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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

Editorial: Rejection of Lang by Iowa Senate smacks of political retribution

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 10, 2013

The Iowa Senate on Monday failed to confirm two of Gov. Terry Branstad’s nominees for the state Board of Regents — the body that oversees the state’s public universities. Republicans Robert...

GymHawks show glimpses of high potential in 2013 campaign

MATT CABEL April 10, 2013

The 2013 Iowa women’s gymnastics season might be best remembered as small glimpse of what’s to come. The team’s final roster consisted of 16 members — 13 of whom were underclassmen....

Iowa tennis’s ‘Birdman’ finds a new nest

DOMINICK WHITE April 10, 2013

Brian Alden transferred to Iowa last fall in search of new beginnings. It marked the second time he switched schools during his college career. His previous stops at Illinois and Florida State didn’t...

Iowa men’s basketball way-too-early favorites to make noise in 2013-2014

CODY GOODWIN April 10, 2013

The Iowa men’s basketball season ended just six days ago, and experts are already picking the Black and Gold hoopsters to make a strong push to be among the nation’s top 25 teams during the...

Commentary: The NCAA can’t live up to it’s own commercials

KEVIN GLUECK April 10, 2013

Odds are, if you watched this year’s March Madness, you saw a certain NCAA commercial. You know, the one in which a group of cheerleaders or a mascot follows a former college athlete in her or...

Iowa Baseball continues to struggle to bat with runners on base

TOMMY REINKING April 10, 2013

The Iowa baseball team hasn’t had very much trouble getting runners on base this season. The team was hitting .269 as a team heading into the game against Kansas Tuesday night. The problem for the...

Iowa baseball struggles against Jayhawks in 8-3 loss

JALYN SOUCHEK April 10, 2013

The Iowa baseball team fell to Kansas, 8-3, Tuesday night at Banks Field. Mother Nature did not take it easy on Iowa, and neither did the Jayhawks. Kansas tallied 8 runs on 12 hits, easily outmatching...

New Farmers Market coming to Iowa City on Tuesdays this May

KRISTEN EAST April 10, 2013

Starting in May, Iowa City residents will have one more day each week to attend the Farmers’ Market. Iowa City will add a Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays at Mercer Park from 3 to 6 p.m. beginning May...

Sheriff dismisses charges against North Liberty woman in spork case

REBECCA MORIN April 10, 2013

Charges against a North Liberty woman accused of breaking a spork were dismissed by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office’s request. Tera Harris, 25, was charged Sunday with fifth-degree criminal mischief....

Iowa City officials approve contractor for West Side Levee

NICK HASSETT April 10, 2013

The Iowa City City Council passed a resolution awarding the contract for a levee construction on Tuesday. Bids for the construction of the West Side Levee Project, approved by the City Council on March...

Iowa City City Councilors approve amplified sound ordinance

NICK HASSETT April 10, 2013

The Iowa City City Council voted to change the rules on the use of amplified sound in city spaces on Tuesday. The council passed the change, 7-0, on its second consideration after the council approved...

Film showing at UIHC addresses uninsured patients at American hospitals

MICHELLE KIM April 10, 2013

A father of three children is filmed as he cries in front of his children. His son can no longer play baseball, and his elder daughter, who is lying in the patient room, cannot pay for her hip-hop dance...

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