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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

Lee: Thomas wrong on race-consciousness

ASHLEY LEE February 21, 2014

Earlier this month, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Americans are too sensitive about race: “My sadness is that we are probably today more race and difference conscious than I was in...

Overton: Leave Hitler out of it

JON OVERTON February 21, 2014

The closest thing we have to evil incarnate is probably best represented in Adolf Hitler, so when someone is compared to this guy, this person in question must be pretty awful. Or the president of the...

Editorial: No searches for petty crimes

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 21, 2014

It has been a week of turmoil and unrest across the world, from protests turned violent crackdown in Ukraine to massive street demonstrations in Venezuela to ongoing suppression of free speech in Sochi,...

Softball travels to Mississippi for three game series

DI STAFF February 21, 2014

Iowa will hit the road for a third-straight week to Mississippi for a clash against Mississippi State starting today. The Hawkeyes are 3-6 and hope to turn that around this weekend to get back to a .500...

Iowa baseball slated for busy weekend

DI STAFF February 21, 2014

The Iowa baseball team will ditch the cold weather of Iowa City in exchange for Port Charlotte, Fla., this weekend. The Hawkeyes are scheduled to play four games in the Snowbird Baseball Classic. Today,...

Iowa set to travel to Western Michigan

DI STAFF February 21, 2014

The Iowa men’s tennis team will hit the road for the first time this season when they head to Kalamazoo, Mich., to face Western Michigan. The matchup is set to begin at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Iowa...

GymHawks set to host Illinois-Chicago

JORDAN BUCHER February 21, 2014

The Iowa women’s gymnastics team will make its final home appearance of the season on Feb. 23 against Illinois-Chicago in Carver-Hawkeye Arena beginning at 3 p.m. Iowa is coming off its best performance...

Iowa track teams get set to host last indoor meet

JORDAN HANSEN AND KATRINA DO February 21, 2014

As the Hawkeyes get set to host their last indoor meet of the season, the Iowa Invitational today, some athletes are fighting for a chance to compete in the Big Ten championships. “This another...

Iowa women’s basketball needs bounce-back game

JACOB SHEYKO February 21, 2014

Following what might have been the Iowa women’s basketball team’s toughest loss of the season, the Hawkeyes will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday to take on Michigan. The game won’t...

Buy or Sell: Iowa-Wisconsin men’s basketball preview

RYAN PROBASCO AND BEN ROSS February 21, 2014

Buy or Sell: The outcome of this game is dependent on Ben Brust’s status. Probasco: Buy. Former Iowa commitment and Wisconsin guard Ben Brust left the Badgers’ Wednesday practice with what’s being...

NFL Combine Profile: James Morris

MATT CABEL February 21, 2014

James Morris has been a household name for Iowa football fans since 2010. And his draft stock, although never extremely high to begin with, benefited from a strong senior season in which the Iowa defense...

The art of the takedown

CODY GOODWIN February 21, 2014

Tom Brands says some pretty interesting things sometimes. It’s part of what makes him, well, him. He’s quirky. Most everybody in the wrestling world knows that. Take, for example, his boxing...

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