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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: Regionalism versus internationalism

GUEST OPINION May 16, 2014

Recently the Iowa State Board of Regents appointed a blue ribbon commission (headed by David Miles) to evaluate the mechanism of funding allocation to the three regents’ universities: the University...

Lee: The NFL should learn from the NBA

ASHLEY LEE May 16, 2014

The NFL can learn a thing or two from the NBA. In light of the Donald Sterling controversy, sparked when the Clippers owner expressed offensive remarks about Black people, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver...

Sonn: Rise of the machines

BARRETT SONN May 16, 2014

This was a landmark week for killer robots across the planet. Tuesday’s meeting at the United Nations in Geneva was the first time human government officials gathered to focus on an increasingly...

Overton: Scrap 7:30 a.m. finals

JON OVERTON May 16, 2014

If I resent one thing, just one thing about the University of Iowa, it’s that for some godforsaken reason, I always have at least one final exam scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Few people in their late...

Editorial: Common Core needs refining

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 16, 2014

You wouldn’t expect programs designed to prepare kids for the real world to be so contentious. But whether it’s No Child Left Behind or the Common Core, national education standards have polarized...

Point/Counterpoint: Who should have been Iowa’s Coach of the Year?

DI STAFF May 16, 2014

Lisa Bluder Rick Heller turned a program around, and Ron Rainey took a program — one that only recently started having success — to new heights. But what’s more impressive than all of this...

Buy or Sell: Big Ten Championships edition

KATRINA DO AND JORDAN HANSEN May 16, 2014

Buy or Sell: Iowa will crown a champion at this weekend’s Big Ten meet. Do: Buy. While the women’s team features a number of talented individual athletes — from hammer throwers to sprinters —...

The Rosster: Goodbye

BEN ROSS May 16, 2014

Well. This is it. For the past four years I’ve brought you the what’s what on Hawkeye sports for The Daily Iowan and that time has come to a close. All good things must come to an end, and...

Heller snags Coach of the Year

RYAN RODRIGUEZ May 16, 2014

There have been some truly remarkable coaching performances at Iowa this year. Women’s basketball head coach Lisa Bluder became the basketball coach with the most victories in school history...

Project SEALED sees increase

IAN MURPHY May 16, 2014

Four times a year, students in the Allamakee School District can step out of their math and English classes and into a dentist’s chair. A collaborative program allows third-year  UI dental-school...

Local roads being studied

LILY ABROMEIT May 16, 2014

Iowa City drivers might see clearer roads next year. A bill recently passed by the Iowa Legislature calls for the DOT to conduct a study focused on transit needs, specifically traffic on the Iowa City...

Student loan debt on the rise

KAITLIN DEWULF May 16, 2014

Many graduating University of Iowa seniors will go from walking across the stage to walking into debt. Over the last year, student loan debt nationwide skyrocketed an additional $125 billion, according...

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