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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Beall: A good deal with Iran

MIKE BEALL December 2, 2013

Coming out of negotiations in Geneva, Iran proved something to the world.  Its leaders are more willing to negotiate with the Obama administration than the Republican Party is the United States. And I...

Byrd: GOP is no "Party of Lincoln"

MATTHEW BYRD December 2, 2013

Continuing its recent string of submissions to The Daily Iowan, the College Republicans issued a guest opinion on Nov. 22 titled “The Daily Iowan’s ignorance of the Gettysburg Address,”...

Editorial: Obamacare not dead yet

DI EDITORIAL BOARD December 2, 2013

Obamacare isn’t in a great place from a public-opinion standpoint. After the botched launch of the tie-in health-care insurance site healthcare.gov and nearly 5 million canceled insurance plans,...

While You Were Away Hawkeye Sports Edition

DI STAFF December 2, 2013

Hawkeyes fall in Battle 4 Atlantis finale The Iowa men’s basketball team won two games to play a third in the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis, but the Hawkeyes fell short to Villanova, 88-83,...

The Rosster: Seeing Double

BEN ROSS December 2, 2013

The outlook going into this season for Iowa football was bleak at best. Last year’s 4-8 campaign was, well, insufferable, to put it lightly. Most college football pundits had Iowa winning no more than...

Hawkeye offense seizes scoring opportunities

CODY GOODWIN December 2, 2013

LINCOLN, Neb. — The offensive stats from Iowa’s 38-17 win over Nebraska don’t tell the whole story. But that’s only if you take them from the surface level. The stats, on the whole,...

Moore wins marquee bout against Cyclones

CODY GOODWIN December 2, 2013

AMES — Nick Moore couldn’t remember how, exactly, he scored his match-winning takedown against Iowa State’s Mike Moreno. He was sitting at the post-dual press conference shortly after No....

Hawkeyes retain Dan Gable Traveling Trophy

DANNY PAYNE December 2, 2013

AMES — It may not have been the domination Iowa was looking for, but the Hawkeyes got the job done at Iowa State. In the 2013 wrestling edition of the Cy-Hawk Corn series at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames,...

Man charged with possession of marijuana

DI STAFF December 2, 2013

A Swisher, Iowa, man has been accused of possessing 48 grams of marijuana in his car. Jacob Hargrafen, 33, was charged Nov. 28 with possession/delivery of marijuana. According to a Johnson County Sheriff’s...

Iowa City man charged after head butting girlfriend

DI STAFF December 2, 2013

An Iowa City man has been accused of head-butting his girlfriend. Thom Pringle, 31, was charged Nov. 30 with domestic-abuse assault impeding air/blood causing bodily injury. According to an Iowa City...

North Liberty woman charged with domestic-abuse assault

DI STAFF December 2, 2013

A North Liberty woman has been accused with assaulting her partner.   Sondra Irving, 26, was charged Nov. 28 with domestic-abuse assault with intent or displaying a weapon, domestic-assault impeding...

UI employee sees all sides of totem pole

MEGAN SANCHEZ December 2, 2013

A framed picture of a middle-age man in uniform sits on top of University of Iowa emergency-management coordinator Shawn Sharp's desk. The photo is of Sharp’s father, who has since passed away and...

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