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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

Lee: Why I’m not a patriot

ASHLEY LEE November 19, 2013

I have a serious problem with people telling me I should be proud to be an American. It is a messy, complicated, and uneasy predicament. To know that I am a product of an operation that systematically...

Elliot: Maybe the NSA knows

BEAU ELLIOT November 19, 2013

Fifty years after the assassination of JFK, as headline writers named him, we know less about the details of that slaying than we know about NSA’s current and recent snooping of pretty much everyone,...

Editorial: Moving beyond ethanol

DI EDITORIAL BOARD November 19, 2013

The Associated Press made a splash with its investigation into corn-based ethanol in the United States last week, and now it has the whole industry up in arms over the findings. The AP reported that...

Hawkeye baseball program recruits five for 2015

DI STAFF November 19, 2013

The Iowa baseball program signed five players for its 2015 season, the Athletics Department announced Monday: Nick Allgeyer, an outfielder/left-handed pitcher, outfielder Joel Booker, infielder Kyle...

Soccer commentary: A season of firsts

JACOB SHEYKO November 19, 2013

Just under a month ago, the Iowa soccer program was in a completely different situation. The Hawkeyes had never beat Penn State in the program’s history, never won more than 13 games in a season, never...

Men’s gymnastics plans to finish top 3 in the country

JACK ROSSI November 19, 2013

After a fifth-place finish at the NCAA championships last season, the Iowa men’s gymnastics team has been working tirelessly to achieve more success in 2014. The fifth-place finish was the best...

The Box Score: Inside College Football Statistics

BEN ROSS November 19, 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. With Iowa coming off a bye this...

Iowa City man allegedly stole multiple electronics

DI STAFF November 19, 2013

An Iowa City man has been accused of stealing numerous electronic devices. Mozell McKee, 19, was charged Nov. 10 with second-degree theft. According to an Iowa City police complaint, an officer stopped...

Planned solar farm moves forward with sustainability plans

DANIEL SEIDL November 19, 2013

Harnessing environmental forces through the use of wind and solar farms isn’t a new idea, but one Iowa organization has larger plans than ever before. Farmers Electric Co-op, a Frytown-based electric...

Medical examiner testifies cause of death was homicide

ABIGAIL MEIER November 19, 2013

A medical examiner testified on Monday that the muzzle of the gun that shot Donelle Lindsey was “on the short end of 2 feet” from him when it ended his life in a summer 2012 shooting. The...

Indian student population growing at UI

LILY ABROMEIT November 19, 2013

The United States has seen a rapid increase in the number of graduate students from India, according to a recent study, and the University of Iowa fits right in, though officials believe there’s...

Waitlist option coming to UI registration process

JAKE MCCULLEY November 19, 2013

The University of Iowa ISIS system enables students to register for courses with the click of a button, which makes registration, for the most part, pretty simple. However, if students want or need to...

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