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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

Ardnt: Medicaid needs expanding

GUEST COLUMN February 22, 2013

What would you say if I told you that we have the opportunity to give health insurance to 150,000 uninsured Iowans this year? Would you be interested? Maybe, but you probably would want to know how much...

Tilly: A new nihilism

ZACH TILLY February 22, 2013

I believe in nothing (save for what I see in front of me). Two months after Newtown, I see no new federal gun laws on the books. I see that Congress has been hemming and hawing around gun violence,...

Editorial: Raise the gas tax to increase revenue

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 22, 2013

The Iowa Legislature has considered a proposal that would increase by 10 cents Iowa’s motor-fuel tax, more commonly called the gas tax. This proposal is politically unpopular, given that gases prices...

Softball heads to Tuscaloosa for a date with top-ranked Crimson Tide

CODY GOODWIN February 22, 2013

The Iowa softball team will continue its early season tournament slate with a trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., this weekend for a date with defending national champion Alabama. The Hawkeyes will get two games...

Hawkeye women’s tennis faces ranked Sooners

MICHAEL MAIENZA February 22, 2013

The University of Iowa Women’s tennis team spent extra time this week focusing on their preparation as they head into a weekend with two important matches. Competition kicks off Friday afternoon...

Iowa men’s tennis returns to action on Feb. 24 vs. Western Michigan

DOMINICK WHITE February 22, 2013

The Iowa men’s tennis team will return to action on Sunday at 11 a.m., when they face Western Michigan at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. The Hawkeyes are ready to return to the court...

GymHawks work toward 196 score

MATT CABEL February 22, 2013

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team wants to take the next step. After two-straight weeks of overall scores in the area of 195, the team wants one thing: to score a 196 or better. They’ll have...

Men’s gymnastics set to host No. 5 Nebraska

RYAN PROBASCO February 22, 2013

The Iowa men’s gymnasts hopes to continue their recent hot streak when they host No. 10 Nebraska on Saturday. Action is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes defeated...

Iowa baseball heads down to Texas for the weekend

TOMMY REINKING February 22, 2013

The Iowa baseball team will play three games as part of the Kleberg Bank College Classic hosted by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi this weekend. The first game for the Hawkeyes will be...

All or nothing in Big Ten meet for Hawkeye tracksters

TOMMY REINKING AND KEVIN GLUECK February 22, 2013

The Iowa track and field program will get to challenge the best competition in the Big Ten today and Saturday during the Big Ten meets in Geneva, Ohio. The teams have prepared for this meet all season....

Bluder’s Bunch set to take on No. 24 Nebraska this weekend

MATT CABEL February 22, 2013

After a close loss to Nebraska on Feb. 11, the Iowa women’s basketball team will travel to Lincoln, Neb., for a rematch against the Cornhuskers Feb. 24. The Black and Gold had yet to win a game...

Hawkeye women break two school records at Big Ten meet

NICK DELAQUILA February 22, 2013

The Iowa’s women’s swimming and diving team started off the Big Ten meet in style, smashing school records in the 200-medley and the 800-freestyle relays. The 200-medley record was set in the final...

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