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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

Elliot: No trash talk here

BEAU ELLIOT February 19, 2013

So now, the incredibly intelligent and all-knowing City Council wants us to hide our outdoor garbage containers. Perhaps indoors. All to save the children in Darfur, of course. (Saving the children in...

More physicians needed in rural areas

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 19, 2013

The state of Iowa is bleeding — and there are not enough doctors to stop it. Iowa has one of the worst physician-to-resident ratios in the nation, with neighboring states Wisconsin, Minnesota, and...

Massey, Blank named to Lovelace All-Tournament Team

CODY GOODWIN February 19, 2013

Megan Blank and Kayla Massey have been named to the 2013 Lovelace Invitational All-Tournament Softball Team after their performances in the tournament over the weekend. Massey excelled both at the plate...

UI students partake in sports panels in Indianapolis

BEN ROSS February 19, 2013

Forty-nine University of Iowa students took advantage of an opportunity this past weekend to attend a sports-business field trip to Indianapolis to meet a range of people who hold high-ranking positions...

Underclassmen lead Hawkeye swimmers into Minneapolis

NICK DELAQUILA February 19, 2013

Twenty-seven University of Iowa female swimmers will take off for the Big Ten championships in Minneapolis today and of those 27, only two will be going for the final time. This season, head coach Marc...

Hawkeye gymnasts showcase power on the vault

MATT CABEL February 19, 2013

Don’t blink — you might miss it. Vault, the fastest event in gymnastics, is over in an instant. On the vault, male and female gymnasts perform different actions after gaining speed down a runway...

Point/Counterpoint: How many Big Ten teams will go to the NCAA tournament?

DI STAFF February 19, 2013

Eight As unlikely as it may have seemed, the Big Ten will put in eight—yes, eight— teams in the tournament. There are five locks: Indiana, Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin. I think...

USA Wrestling builds committee to save sport from Olympic cut

CODY GOODWIN February 19, 2013

The International Olympic Committee’s decision to drop wrestling from the 2020 Olympic Games on Feb. 12 sparked both a national and an international outrage among the sports’ athletes, coaches,...

Trials reset for men involved in trailer park shooting

CASSIDY RILEY February 19, 2013

Federal trials for codefendants Norman Dudley and John Mulbah, charged in connection with a shooting on Aug. 16, 2012, at Breckenridge Trailer Court, have been rescheduled for May 6. The shooting was...

Local teen charged with attempted murder

JORDYN REILAND February 19, 2013

A local woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing another person. According to an Iowa City police press release, on Monday morning, police officers responded to the Red Pepper...

Iranian war prisoner shares story in Iowa City

LAUREN COFFEY February 19, 2013

Roxana Saberi drummed her fingers against a concrete wall, trying to remember a piece she played on a piano long ago. She wasn’t practicing for a recital. She was passing the time she spent in an...

Change could be coming for UI graduate informatics program

NICK HASSETT February 19, 2013

The University of Iowa Graduate Informatics Program hopes to bring together students across numerous disciplines with the goal of solving complex problems. But the recently created program is experiencing...

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