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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Always championing girls’ wallets

SRI PONNADA July 2, 2014

After watching the new Always commercial, I’m not sure if I’ve witnessed an advertisement for tampons and pads or some poorly filmed documentary about sexism. The three-minute video, crafted...

Facebook’s power to manipulate

MIKAEL MULUGETA July 2, 2014

Last weekend, Facebook released the results of a psychological experiment it performed and came under heavy criticism for crossing what many people felt was an ethical line. In 2012, Facebook conducted...

Editorial: Funding rebels and repeating history

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 2, 2014

As Iraq continues to struggle in civil war between the hard-line terrorist group of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, with opther Sunni allies, and the Nuri al-Maliki government based in Baghdad, the...

Cafone, Pfeiffer ready for play with Team USA

ERIN ERICKSON July 2, 2014

Natalie Cafone went to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, expecting nothing but great competition and a fun experience. Not expecting to make the U.S. national team, she was astonished to receive an email a few...

How Terps stack up

DANNY PAYNE July 2, 2014

This is part two of a two-part series taking a look at how Iowa athletics match up against Big Ten newcomers Rutgers and Maryland. The Daily Iowan broke down Rutgers on Monday. Tuesday marked the beginning...

Uthoff showing all-around game in Prime Time

KYLE MANN July 2, 2014

Iowa swingman Jarrod Uthoff is coming off his first season playing in the Black and Gold, and after showing fans that he could potentially be a lethal scorer some day — possibly as early as this next...

Two teams battle for top spot

WILL MCDAVID July 2, 2014

Two undefeated teams will enter North Liberty’s Roberts Gym tonight sitting atop the Game Time League standings. By the game’s end, only one will hold that distinction. In the evening’s...

Lynch named new School Board head

MICHAEL KADRIE July 2, 2014

Iowa City School Board member Chris Lynch will replace former board President Sally Hoelscher as interim president of the board.  He will serve the remainder of Hoelscher’s term, which ends in...

Forum takes aim at hunger

ALEX HANAFAN July 2, 2014

State, county, and local officials gathered to discuss the issue of hunger in Johnson County, and officials say there is not just one answer to the complicated issue. The first-ever Johnson County Hunger...

Flood efforts continue

KRISTEN BARON July 2, 2014

After severe weather plagued eastern Iowa, University of Iowa officials are taking extra precautions on protecting several buildings. On Tuesday, a 12-foot HESCO wall was installed around the Mayflower...

New Iowa law language comes for e-cigs

QUENTIN MISIAG July 2, 2014

A new wave of sweeping regulations for a divisive but growing alternative trend to traditional cigarettes was put into Iowa law Tuesday, after several months of debates in the Iowa Legislature and across...

Locals react to Hobby Lobby ruling

REBECCA MORIN July 2, 2014

With signs reading “my body, my choice, my rights,” and “hands off my health,” a group of nearly 20 men and women protested on the Pedestrian Mall on Tuesday afternoon after a...

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