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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

Richson: Colleges should adopt trigger warnings

BRIANNE RICHSON May 6, 2014

We all have that one memory that we’d prefer people not bring up, because we want to block it from our consciousness forever, or at the very least, we’d prefer people not bring up while we’re...

Elliot: Dangerous daydreams

BEAU ELLIOT May 6, 2014

Daydreaming about crime and the environment, which is depressing. So I stop daydreaming. I can stop anytime; I don’t need your 12-step program to stop daydreaming. Just moving through here, like everyone...

Editorial: Expand veterans programs further

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 6, 2014

The Daily Iowan Editorial Board is pleased by the recent passing of Senate File 303, a motion to improve financial benefits that invite returning servicemen and -women to the state of Iowa with goals of...

Iowa falls to Ohio State

DI STAFF May 6, 2014

The Iowa baseball team lost to Ohio State, 3-2, on Monday night. The loss drops Iowa’s record to 26-17 on the season, 8-10 in the Big Ten. Sophomore Tyler Peyton took the mound for Iowa, but he lasted...

Big Ten, Big East to begin challenge

DI STAFF May 6, 2014

The Big Ten and Big East announced on Monday that starting in the 2015-16 season, the two will play an annual series of eight games through the 2020 season. The Dave Gavitt Tipoff Games, named after...

No more doldrums

JORDAN HANSEN May 6, 2014

Between Drake and this past weekend’s Musco Twilight meet, Iowa may have saved its season. As recently as two weeks ago, the Hawkeye track coaching staff spoke of how the team was “taking...

Women’s track makes a splash

KATRINA DO May 6, 2014

Prognosticators had Iowa’s young freshmen stealing the show this outdoor season. They were spot on. Assistant coach Clive Roberts, who specializes in women’s sprints, hurdles, and relays,...

Looking into baseball’s offense

JACOB SHEYKO May 6, 2014

The Iowa baseball team has just seven games remaining on its regular-season schedule. In other words, they have seven games to secure a spot in the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2010. At...

Tobacco Bowl remains open

CHRIS HIGGINS May 6, 2014

Smoke rings will still rise — for now. The Tobacco Bowl, a café at 111 S. Dubuque S., was set to close in mid-April. However, customers are still puffing away at cigarettes and sipping at coffee. Store...

City officials go slowly on landfill project

IAN MURPHY May 6, 2014

Erosion of farmland in Iowa could be leaving $1 billion worth of crop in the fields. “As you drive across the countryside in Iowa, and you look at the topsoil … we see a lot of yellow,”...

Hopefuls focus on jail

KAITLIN DEWULF May 6, 2014

With primary elections just under a month away, the question of how candidates would handle the needs and limitations of the Johnson County Jail was raised at a public forum Monday. The League of Women...

City officials take a step back in landfill tech

DANIEL SEIDL May 6, 2014

Iowa City officials are stepping back from negotiations over a controversial new landfill technology. “I’m very pleased that the staff is going to wait to see how things go … before we go...

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