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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: Let the rhetoric games begin

ZACH TILLY April 5, 2013

On May 7, Johnson County will ask voters to approve $43.5 million for the construction of a new jail compound that will be a touch smaller and a touch uglier than the $46.8 million building that fell short...

Editorial: UISG presidential debate telling

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 5, 2013

University of Iowa Student Government presidential candidates Katherine Valde of the HOUSE Party (Helping Our University and Students Engage) and Aaron Horsfield of the TOGA Party (Together Our Government...

Hawkeye women’s tennis gets ready for Indiana and Purdue

MIKE MAIENZA April 5, 2013

The Iowa women’s tennis team will tackle two ranked opponents in a couple of home matches this weekend. The Hawkeyes will take on No. 32 Indiana at 3:30 p.m. today and No.19 Purdue at 11 a.m. April...

Singles lineup is set for Hawkeye men’s tennis

DOMINICK WHITE April 5, 2013

The Iowa men’s tennis team will compete against the No. 69 Indiana in Bloomington, Ind., today at noon. Its road trip will continue when the Black and Gold faces the No. 63 Purdue on April 7 at the...

Iowa women’s gymnastics looking to rebound in NCAA Regionals

MATT CABEL April 5, 2013

It all comes down to this. The Iowa women’s gymnastics team will compete Saturday in the NCAA Regional in Norman, Okla. — 10 days after the GymHawks had their worst performance of the season,...

Confidence not an issue for GymHawks heading into Big Ten Championships

RYAN PROBASCO April 5, 2013

The Iowa men’s gymnastics team will begin postseason competition today when it travels to Minneapolis to compete in the Big Ten championships. The Hawkeyes are confident in their ability and believe...

Hoffman becomes force for Iowa softball

CODY GOODWIN April 5, 2013

It appeared as a single fluent motion. Wisconsin’s Kendall Grimm took off for second-base as Kayla Massey’s pitch crossed the plate. Holly Hoffman caught the pitch and without a second thought...

Iowa baseball looks to increase Big Ten wins against Huskers

JALYN SOUCHEK April 5, 2013

The Iowa baseball team will square off against Nebraska in a three-game series this weekend, and the Hawkeyes will attempt to improve their cellar-dwelling Big Ten record. The series will begin tonight...

Cold shooting dooms Iowa in NIT championship loss to Baylor

IAN MARTIN April 5, 2013

NEW YORK — The 2013 College Slam Dunk Contest was the lead-in on ESPN Thursday night before Iowa’s NIT championship matchup with Baylor. The Bears continued the jam-oriented programming as their...

Gerson at UI: Humanitarian aid the ‘exception’ to polarized politics

KRISTEN EAST April 5, 2013

Michael Gerson said foreign aid appears to be the exception today in what he calls a period of intense politicization. Gerson, a senior adviser at ONE — a bipartisan organization fighting against extreme...

Todd Gitlin delivers annual UI journalism lecture

REBECCA MORIN April 5, 2013

Young, aspiring journalists filled the seats of the lecture hall expecting to hear an inspiring speech about journalism — instead, students experienced a wake-up call about the problems with mainstream...

Iowa City high schoolers petition to change Columbus Day to "Discovery Day"

EVAN HAFNER April 5, 2013

The traditional line goes, “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” “discovering” the Americas. But as historians continue to study the life of Christopher Columbus, questions...

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