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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

Tilly: The fierce urgency of soon

ZACH TILLY March 29, 2013

Tuesday afternoon, as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, a challenge to California’s 2008 same-sex-marriage ban known as Proposition 8, Justice Samuel Alito informed...

Editorial: Summer scholarship program will improve grad rates

DI EDITORIAL BOARD March 29, 2013

As the Iowa Legislature considers implementing a tuition freeze for Iowa’s state universities, the University of Iowa is taking proactive steps to reduce costs to students while simultaneously attempting...

Hawkeye swimmers place 13th at nationals in relay

JALYN SOUCHEK March 29, 2013

The Iowa men’s swimming and diving team’s 400-medley relay competed in 2013 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday and took a 13th-place finish overall. The squad of sophomore Grant Betulius,...

Men’s golf in the middle of the pack after day 1 of the U.S. Intercollegiate

KEVIN GLUECK March 29, 2013

The Iowa men’s golf team completed the first round of the U.S. Intercollegiate on Thursday in Palo Alto, Calif., tied for 10th with Northwestern at 284 (plus-4). One half of the two host schools, Stanford,...

Hawkeye 5K runners look for strong start at Stanford

DANNY PAYNE March 29, 2013

The Iowa women’s track and field team will send two distance runners to Palo Alto, Calif., to compete in the Stanford Invitational today. Graduate student Mareike Schrulle and senior Brooke Gambrall...

Hawkeye women’s golf to compete in Onion Creek

RYAN RODRIGUEZ March 29, 2013

The Iowa women’s golf team will try to continue its hot streak when it travels to Austin, Texas, for the Challenge at Onion Creek. The two-day tournament, hosted by Texas State, will take place on April...

Iowa men’s gymnastics closes regular season in meet against Illinois-Chicago Saturday

RYAN PROBASCO March 29, 2013

Saturday will be the last home dual meet for five Hawkeye seniors: Brody Shemansky, Javier Balboa, Todd Becker, Anton Gryshayev, and Matt McGrath. All will be honored following the meet. Last time out,...

Hawkeye women’s tennis returns to conference play

MIKE MAIENZA March 29, 2013

The Iowa women’s tennis team will return to conference play this weekend after playing three matches in California over spring break. The Hawkeyes will travel to Penn State today to play the No....

Iowa softball looks to rebound against tough Badger pitching

CODY GOODWIN March 29, 2013

Megan Blank couldn’t find an answer. She and her teammates were excited — she used the words “pretty pumped” — for last weekend’s home-opening softball series with Minnesota....

Hawkeye men’s tennis set to take on Penn State

DOMINICK WHITE March 29, 2013

The Hawkeyes are set to compete against Penn State today at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex at 2 p.m. Iowa’s men’s tennis team enters today’s match with newfound confidence...

Iowa baseball set to take field at home for first time this season

TOMMY REINKING March 29, 2013

The last time Iowa played a game at Banks Field was nearly 10 months ago — a 7-6 win over then No. 16 Purdue. The wait for the first home series of the season has been a long and arduous one for the...

State officials endorse Braley

KRISTEN EAST March 29, 2013

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald announced their endorsement of Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, for the U.S. Senate on Thursday. According to a press release from Braley’s...

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