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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

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Guest opinion: The decline of American patriotism

JESSICA KOLNER November 12, 2013

U.S. Army (538,128), U.S. Navy (332,832), U.S. Marine Corps (194,912), U.S. Air Force (328,439), U.S. Coast Guard (42,331). In these five branches of the United States military there are nearly 1.5 million...

Elliot: Website on the car roof

BEAU ELLIOT November 12, 2013

If the Obama administration ran global warming, we’d get winter three weeks early. Hmm. That white stuff all over the ground on Monday wasn’t cocaine. Not that I know, exactly, what cocaine...

Editorial: Stats understate unemployment

DI EDITORIAL BOARD November 12, 2013

Over the past few years, unemployment has been improving, at a snail’s pace, but improving nonetheless. Trends in the official unemployment rate and other economic indicators seem to support this narrative. The...

Commentary: Men’s basketball is back where it belongs

KEVIN GLUECK November 12, 2013

More than 15,290 fans showed up for the 500th game in Carver-Hawkeye Arena to start the basketball year. That’s the most for a season-opener since 2001. When I came to Iowa in 2010, Kirk Ferentz...

Commentary: Recapping an underachieving season

DANNY PAYNE November 12, 2013

The fashion in which Iowa’s field-hockey season ended Sunday was analogous to the way the 2013 campaign will be remembered — the Hawkeyes were right there but couldn’t take that extra step. The...

One last shot for Taylor

JACOB SHEYKO November 12, 2013

It was never guaranteed. It was never guaranteed that Iowa women’s basketball player Theairra Taylor would return to be the player she once was. The one who in her senior year of high school was...

Iowa soccer earns at-large bid for NCAA Tournament

DI STAFF November 12, 2013

The Iowa soccer team is going dancing. On Friday, the Hawkeyes will take on Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes will play the game on Notre Dame’s home field in South...

The Box Score: Inside Iowa Football Statistics

CODY GOODWIN November 12, 2013

The Box Score is a weekly segment in which a Daily Iowan football reporter uses statistics to contextualize Iowa football’s performance over the course of the season. Iowa was last bowl eligible in...

North Liberty resident announces run for supervisors

DI STAFF November 12, 2013

North Liberty resident Lisa Green-Douglas has announced she will run for a spot on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Green-Douglas said she is a strong advocate for several issues in Johnson...

Hawks Ridge leaves Iowa ownership

MEGAN DEPPE November 12, 2013

Students living in Hawks Ridge may have to start making new plans for living arrangements next year, because the University of Iowa will no longer be affiliated with the complex. At the end of October,...

Officials seeking wading pool renovations

REBECCA MORIN November 12, 2013

Iowa City officials are seeking approval of a City Park pool renovation that will not only accommodate patrons but also comply with new criteria in the Americans with Disabilities Act. All municipal pools...

Dubuque Street Armory Memorial dedicated to America’s veterans

JAKE MCCULLEY November 12, 2013

On a cold, cloudy morning, hundreds of people gathered outside the Johnson County Administration Building for a military ceremony. Veterans held flags representing their regiment, the state, and the United...

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