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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

Hassett: Obama’s house of cards

NICK HASSETT November 11, 2013

Like many Americans, I was initially very skeptical about Obamacare. I thought it was designed with too much idealism and grand ideas while sorely lacking in pragmatism. In order to get the act passed...

Tilly: A double standard on adulthood

ZACH TILLY November 11, 2013

For a society so adept at categorizing people, we sure do have a tough time deciding when exactly young people become adults. Consider the 21-ordinance debate, which came to a merciful end last week but...

Editorial: Graduate college shouldn’t overlook undergrads

DI EDITORIAL BOARD November 11, 2013

The University of Iowa and its governing bodies have consistently made efforts to draw Iowa students, such as a comparatively low in-state tuition that may be frozen by the state Board of Regents this...

Volleyball swept by Badgers

DI STAFF November 11, 2013

The Iowa volleyball team dropped its second match of the weekend to the Wisconsin Badgers, 3-0. Iowa was dominated early on by the Badgers, who started the first set on an 11-1 run. They managed to maintain...

Commentary: Season can’t be called a success without one more win

RYAN PROBASCO November 11, 2013

In the not-so-distant past, predicting a seven-win season for the Iowa football team would earn you a glare and certain disagreement from whoever was in hearing distance of you. And, if you can believe...

No three-point crutch for Iowa basketball

BEN ROSS November 11, 2013

Iowa looked like the team everyone had heard about in its season-opening 82-39 win over the University of North Carolina-Wilmington on No. 8. But in Sunday’s contest against the University of Nebraska-Omaha,...

Six double-digit scorers lead Hawkeyes in upset

MATT CABEL November 11, 2013

With a little under four minutes remaining and the Iowa women’s basketball team ahead of the No. 14 Dayton Flyers, 84-77, Sam Logic hit the deck hard and remained on the floor.  Silence enveloped...

After shaky start, Iowa moves to 2-0 with comeback win against Nebraska-Omaha

RYAN PROBASCO November 11, 2013

Iowa players and coaches will try to forget their performance against Nebraska-Omaha as quickly as possible. The Hawkeyes’ play was sloppy, and the team’s 18 turnovers are more than it had...

Iowa defeats No. 14 Dayton in overtime

JACOB SHEYKO November 11, 2013

If the Iowa women’s basketball team wanted to make a statement, it certainly made one in its 97-93 win over No. 14 Dayton on Sunday. In a game that saw its fair share of ups and downs, the Hawkeyes...

Iowa loses to Nebraska in Big Ten Championship game

JACOB SHEYKO November 11, 2013

The Iowa soccer team’s dreams of winning a Big Ten Tournament championship fell just short Sunday as top-seeded Nebraska defeated the Hawkeyes, 1-0. The win now puts Iowa’s NCAA Tournament...

Hawkeyes fall in Big Ten Tournament Championship

DANNY PAYNE November 11, 2013

At halftime, it looked like No. 20 Iowa was going to cruise to the program’s fourth Big Ten Tournament crown. But unfortunately for the Hawkeyes, field-hockey games last 70 minutes, not 35. The...

Canzeri proves solution to Iowa’s running back, rushing woes

MATT CABEL November 11, 2013

The Iowa rushing game was in a funk.  Then Jordan Canzeri, a running back some forgot about after he tore his ACL in spring training camp before the 2012 season, heard his name called on the sideline....

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