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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

Sehic: I know who I’m voting for — do you?

GUEST COLUMN September 12, 2012

I am a student. I am a refugee. I am a woman. I am an Iowan, and I am an adamant supporter of President Obama. As a Croatian refugee, I grew up seeing the American dream play out in front of me. My parents,...

McElroy: The true problem with the flag

BENJI MCELROY September 12, 2012

The United States has a lot of problems. The American flag being laid on the ground isn’t one of them. Leading up to President Obama’s visit to Iowa City, the University of Iowa posted a picture...

Kuntz: The path to sub-standard living

KATIE KUNTZ September 12, 2012

The August jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Sept. 7 has done little to increase Americans’ confidence in the economy. At this point in the presidential campaign, the economy...

Coaches approve Wrestling National Duals proposal

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 12, 2012

The motion to change the NCAA wrestling team-title competition is moving on to the last test: NCAA approval. The Division I head coaches voted to change the format from the point-based system currently...

Men’s Tennis’ Dunn, Swank ranked preseason No. 55

KEVIN GLUECK September 12, 2012

A pair of Hawkeyes are being nationally recognized on the tennis court. Senior Garret Dunn and Junior Michael Swank earned a doubles preseason ranking of No. 55 from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association­,...

Women’s golf finishes in 10th place at the Chip-N-Club Invite

RYAN PROBASCO September 12, 2012

Inconsistency plagued the Iowa women’s golf team in Lincoln, Neb., this week. After an encouraging day of 36 holes on Monday, the Hawkeyes were unable to overcome surges from several other teams...

Field Hawk earns B1G Defensive Player of the Week

CODY GOODWIN September 12, 2012

Iowa field-hockey goalie Kathleen McGraw was selected Tuesday as the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week. The senior goalkeeper earned the award after holding two teams scoreless this past weekend...

Trio of goalies vie for starting spot

TOM CLOS September 12, 2012

The Iowa women’s soccer team has sailed to an 8-0-0 record and is on the verge of going undefeated in nonconference play for the second-consecutive season. But there’s one burning question...

Iowa volleyball player Chanté Thompson graduates from bench

CARLOS SOSA September 12, 2012

Junior middle blocker Chanté Thompson suffered through a pair of nagging knee injuries last season, but the volleyball player has made her way into the starting lineup in 2012. Her insertion into the...

Notebook: Big Ten coaches respond to weekend of losses

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 12, 2012

Wisconsin ran for only 35 yards in the Badgers’ 10-7 loss to Oregon State. Only 35 yards on 23 carries — that’s 1.5 yards per attempt. So what does head coach Bret Bielema do? He fires...

Notebook: Miller prepares to face UNI two years after committing there

SAM LOUWAGIE September 12, 2012

When Tanner Miller lines up in the secondary and looks down the field at the Northern Iowa offense, he insists he won’t be thinking about how close those players were to being his teammates. “I...

Local consignment store re-opens Friday

DI STAFF September 12, 2012

A local consignment store is set to reopen Friday. Merci, a store owned by Catherine Champion and Shelia Davisson, 30 S. Clinton St., will donate 10 percent of its pretax sales to Mission Creek and the...

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