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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

Lee: The memory of slavery

ASHLEY LEE October 25, 2013

The independent film 12 Years A Slave, the story of a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841, premièred in select cities Oct. 18. While I appreciate a movie that genuinely tackles...

Overton: Joining the mob

JON OVERTON October 25, 2013

It’s not every day that one person’s small slip-up grabs national, even international headlines. Enter the extremely unfortunate case of a University of Iowa teaching assistant who meant to...

Editorial: UI academics underpaid

DI EDITORIAL BOARD October 25, 2013

The 40-hour workweek seems to have gone out the window for the state’s regent-school faculties. The state Board of Regents released a report this week that shows that University of Iowa faculty members...

Men’s Tennis to wrap up fall season

DI STAFF October 25, 2013

The Iowa men’s tennis team will start competition today in West Lafayette, Ind., for the Big Ten Singles/Doubles Tournament. The tournament runs today through Oct. 27. This will be the Hawkeyes’...

Klug to serve as honorary captain

MATT CABEL October 25, 2013

Iowa and Northwestern both enter Saturday’s matchup in Kinnick Stadium with 4-3 records, but how each team reached that mark are different stories. Iowa started the season with a last-second loss...

No. 19 Hawkeyes set to take on No. 6 Penn State, UC Davis

DANNY PAYNE October 25, 2013

The 19th-ranked Iowa field-hockey team is set for a huge matchup with No. 6 Penn State today and for a date with California-Davis on Oct. 27. Both games are scheduled to take place at Grant Field. Iowa...

Iowa soccer preps for No. 4 Penn State

JACOB SHEYKO October 25, 2013

The Iowa soccer team heads into its three final games of the regular season with a record of 11-4-1 overall and a Big Ten record of 3-4-1. Kicking off Iowa’s home stand is a matchup with No. 4...

Hawkeyes looking to bounce back against Northwestern

MATT CABEL October 25, 2013

Iowa and Northwestern both enter Saturday’s matchup in Kinnick Stadium with 4-3 records, but how each team reached that mark are different stories. Iowa started the season with a last-second loss...

A new era of Iowa women’s basketball begins

MATT CABEL October 25, 2013

Lisa Bluder, Sam Logic, and Bethany Doolittle sat in the depths of Carver-Hawkeye Arena on a pedestal. The Hawkeyes had just finished their last game of the season, a March 26 loss to Notre Dame in the...

Lack of size no worry for Hawkeyes

JACOB SHEYKO October 25, 2013

The Iowa women’s basketball team is missing one ingredient — size. Gone are the days of the Hawkeyes with two post players. Instead, this season’s Hawkeye squad will usher in a new era...

Pediatrics Department to be renamed

DI STAFF October 25, 2013

The state Board of Regents approved changing the name of the Pediatrics Department in the Carver College of Medicine to the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics. The proposal is made in recognition of...

Regents ok Steam Line repair

DI STAFF October 25, 2013

At a meeting on Thursday, the state Board of Regents approved the repairs to an emergency steam line. The line runs between the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the Medical Research Facility. A...

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