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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

Guest: New funding model hurts UI

GUEST OPINION May 12, 2014

The recent recommendation by the Performance-Based Revenue Model Task Force of the state Board of Regents to allocate legislative funding largely on the basis of undergraduate Iowa residents enrolled would...

Gromotka: Your studying is a lie, part II

ADAM GROMOTKA May 12, 2014

My goal was simple: return to the Main Library during finals week to find at least a single instance of productive, not overly consuming studying, to root out some sort of proof that such an occurrence...

Editorial: Time to redecorate Kinnick’s pink locker room

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 12, 2014

When opponents of the Iowa football team walk into their locker room on any given autumn Saturday, they are met with a tradition that is unique even by the somewhat off-kilter standards of college sports...

Point/Counterpoint: Who should have won Daily Iowan Male Athlete of the Year?

DI STAFF May 12, 2014

James Morris Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter, once said, “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want...

DI Male Athlete of the Year: Tony Ramos

CODY GOODWIN May 12, 2014

Iowa’s Tony Ramos is riding a bike in the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex. He’s wearing a gray sweatshirt drenched in sweat. His tooth is missing. Again. It’s a common sight to those who...

Three former Hawkeyes drafted, others sign

DANNY PAYNE May 12, 2014

Three former Iowa football players were drafted into the NFL over the weekend, and several others signed with NFL teams. Houston selected C.J. Fiedorowicz in the third round (65th overall), Christian Kirksey...

Illini break out the brooms

RYAN RODRIGUEZ May 12, 2014

There was no storybook ending for the Iowa baseball team on Senior Day, as the Hawks fell to Illinois, 4-2. In a game in which the Hawkeyes battled both the elements and the Illini, the Black and Gold...

Hawkeyes face uncertainty

JACOB SHEYKO May 12, 2014

During the course of Iowa baseball’s rain-soaked 4-2 loss to Illinois, there was uncertainty on whether the rain would hold off enough for Iowa to finish its final home game of the season — the...

Locals say, take a bike

IAN MURPHY May 12, 2014

Johnson County might have been without a member of the Board of Supervisors if not for bicycling. “Cycling was part of my recovery,” she said. “That’s why I’m so passionate...

Cohousing project moves ahead

DANIEL SEIDL May 12, 2014

The end of planning stages for one developing Iowa City neighborhood is nearly completed. “The ‘co’ in cohousing is community,” said Iowa City cohousing board member Del Holland....

GOP changes debate rules for 2016

ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC May 12, 2014

The Republican National Committee is tightening the reins for the 2016 presidential primary debates. The RNC panel approved a new debate policy that aims to bring more structure and order to the process...

Diversity policy questioned

LILY ABROMEIT May 12, 2014

Henri Harper and other members of the Black Voices Project are frustrated with the Iowa City School District. With the School Board in the midst of a redistricting plan, the group is calling for better...

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