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

Voices of philanthropy: "Give regularly"

GUEST COLUMN April 23, 2014

My husband, Rand, and I both went to the University of Iowa and graduated in 1951. My father, Walter Anneberg, M.D., also a UI graduate and lifelong supporter of the university, said to us, “Do not...

Byrd: Iowa should recognize genocide

MATTHEW BYRD April 23, 2014

In 1944, Raphael Lemkin, a balding, mild-mannered Polish lawyer born to a Jewish family at the beginning of the 20th century, had a problem. He was studying a crime that did not have a word. A crime that...

Editorial: Affirmative action still needed

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 23, 2014

It’s the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and many today would make the case that civil rights are a concern of the 20th century. We live in a post-racial society, this line of reasoning...

Huff to visit, Atwood to announce for men’s hoops

DI STAFF April 23, 2014

Former Nevada power forward Cole Huff will visit Iowa on May 2, according to Huff’s AAU coach on Twitter, and with the recent departure of Kyle Meyer, Iowa could really use another power forward....

Fiedorowicz meets with San Francisco

DI STAFF April 23, 2014

According to numerous media reports and a league source, former Iowa tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz visited the San Francisco 49ers as recently as this Monday. The 6-5, 265-pound Fiedorowicz has made visits...

No night games for Iowa football in 2014

DI STAFF April 23, 2014

For the second-straight season, the Hawkeyes will not play a night game under the lights of Kinnick Stadium. After missing out on ABC/ESPN’s prime-time selections for the Big Ten last week, the...

Commentary: Seeking the elusive doubles point

JORDAN BUCHER April 23, 2014

The 2014 Iowa men’s tennis team was dealt the same cards as last season, graduating only one senior from its 2012-13 roster and gaining just one newcomer. There’s only so much that can be done...

At home in the minors

JORDAN HANSEN April 23, 2014

There is no special fanfare when Cedar Rapids native Chad Christensen comes to bat for his hometown Kernels. Nothing special from the PA announcer or any sort of music that would let the half-capacity...

Baseball preps for midweek clash with Creighton

RYAN RODRIGUEZ April 23, 2014

The Iowa baseball team will get a taste of the spotlight this evening when it travels to Omaha to take on Creighton. Not only will the game be televised live on the CBS Sports Network, it will be played...

Getting with S.L.I.M.E.

JALYN SOUCHEK April 23, 2014

Melsahn Basabe didn’t give Hawkeye head coach Fran McCaffery much of an option. The 6-7, 220-pound senior grabbed the man he had followed more than 1,000 miles to Iowa City, pulled him into the...

IC high schools rank high

DI STAFF April 23, 2014

Two local high schools are among the best in the state. According to the 2014 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings, West High and City High are in the top 10 of the state. West High was ranked No. 4,...

Miller-Meeks visits UI campus

CHRIS HIGGINS April 23, 2014

Grand Old Party beer cozies were off to the side as a congressional candidate stood in front of attentive conservatives. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, an eye doctor and a former director of the Iowa Department...

Load More Stories