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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

Bedell: Choose to put compromise over party

GUEST OPINION September 5, 2012

In 1974, I was elected to the United States Congress as a Democrat serving a predominately Republican district in northwest Iowa. I served 12 years, and during that time, Republicans and Democrats still...

4 years on, Obama message challenge differs

ASSOCIATED PRESS September 5, 2012

We campaign in poetry, Mario Cuomo used to say, but we govern in prose. That was how the then-New York governor explained the gap between his soaring speeches and the more prosaic product of his government,...

Ponnada: Practice safe biking

SRI PONNADA September 5, 2012

City officials want to renew Iowa City’s Bicycle Friendly Community designation this winter, and they are enthusiastically hoping to move up from the town’s current bronze level to a silver-level...

Applaud constructive behavior from College Republicans

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 5, 2012

The University of Iowa College Republicans will set up shop on the Pentacrest every Monday and Tuesday in September as part of a wider push by the College Republican National Committee to increase participation...

Point/Counterpoint: Which Iowa rookie will have the best NFL season?

DI STAFF September 5, 2012

Three Daily Iowan sports staffers debate which Hawkeye rookie will have the best results during the NFL season. Marvin McNutt, Philadelphia Eagles Iowa was among some of the more popular schools during...

East Coast high school friends blossom as teammates in the Hawkeye State

CODY GOODWIN September 5, 2012

Sophomore Corinne Allen eventually found a strong sense of comfort when she decided to be a Hawkeye. She was nervous about the college transition. She was uncertain about how she’d fare on a quicker...

Hawkeye junior tennis player looks to top last season’s success

KEVIN GLUECK September 5, 2012

Junior tennis player Jonas Dierckx traveled around 4,326 miles over the summer just to run, condition, and reach the semifinals in three of 10 tournaments. Dierckx was simply returning home in an effort...

Iowa freshman setter Yanda apprentices under Dailey

CARLOS SOSA September 5, 2012

Last year, then-sophomore Nikki Dailey was the lone setter on the Iowa volleyball team, and she was asked to play setter in every practice and every game. She started all 33 matches and was ninth in the...

Big Ten Notebook: Michigan looks for redemption, Purdue to face Irish

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 5, 2012

Michigan head coach Brady Hoke said the Wolverines “put the last game to bed” once they returned to Ann Arbor at 5 a.m. Sunday. The squad (0-1) hopes to find victory against Air Force (1-0)...

Notebook: Meyer rewarded for clutch performance

SAM LOUWAGIE September 5, 2012

Mike Meyer didn’t even get to see the ball sail through the uprights. He lined up on the slippery Soldier Field turf for a crucial 50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter on Sept. 1. As he kicked...

Iowa City moves on disorderly houses ordinance

NATE OTJEN September 5, 2012

The Iowa City City Council approved the first consideration of an ordinance Tuesday night that, if approved, would alter the way police officers cite tenants of a disorderly house in Iowa City. Councilors...

Iowa City council moves on payday lenders ordinance

NATE OTJEN September 5, 2012

The Iowa City City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve the second consideration of the payday-lending ordinance. The ordinance requires payday-lending institutions to be at least 1,000...

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