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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

Ponnada: The sexualization of Halloween

SRI PONNADA October 28, 2013

I’m not used to celebrating Halloween, but this year my friends forced me to get into it. So I decided to go shopping for a costume. To my surprise [well, not really, because I was expecting it]...

Richson: The scourge of cyberbullying

BRIANNE RICHSON October 28, 2013

The Florida justice system is no stranger to media attention, to be sure, most recently for two female minors who were charged with felonies — they are accused with persistently tormenting a classmate...

Editorial: Iowa’s prescription drug problem

DI EDITORIAL BOARD October 28, 2013

In 1999, approximately two people out of every 100,000 in Iowa died from prescription-drug overdoses. The problem, and the public effort against it, was relatively minor in scale. But from 1999 to 2010...

Men’s tennis wraps up at Big Ten Singles/Doubles Tournament

DI STAFF October 28, 2013

Men’s tennis finished its fall season today in West Lafayette, Ind., with the doubles team of senior Jonas Dierckx and junior Matt Hagan highlighting the Big Ten Tournament by taking the consolation...

Ohio State defeats Hawkeyes 3-1

JACOB SHEYKO October 28, 2013

The Iowa soccer team’s Senior Day was a bitter one. Just days after defeating Penn State for the first time in program history, the Hawkeyes lost to Ohio State, 3-1, on Sunday. The loss is the...

No. 19 Hawkeyes take down UC Davis on senior day

DANNY PAYNE October 28, 2013

It was fitting that Karli Johansen scored 2 goals on Senior Day at Grant Field. The fourth-year Hawkeye and her fellow seniors enjoyed a 5-1 victory over California-Davis (4-10, 2-3) Sunday afternoon. Johansen...

Iowa football celebrates Groundhog Day

BEN ROSS October 28, 2013

The Oct. 26 football game against Northwestern carried a lot of story lines and veils going into the contest. On the surface, it was the America Needs Farmers game, where Iowa fans in the stands of Kinnick...

Fiedorowicz finding his stride for Iowa

CODY GOODWIN October 28, 2013

Jake Rudock was back-pedaling when a window opened up — the kind of window that quarterbacks hate. This window gave Northwestern’s Ibraheim Campbell a clear, unblocked path to Rudock, who impressively...

Illinois man charged after possessing marijuana and paraphernalia

DI STAFF October 28, 2013

A Geneseo, Ill., man has been accused possessing marijuana and paraphernalia. Stephan Gernant, 22, was charged Sunday with OWI, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession/delivery of marijuana. According...

Muscatine man charged after hurting pregnant girlfriend

DI STAFF October 28, 2013

A Muscatine man has been accused of hurting his pregnant girlfriend. Rito Rubio-Vi, 29, was charged Oct. 21 with domestic-abuse assault impeding air/blood causing injury. According to a University of...

Chicago man charged after possessing marijuana in jail

DI STAFF October 28, 2013

A Chicago man has been accused of possessing marijuana in jail. Joseph Caram, 18, was charged Oct. 25 with possession of contraband in a correctional facility. According to an Iowa City police complaint,...

Iowa City man charged after stealing student’s backpack from Pappajohn Business Building

DI STAFF October 28, 2013

An Iowa City man has been accused of stealing a student’s backpack from the Pappajohn Business Building. Luke Sensabaugh, 21, was charged Oct. 24 with second-degree theft. According to a University...

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