president’s remarks were a discussion of his tax plan and its potential effects...

True freshman Ward joins football leadership

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD August 29, 2012

True freshman Ryan Ward has been named to the Iowa football’s 2012 leadership group, announced team officials on Tuesday. The rookie offensive lineman is the 15th member of the committee that includes...

Lacasse named forward of the week

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD August 29, 2012

Iowa soccer’s Cloe Lacasse was named Forward of the Week by TopDrawerSoccer.com following a strong weekend on the field. Lacasse was one of five athletes in the nation to earn the distinction. The...

Iowa women’s cross-country team trains through heat

LEVI LYNOTT August 29, 2012

Iowa temperatures averaged more than 6 degrees higher than the average this July, but even though the weather was the hottest in the past 15 years, the Hawkeye women’s cross-country runners didn’t...

Bolivian trio reunited at Iowa after tennis transfer

KEVIN GLUECK August 29, 2012

The Iowa men’s tennis team has added a face that’s familiar to some Hawkeyes. Assistant Coach Steve Nash said junior Juan Estenssoro has transferred from Wichita State to Iowa. Juan Estenssoro...

Big Ten Sees Early Hurdles

BEN ROSS August 29, 2012

Michigan State may have scheduled itself into one of the best-hidden traps of a football game when it plays Boise State to open the college-football season on Friday. Boise State has gone undefeated in...

Hawkeye Football Position Previews: Tight Ends

TORK MASON August 29, 2012

C.J. Fiedorowicz isn’t the only reason the tight-end position is one of the Iowa football team’s strengths this year. The junior appears poised for a breakout season, but coaches say the depth...

Ferentz: Hawkeyes set to face ‘a sleeping giant’

SAM LOUWAGIE August 29, 2012

It isn’t Alabama. It isn’t Boise State. The Hawkeyes did not schedule a powerhouse opponent to open their nonconference schedule this season, as did some of their Big Ten counterparts. But...

Forbes to speak at UI in September

SAM LANE August 29, 2012

Steve Forbes will speak at the University of Iowa on Sept. 12, according to a campus-wide email. Forbes, the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, will be part of a panel discussion called “The...

Man accused of felony harassment seeks trial delay

BRENT GRIFFITHS August 29, 2012

A man charged with holding a gun to his girlfriends’ head has filed a motion to continue his trial according to online court documents. Francis Almeida is accused of first-degree harassment, and...

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