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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

Letter: On the CIA and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop

GUEST COLUMN February 19, 2014

Christopher Merrill or anyone else interested in seeing the documentary evidence for the CIA support of writing at Iowa should consult series two, box four, file four (1 Nov. 1964-31 March 1969) of the...

Tilly: Don’t tread on my fireworks

ZACH TILLY February 19, 2014

A few years ago, my sister and I may have made the four-hour roundtrip from our hometown in Illinois to the Indiana border for the sole purpose of buying and smuggling back home a small number of relatively...

Editorial: The unfinished stimulus

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 19, 2014

Monday marked the fifth anniversary of the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the Stimulus Package. The bill, a massive conglomeration of public works,...

Iowa wrestlers remain solid in latest rankings

DI STAFF February 19, 2014

InterMat announced Tuesday that the Iowa wrestling team stayed No. 2 in the NCAA Division-I rankings. Penn State holds the top spot, and Minnesota, Oklahoma State, and Cornell round out the top five. Below...

Falling metal postpones Iowa-Indiana game indefinitely

RYAN PROBASCO February 19, 2014

The Iowa-Indiana men’s basketball game scheduled for 8 p.m. (CST) Tuesday was postponed as a result of metal falling from the ceiling of the Hoosiers’ Assembly Hall. According to reports,...

Dziewa not worried

DANNY PAYNE February 19, 2014

Josh Dziewa has lost the last two matches he has wrestled: The Iowa 141-pounder dropped a 3-2 decision to Michigan’s Steve Dutton, who is ranked in InterMat’s top 10, on Feb. 9, and the Yardley,...

Softball tries to work through shaky start

JACK ROSSI February 19, 2014

Iowa softball will have to shore up some offensive inconsistencies if it wants to get back to a .500 record anytime soon. The Hawkeyes returned from a jam-packed weekend in which they played five games...

NFL Combine Profile: C.J. Fiedorowicz

RYAN PROBASCO February 19, 2014

When C.J. Fiedorowicz enrolled at Iowa as a four-star recruit in the fall of 2010, many dubbed the Johnsburg, Ill., native as the next man up in the Hawkeyes’ long line of successful tight ends.  ...

Sticking with home for the Olympics

LILY ABROMEIT February 19, 2014

The Olympic games reach globally, and a few international students feel the effect at the University of Iowa. While they may be studying here, many said they do not feel a strong enough connection to...

Homeshooling expands in Iowa

MEGAN DEPPE February 19, 2014

Homeschooling families have one more way they can interact with public schools and the state — families now have the Independent Private Instruction option. Kirstin Miller, a University of Iowa graduate...

City moves on senior services

DANIEL SEIDL February 19, 2014

The Iowa City City Council decided to increase senior services in Iowa City on Tuesday despite dissent from some councilors and Senior Center commissioners. The council passed a resolution creating an...

UI officials, students react to Ukraine protests

REBECCA MORIN February 19, 2014

Nearly 5,000 miles across the globe, a nation is roiling with political unrest. Starting in November 2013, citizens of Ukraine began protesting against President Viktor Yanukovych after he stopped working...

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