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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

Bertz: Concerns about UI priorities

GUEST COLUMN December 3, 2012

I am greatly concerned about the University of Iowa administration’s deliberations to effectively shut down the UI Center for Human Rights. This backward-looking move would negatively affect the university,...

Ponnada: Fire with fire

SRI PONNADA December 3, 2012

Let’s take a plunge down memory alley to the days that many children seem to dread. When I used to come home and complain to my mom that the kids at school were being mean to me, she’d say that it...

Bianchini: Plan A before Plan B

FRANCESCA BIANCHINI December 3, 2012

In the words of the health-science teacher in the movie Mean Girls, “If you have sex, you will get pregnant and die.” Well, unless you’re a character in Twilight whose hardest decision...

Mason’s comments shameful

DI EDITORIAL BOARD December 3, 2012

University of Iowa President Sally Mason told the Press-Citizen last week that had the information not been leaked to the media, she would not have informed the public about the circumstances surrounding...

Iowa men’s and women’s gymnasts start season

DI STAFF December 3, 2012

The Iowa men’s and women’s gymnastics teams unofficially kicked off their seasons Sunday afternoon with the annual Black and Gold intrasquad meet. The combined teams used the event to introduce...

Iowa women’s track gives strong showing at intrasquad

DI STAFF December 3, 2012

The Iowa women’s track team competed in the annual Black and Gold intrasquad meet on Dec. 1. Khanishah Williams was the standout on the team, winning two events. Williams first won the high jump...

Hawkeye men’s track sees mixed results at intrasquad

DI STAFF December 3, 2012

The Iowa men’s track and field team saw performances to be proud of, as well as events tgat the team needs to work on, at the Black and Gold Intrasquad meet on Dec. 1. Senior captain Ethan Holmes...

Iowa swimming concludes Hawkeye Invite with a pair of third place finishes

CARLOS SOSA and JALYN SOUCHEK December 3, 2012

The men and women’s swim team concluded their fourth-annual Hawkeye Invitational on Sunday with a pair of third-place finishes. The men’s team placed third behind meet winner Michigan and...

Evans, Hawkeye wrestlers ‘thump’ Iowa State

SAM LOUWAGIE December 3, 2012

One of the only moments of drama in Iowa’s 32-3 victory over Iowa State on Dec. 1 came before anybody had started wrestling. The meet started off at 174 pounds. And in a surprise move, the Hawkeyes...

Iowa women’s basketball center Johnson fights through double teams

BEN ROSS December 3, 2012

Morgan Johnson said she’s accustomed to opposing teams using two defenders on her. At 6-5, she expects double-teams whenever she steps on the court. “It’s awesome, because that means...

Woodbury shows potential in Iowa men’s basketball victory

TOM CLOS December 3, 2012

It took eight games, but Iowa basketball fans finally got to witness what made Adam Woodbury a top-50 national recruit coming out of high school. After an up-and-down opening month to his college career,...

Ill. woman charged with second- degree theft

DI STAFF December 3, 2012

A Moline, Ill. woman has been accused of stealing merchandise in a Coralville department store with the intent of reselling it to her friends. According to a Coralville police complaint, Amalia Lezama,...

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