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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: Do not forget Afghanistan

KATIE KUNTZ October 10, 2012

This Sunday marked 11 years since the United States began the war in Afghanistan. Veterans for Peace Iowa City Chapter 161, along with various cosponsors, held a peaceful observance of the war on the Pentacrest....

Tilly: Mason’s trip is not newsworthy

ZACH TILLY October 10, 2012

Last week, we consumers of the news were treated to a pair of stories — one in the Press Citizen and another right here in The Daily Iowan — about the cost of University of Iowa President Sally Mason’s...

Vouchers aren’t the way

DI EDITORIAL BOARD October 10, 2012

The problems facing education are of grave concern. Education is a pivotal aspect in the presidential race, as well it should be, but not all suggested solutions would effectively improve education in...

Hawkeye volleyball’s Radke goes down with ACL injury

CARLOS SOSA October 10, 2012

Freshman Erin Radke will miss the rest of the season with an ACL injury, becoming the second player on the Iowa volleyball team to go down with an ACL tear this season. Emily Yanny tore her ACL against...

Iowa volleyball looks to Lovell to continue recent success

CARLOS SOSA October 10, 2012

Sophomore Alex Lovell will now be the focus for opposing teams after Iowa won its first two Big Ten conference games of the season over the past weekend. She tallied 37 kills on the weekend, hitting a...

Lacasse’s injury stalls Iowa soccer’s attack

TOM CLOS October 10, 2012

The Iowa soccer team’s match on Friday will truly be a red-letter day. The affair with Ohio State will mark the official start of the second-half of conference play and kick off the Hawkeyes’...

Big Ten Notebook: Badgers, Boilermakers prepare for showdown

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD October 10, 2012

Wisconsin was once the unanimously predicted winner of the Leaders Division, but not any more. The Badgers will have to battle Purdue — a team that finished the 2011 regular season with a 6-6 record...

Notebook: Iowa CB Hyde stripped of captaincy, won’t face suspension after arrest

SAM LOUWAGIE October 10, 2012

Micah Hyde will play on Oct. 13 against Michigan State. But an Oct. 6 arrest will at least temporarily cost the senior cornerback his captaincy. “That definitely hurts,” he said. “I...

Cedar Rapids man faces fifth charge for possession of a controlled substance

MATT STARNS October 10, 2012

A Cedar Rapids man faces felony drug charges following an Oct. 8 traffic stop near the First Avenue and Interstate 80 interchange in Coralville. According to a Coralville police complaint, Filmon Habte,...

Man previously accused of sexual abuse charges is now accused of perjury

BRENT GRIFFITHS October 10, 2012

A man previously accused of felony sexual abuse is now also accused of perjury, according to an Iowa City police complaint. Travis Lee Porter, 45, had been accused of two counts of third-degree sexual...

Iowa City officials install six new bike racks, 24 bike spots

JORDYN REILAND October 10, 2012

The Iowa City Transportation Services Department has installed and made available six new bike racks with 24 bike spots. According to a city press release, the bike racks will serve to reduce the demand...

Sycamore Mall announces two new stores

KRISTEN EAST October 10, 2012

Sycamore Mall announced the addition of H&R Block and Title Ring Boxing as new tenants Monday. “The Sycamore Mall is extremely excited with the addition of H&R Block and Title Ring Boxing,”...

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