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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

Inman: School District’s diversity policy racist

GUEST COLUMN January 30, 2013

The Iowa City School District’s diversity policy, which will be voted on by the School Board on Feb. 5, is a very broad and vague statement that leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Students and...

Bianchini: Jacket up

FRANCESCA BIANCHINI January 30, 2013

Pea jackets, rain jackets, and fleece jackets can be sporadically seen throughout the campus on any given weekday. But once the weekend starts, a slightly different jacket makes its appearance around Iowa...

Overton: Winds of certainty

JON OVERTON January 30, 2013

When Congress barely averted driving the country over the fiscal cliff, it also renewed the wind-production tax credit, much to the joy of the wind industry and its employees, who feared losing this valuable...

Iowa City City Council sets dangerous precedent

DI EDITORIAL BOARD January 30, 2013

A group of Iowa City residents met Monday night to discuss ways to stop the construction of the Chauncey, a proposed 20-story mixed-use building submitted by the prolific local developer Marc Moen and...

Notebook: Iowa softball team looks to win big this spring

CODY GOODWIN January 30, 2013

Iowa’s head softball coach Marla Looper handed the reins over to her players. The expectations wouldn’t be up to her, but she would embrace the challenge of whatever ther players set out to...

Hawkeye women’s tennis prepares for ranked opponent

MIKE MAIENZA January 30, 2013

Following the season opening 6-1 victory over Iowa State, the Iowa women’s tennis team will try to improve even more. The Hawkeyes put up an impressive performance over the weekend. They won five...

Notebook: No. 3 Iowa wrestling looks ahead to showdown with No. 1 Penn State

CODY GOODWIN January 30, 2013

The recognition he’s received means he’s doing something good. But Nick Moore doesn’t want to be just another weekly honoree. He wants to keep it that way. “I know the feeling...

Iowa’s Printy wins Big Ten Player of the Week

CARLOS SOSA January 30, 2013

Iowa guard Jaime Printy was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Tuesday after the Hawkeyes finished their week 2-0 and finally cracked the AP’s Top-25 poll, coming in at No. 24. Last week, Iowa defeated...

Hawkeyes’ international swimmer flourishes in tough atmosphere

JALYN SOUCHEK January 30, 2013

Freshman David Ernstsson traveled 4,354 miles from Stockholm to Iowa City to compete for the Hawkeye men’s swimming team. The tough training atmosphere was what first attracted Ernstsson to the Hawkeyes. But...

Basabe brings the goods for Iowa men’s basketball

TORK MASON January 30, 2013

It’s “Slime Time” once again in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Junior forward Melsahn Basabe has provided an invaluable spark off the bench this season, and he averages 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds...

UI officials seek to change academic calendar

BRIANNA JETT January 30, 2013

University of Iowa administrators hope to change next year’s academic calendar to allow one more week of summer. The added week during the summer would give more time for both faculty and student...

Man accused of possessing bath salts in tongue of his shoe

REBECCA MORIN January 30, 2013

A North Liberty man was arrested after a small vial of bath salts was allegedly located under the tongue of his shoe. Jarrod Lumsdon, 26, was accused July 21, 2012 with second-offense controlled substance. Lumsdon...

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