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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

Listen to Henry on supporting the UI

GUEST COLUMN April 28, 2014

In 1953, just four years after graduating from the University of Iowa, a young man put a $5 check into an envelope and mailed the donation to his alma mater. With that action, he set into motion what has...

Hassett: The building e-cig hysteria

NICK HASSETT April 28, 2014

What’s in a name? If you’re a New York City lawmaker, apparently not much. Brought to you by the body that tried to take away large-sized sodas, the NYC City Council also added e-cigarettes...

Editorial: Increase taxes on e-cigs

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 28, 2014

E-cigarettes, the battery-powered and somewhat disappointing little brother to the traditional cigarette, is going to facE some severe restrictions in the coming months. In a 241-page proposal released...

Softball tops Indiana in series finale

DI STAFF April 28, 2014

The Iowa softball team got some help by way of the long ball on Sunday in Bloomington, Ind. Dingers from Megan Blank and Erin Erickson, along with a complete game, led the Hawkeyes to a 3-2 win over the...

Hawkeyes finish ninth at Big Ten championship

DI STAFF April 28, 2014

The Iowa women’s golf team finished ninth at the Big Ten championships in Frenchlick, Ind., over the weekend. The Hawkeyes shot a second round score of 306 (+18) on April 26, an 8-stroke improvement...

Iowa women fall in Big Ten Tournament

DI STAFF April 28, 2014

The Iowa women’s tennis team’s season came to an end in Evanston on Aril 25, when the Hawkeyes fell, 4-1, to No.  17 Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The Wolverines were the...

Men tracksters not yet satisfied

JORDAN HANSEN April 28, 2014

As junior Gabe Hull stood in the center of the discus ring with a sheepish grin and small Drake champion flag, two things were clear. First, he had just won an event that he had lost last season by 2...

Women’s relay blasts into 1st place

KATRINA DO April 28, 2014

DES MOINES — Alexis Hernandez passed the baton to Brittany Brown for the final exchange, and silence fell across the Drake Stadium. The quiet was short-lived; Brown pulled Iowa across the finish...

Sterling’s comments the latest black eye for the NBA

ZACH TILLY April 28, 2014

Clippers owner Donald Sterling singlehandedly derailed the NBA playoffs over the weekend, when TMZ dropped what is apparently an extended audio recording of Sterling imploring his girlfriend to refrain...

Offense wins Spring Game

CODY GOODWIN April 28, 2014

The first few opening series of the April 26 Spring Game appeared as though the contest might turn into a defensive romp. In the first five minutes of the final scrimmage of Iowa football’s spring...

Kuebel finding a groove

JACOB SHEYKO April 28, 2014

Four hours before each start, Iowa pitcher Sasha Kuebel arrives at Banks Field. In his eyes, this might be one of the reasons that for each of his starts, the first inning can often be the most difficult...

Man steals from cab driver

DI STAFF April 28, 2014

Authorities have accused a local man of robbery. Darnell Young, 22, was charged on April 6 with second-degree theft. According to a police complaint, Young placed a call to Yellow Cab of Iowa City to...

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