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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

Sonn: Co-opting Korean culture

BARRETT SONN May 9, 2014

I have a friend. His name is Kuper. He is white and knows more about Korean pop culture than I do. It can be both bemusing and embarrassing to meet a person who knows more about your culture than you...

Tilly: The Palinification of Joni Ernst

ZACH TILLY May 9, 2014

Joni Ernst is no stranger to hogs, and she wants you to know it. On the heels of the zeitgeist-wheelie-ing March ad that featured the Republican Senate candidate bragging about her hog-castrating past,...

Editorial: Education, not raids, will stop synthetics

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 9, 2014

Iowa City’s smoke shops have often been the targets of city police investigation, usually for such offenses as selling to minors. But on Wednesday, a police raid was aided by a none other than the...

UI to sponsor Indy car

DI STAFF May 9, 2014

The University of Iowa will help sponsor an Indy car in the Indianapolis 500. The UI Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research will sponsor the car to raise awareness for its cause. It will team...

Three golfers earn All-Big Ten

DI STAFF May 9, 2014

The Big Ten announced Wednesday that Iowa golfers Steven Ihm, Brian Bullington, and Ian Vandersee earned all-conference honors. Ihm, a senior, was named first team All-Big Ten and juniors Bullington and...

Illinois knocks Hawks out

JORDAN HANSEN May 9, 2014

It was a bitter end to a disappointing season for the Iowa softball team. After holding ninth-seed Illinois scoreless for six innings, the Fighting Illini’s bats exploded in the top of the seventh...

For distance, Hawks stay close

JORDAN HANSEN May 9, 2014

Director of track and field Larry Wieczorek has had an ironclad philosophy when it comes to recruiting distance and cross-country runners. Get the in-state recruits first, then look elsewhere. His efforts...

One game at a time

JACOB SHEYKO May 9, 2014

Trying to get the Iowa baseball players to admit the larger importance of some games over others is an impossible task. One game at a time, that’s the mentality that head coach Rick Heller has...

Iowa City boxer’s career closing

DANNY PAYNE May 9, 2014

When Mark Colbert walked through the door into ICOR boxing gym three years ago, coach Emily Klinefelter thought he would come to practice a handful of times and then quit. The then-55-year-old Colbert...

Man allegedly found with cocaine

DI STAFF May 9, 2014

Authorities have accused an Iowa City man of possessing drugs and robbery. Samuel Lockett, 26, was charged Wednesday with controlled-substance violation and Dec. 30, 2013, with second-degree robbery. According...

Man stabbed in Brothers Bar

DI STAFF May 9, 2014

Authorities have accused a woman of stabbing a man. Abigail Mata, 19, was charged March 2 with willful injury causing bodily injury. According to an Iowa City police complaint, the man was in the restroom...

Johnson County officials clarify Medicaid funding

KAITLIN DEWULF May 9, 2014

Despite concerns, Johnson County is not cutting Medicaid funding. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors clarified this after questions were directed to supervisors before their meeting on Thursday. With...

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