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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

No room for Greeks in the new Rome

GUEST COLUMN May 17, 2013

A crisis, calamitous in scope and effect, has befallen Iowa City, eroding a cherished and lauded tradition, rocking the very foundation of the identity of this town: the city zoning code has been amended;...

Evans: Farewell, my friends

BENJAMIN EVANS May 17, 2013

I’m graduating this weekend. Today is the last day that I will be a student at the University of Iowa, the last day I will live in Iowa City, and the last day I will reluctantly call myself a Hawkeye....

Tilly: Ants in the vacuum

ZACH TILLY May 17, 2013

I’ve got the column space on the last day of the semester, so I’m obligated to say goodbye for now on behalf of this page and the paper. “Goodbye for now; see you on June 10.”...

Late hit boosts Hawks

JALYN SOUCHEK May 17, 2013

The Iowa baseball team may have lost its chance to make it to the Big Ten Tournament prior to facing off against Purdue for the final season series, but the season is yet to be a wrap. Iowa secured a...

Blank earns second-straight National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region Honor

CODY GOODWIN May 17, 2013

Iowa softball’s Megan Blank has added another accolade to her already successful 2013 season. The sophomore was just named a 2013 National Fastpitch Coaches Association first team All-Midwest Region...

Iowa sputters to start at NCAA regional

KEVIN GLUECK May 17, 2013

The Iowa men’s golf team completed first round action of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional on Thursday, and the Hawkeyes have left some work for themselves in order to advance. They are tied for 11th...

Cancer patient honored by Iowa men’s basketball team

BEN ROSS May 17, 2013

On the morning of Feb. 18. Bob Weber found Alice, his wife of 52 years, in a helpless position, sprawled on the floor of the bathroom in their Dyersville home. Alice Weber, who family members say was...

DI Story of the Year: Men’s basketball NIT run

TORK MASON May 17, 2013

In the fall of 2011, Iowa fan message boards began circulating the catch phrase, “We’re back.” It was sparked by the commitments of this season’s freshman class and the promise...

The Daily Iowan‘s year in review

DI STAFF May 17, 2013

Peter Gray resigns Peter Gray, a former associate director of athletics student services at the University of Iowa, resigned in November 2012 amid allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. According...

UI Student Health offers new sleep program

CASSIDY RILEY May 17, 2013

More than 100 students took advantage of a new program offered by University of Iowa Student Health Service this semester to help them catch more Zs. Refresh is an eight-week program in which students...

Iowa airports report increase in passengers

BRENT GRIFFITHS May 17, 2013

Officials from Iowa’s two biggest airports point to budget airlines and the re-emergence of demand that withered during the recession as reasons for a continuing increase in the number of passengers. “The...

Iowa City officials see an increase in people going "gluten-free"

LAUREN COFFEY May 17, 2013

Over the past few years, decreasing gluten intake has taken off across the country, and Iowa City officials say that trend has increased locally. “When I started [in 2000], there were around 30...

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