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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

Hassett: The data war

NICK HASSETT May 7, 2014

It’s not every day that you see a company defy the U.S. government. You especially don’t see them do so in a brazen and public way. Yet recently, tech companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook,...

Overton: Beware the trigger warning

JON OVERTON May 7, 2014

Yesterday, Brianne Richson, one of my fellow columnists at The Daily Iowan suggested that colleges and universities around the United States should adopt trigger warnings on the grounds that people who...

Point/Counterpoint: What should be done about e-cigs?

DI STAFF May 7, 2014

The Iowa Legislature passed a ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors last week, and the Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it will begin to regulate e-cigs. Health data, however,...

Big Ten tourney to Verizon Center in 2017

DI STAFF May 7, 2014

The Big Ten Tournament is on its way to the nation’s capital. Conference Commissioner Jim Delany announced Tuesday that the Big Ten has agreed to move its basketball tournament to the Verizon Center...

Hankins, golfers ready for regionals

JOSHUA BOLANDER May 7, 2014

Daily Iowan: You recently just qualified for you sixth-straight NCAA regional tournament. Considering you are familiar with the position you’re in, is the team where you want it to be right now?...

How to view baseball season

DI STAFF May 7, 2014

Buy or sell: If Iowa qualifies for the Big Ten Tournament, it can make a deep run Sheyko: Buy. Iowa has perhaps the most consistent and explosive offense in the Big Ten. When tournament time comes around,...

Rutgers and the Big Ten transition

KEVIN GLUECK May 7, 2014

Future Big Ten member Rutgers’ public-relations team is at it again. Former Scarlet Knight defensive end Eric LeGrand was set to deliver the Rutgers’ commencement speech in 12 days. After...

Roy Devyn Marble’s road to the NBA Draft: Part 2

RYAN PROBASCO May 7, 2014

This is Part II of an ongoing series chronicling former Iowa basketball player Devyn Marble and his preparation for the 2014 NBA Draft. Scouting the game of basketball is a dynamic, multifaceted...

Iowa City residents talk regeneration

KAITLIN DEWULF May 7, 2014

Sustainability is just the beginning for Iowa City. Next step: regeneration. Jeff Biggers, the University of Iowa writer-in-residence, along with the Iowa City folk-music group the Awful Purdies, presented...

District works on safe-room funding

LILY ABROMEIT May 7, 2014

Funding to fight against tornados and other severe weather didn’t quite reach the Iowa City School District this year. State officials are making an effort to increase the number of safe rooms available...

City cuts shelter plans

DANIEL SEIDL May 7, 2014

After hitting a snag, the new Iowa City animal shelter is back on track. “We’re going back to the bidding community with a revised set of plans,” said Iowa City Mayor Matt Hayek. “We...

Task force recommends new funding model

IAN MURPHY May 7, 2014

The way the state Board of Regents’ institutions are funded could be shaken up after 70 years of following the same model. Former Regent President David Miles, the head of the four-person Performance...

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