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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

Richson: Make all socializing private

BRIANNE RICHSON April 8, 2013

Having to worry about your mom, or even grandma, creeping on your Facebook or Twitter accounts is enough, but in the social-media age, this isn’t the only anxiety held by college students nearing...

Editorial: Waste audit shows new ways to recycle

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 8, 2013

A team of University of Iowa students and faculty sorted through a day’s worth of garbage on April 4. The trash — from Burge and Daum Residence Halls —  helped the group collect data that will help...

Iowa women’s gymnastics falters in NCAA’s

MATT CABEL April 8, 2013

The Iowa women’s gymnastics season came to a close in Norman, Okla., when the GymHawks earned a sixth-place finish with a score of 194.475 in the NCAA regional on April 6. Freshman Kyra Trowbridge...

Hawkeye men’s tennis comes up short

DOMINICK WHITE April 8, 2013

The Iowa’s men’s tennis team lost a pair of Big Ten meets against ranked opponents this past weekend. The Hawkeyes were in Bloomington on April 6 to compete in the weekend’s first match, against...

Iowa women’s trackster Tutson breaks discus school record

DANNY PAYNE April 8, 2013

The Iowa women’s track and field team competed April4-6 in the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, Ariz. The Hawkeyes earned fifth place, totaling 63 points over the span of three days. Among the highlights...

Hawkeye men’s gymnastics places sixth in Big Ten

RYAN PROBASCO April 8, 2013

The Iowa men's gymnastics squad finished team competition this past weekend at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. The eighth-ranked Hawkeyes finished Day 1 with a score of 422.500. Michigan...

Iowa softball’s Blank does enough to tie rubber match, but didn’t get a chance to win

CODY GOODWIN April 8, 2013

Nebraska’s Tatum Edwards lined up and tossed her 77th pitch a little too far to her left on Sunday afternoon. The ball appeared to nick Megan Blank right on her elbow. Blank backed out of the box,...

Hawkeye baseball struggles defensively in weekend series

JALYN SOUCHEK April 8, 2013

The Iowa baseball team sank further toward the cellar of the Big Ten standings after falling to Nebraska in two of three games this past weekend. The Hawkeyes (11-15, 2-7 Big Ten) haven’t had much...

Iowa men’s basketball improved national perception in 2012-13

IAN MARTIN April 8, 2013

Fran McCaffery’s rebuilding process began with 10 wins the season before the coach came to campus. It was a 25-victory campaign in 2012-13. Also measureable is attendance, which went from record...

Hawkeye softball loses two of three to visiting Nebraska

NICK DELAQUILA April 8, 2013

The Iowa softball team continued its struggles, losing two of three to No. 19 Nebraska at Pearl Field this past weekend. With the defeats, Iowa fell to 22-15 on the season, 2-7 in Big Ten play. Iowa’s...

Iowa baseball drops two of three to Cornhuskers

TOMMY REINKING April 8, 2013

In a back-and-forth series that saw seemingly comfortable leads evaporate game after game, Nebraska came away with two victories over the Iowa baseball team in three games at Banks Field this past weekend. Both...

Mathis chooses not to run for empty Senate seat

BRENT GRIFFITHS April 8, 2013

Since Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, announced his decision to seek retiring Sen. Tom Harkin’s, D-Iowa, Senate seat, many Iowa Democrats have considered running to replace Braley. However, one Democratic...

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