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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

Schmidt: A hot topic

GRAYSON SCHMIDT January 28, 2013

An entire business destroyed, people left without a home, and a man stripped of his business. This is not what an Iowa City woman expected to result from cooking French fries. But it is precisely what...

Ponnada: Low not always bad

SRI PONNADA January 28, 2013

Last fall, the University of Iowa Student Government paired up with Yellow Cab of Iowa City and launched its new program SafeRide, which gives every UI student one free cab ride per semester. Clearly,...

Reinstate assault weapons ban for reform

DI EDITORIAL BOARD January 28, 2013

The controversy over how federal and state lawmakers should regulate guns is dividing the country as the Obama administration and Senate Democrats consider how best to move with a plan to enact tighter...

Men’s track squad places third in Ames at Bill Bergen Invitational

TOMMY REINKING January 28, 2013

The Iowa men’s track and field team finished in a tie for third among 10 squads in the Bill Bergan Invitational in Ames on Jan. 26. The Hawkeyes only sent part of the team to the meet and finished...

Simpson headlines women’s track with new Iowa record at Bill Bergen Invite

KEVIN GLUECK January 28, 2013

The Iowa women’s track and field squad competed in Ames in the Bill Bergen Invitational this past weekend. The entire team didn’t travel, so the Hawkeyes finished seventh out of 10 teams; however,...

Iowa’s men’s tennis team picks up first win of season

DOMINICK WHITE January 28, 2013

Iowa’s men’s tennis team got their first win of the season on Sunday, defeating Loyola Marymount, 5-2. The Hawkeyes started off the meet by winning two out of three doubles matches against...

Gym Hawk women place second out of four in meet

MATT CABEL January 28, 2013

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team continued its streak of away meets on Jan. 26 in a quad meet against Penn State, Pittsburgh, and future Big Ten member Rutgers. The GymHawks placed second in the meet...

Butler leads men’s swimmers to victory against Northwestern

JALYN SOUCHEK January 28, 2013

Byron Butler’s arms glided through the water growing faster with each stroke while Northwestern’s Charlie Rimkus was working his way to pass him on the last stretch for a close battle to the...

Iowa swims past Northwestern to improve to 6-1

NICK DELAQUILA January 28, 2013

The Iowa women’s swimming and diving team improved to 6-1 on the season after posting a 162-120 victory over visiting Northwestern on Jan. 26. The Hawkeyes claimed 10 events that led to a much-needed...

Hawkeye wrestling downs Minnesota due to criteria

CODY GOODWIN January 28, 2013

After splitting 10 bouts with No. 4 Minnesota, the third-ranked Iowa wrestling team came out on top by a score of 16-15 after going to the third tiebreaker criteria on Jan. 26 in Minneapolis. The dual...

Hawkeye men’s basketball outlasted in OT at Purdue

TOM CLOS January 28, 2013

With the level of talent the Big Ten has featured this season, it’s hard to categorize any road loss in the conference outside of trips to Penn State or Nebraska as bad. That being said, the Iowa...

Iowa women top No. 23 Michigan, notch 6th straight win over ranked teams

CARLOS SOSA January 28, 2013

The Michigan Wolverines were hoping for a season sweep over the Iowa women’s basketball team on Sunday in Ann Arbor but ultimately came up short. The Hawkeyes over came a 9-point deficit early in...

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