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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

Koons: Let’s have the conversation about drones

GUEST COLUMN February 8, 2013

America uses unmanned aerial vehicles — drones — across the world for surveillance and to kill people designated to be our enemies, terrorists. Drones are useful because Americans are not put at risk...

Tilly: Bizarre remedies

ZACH TILLY February 8, 2013

The Senate will lose one of its longest-serving members when Tom Harkin’s sixth term ends in January 2015. The longtime Democratic senator from Iowa announced last month that he will not seek re-election...

Defense-spending discussion should take place locally

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 8, 2013

Iowa City community members gathered in the Iowa City Public Library on Tuesday to learn about and discuss U.S. military spending and defense strategy. The U.N. Association of Iowa and the National Security...

Iowa softball set to open its season in Houston this weekend

CODY GOODWIN February 8, 2013

The Iowa softball team will begin its 2013 spring campaign this weekend in Houston at the Hilton Houston Plaza Classic. The Hawkeyes will play five games in the Houston Cougar Softball Stadium. Iowa will...

Men’s golf begins season with Big Ten competition

KEVIN GLUECK February 8, 2013

The Iowa men’s golf team will open its spring season today in Bradenton, Fla., at 6the Concession Golf Club for the Big Ten Match Play Championships. The Hawkeyes enter the outing as the third seed...

Iowa track and field teams split squad to separate meets

TOMMY REINKING AND KEVIN GLUECK February 8, 2013

The best competitison for a track team isn’t always at one particular meet every weekend. Because of that reason, the Iowa track and field program is splitting squads to compete in the Iowa State...

Iowa men’s gymnastics team set to kick off Big Ten season

RYAN PROBASCO February 8, 2013

The Iowa men’s gymnastics team will begin its Big Ten circuit today, hosting No. 6 Minnesota in Carver-Hawkeye Arena at 1 p.m. But while most of the Hawkeye squad competes against the Gophers, freshmen...

Women GymHawks are ready for their return to Carver

MATT CABEL February 8, 2013

After three weeks of away meets against difficult Big Ten opponents, the GymHawks are ready to return to the friendly confines of Carver-Hawkeye Arena, where they will face Michigan State and Illinois-Chicago...

Hawkeye men’s tennis ready for another double-header

DOMINICK WHITE February 8, 2013

After a week off from competition, the Iowa men’s tennis team is prepared to host its second double-header of the season on Saturday at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex. On Feb. 1, the...

Hawkeye senior swimmer Huff leads by example and character

JALYN SOUCHEK February 8, 2013

Before senior Jordan Huff was an All-American, Big Ten champion, and a two-time NCAA qualifier, he was a shy but highly recruited kid from Dubuque. A kid who in high school had been a 10-time All-American,...

Hawkeye women can’t execute in Minneapolis, lose to Gophers

BEN ROSS February 8, 2013

There was a point when the Iowa women’s basketball team looked like the real deal. They looked like anything but the real deal in a 72-60 loss at Minnesota on Thursday night. The Hawkeyes were...

Iowa men’s basketball still in need of a go-to option

TORK MASON February 8, 2013

Aaron White said following Iowa’s win over Penn State on Feb. 1 that head coach Fran McCaffery had been looking for someone to step up and become a go-to player. A week later, McCaffery is still...

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