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

Ponnada: Dress for success

SRI PONNADA September 14, 2012

Have you ever heard the phrase “dress for success”? You may have thought that this was true to some extent. Looking nice attracts new pals and paramours, but who goes shopping for companions...

Kuntz: Allow Medicaid expansion

KATIE KUNTZ September 14, 2012

Four candidates running for the Iowa Legislature met Monday and, among other things, agreed that the current Medicaid program in Iowa should be expanded to meet the state’s needs, as reported by...

Emergency-voting laws in Iowa should be cast aside

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 14, 2012

On Tuesday evening, an Iowa district judge allowed a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and a Latino-advocacy group against Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz to move forward, as reported...

Iowa women’s tennis opens season in Minneapolis

DI STAFF September 14, 2012

The Iowa women’s tennis team will open its season this weekend at the Gopher Invitational in Minneapolis, hosted by Minnesota. The Hawkeyes will go up against eight teams, with Iowa and Minnesota...

Hawkeye men’s golf tries to bounce back in Golfweek Conference Challenge

TOMMY REINKING September 14, 2012

The Iowa men’s golf team will attempt to use a home-course advantage of sorts in the Golfweek Conference Challenge at Spirit Hollow Golf Course of Burlington on Sept. 16-18. The Hawks finished in...

Iowa field hockey returns home to face another ranked opponent

CODY GOODWIN September 14, 2012

The ball rolled right toward Aubrey Coleman. She was in perfect position for a reshot after the initial strike failed to find the net. She lined up her stick and easily placed the ball in the goal. It...

Iowa soccer begins run for first Big Ten title at Illinois

TOM CLOS September 14, 2012

The Iowa women’s soccer team has been here before. The team got off to the best start in school history last season, winning all eight nonconference matches and rolling into the Big Ten opener against...

Yeager leads Iowa volleyball into Marquette tournament

CARLOS SOSA September 14, 2012

Iowa junior Bethany Yeager, the starting libero for the women’s volleyball team, is quickly climbing up the Iowa all-time digs list. But even with her impressive statistics — Yeager had 989 digs...

Hawkeyes vs. Panthers: UNI not an automatic win for Iowa football

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD September 14, 2012

If the Hawkeyes ignore Northern Iowa, then they’re fools — that’s what Kirk Ferentz said. The head coach and the Iowa football team’s oldest players remember what happened the last...

Kid Captain: Skylar Jacobsen faced overwhelming odds in cancer battle

ERIC CLARK September 14, 2012

Skylar Jacobsen doesn’t remember much from her early childhood battle with cancer. Although the 13-year-old was too young to recall much of her struggles, her experiences have had a profound effect...

Officials say exhibits will attract more students to Pentacrest museums

NICK HASSETT September 14, 2012

It’s easy to wander into the University of Iowa’s two museums on the Pentacrest. The Old Capitol Museum situated in the middle of the Pentacrest seems to always have students sitting outside...

Officials tout growth in UI Virtual Soldier Research Program

ERIC CLARK September 14, 2012

After nine years, officials at the University of Iowa Virtual Soldier Research say that their program, along with their virtual human “Santos”, is growing at an exciting rate. Biomedical-engineering...

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