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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

Gromotka: A fitful odyssey at 80/35

ADAM GROMOTKA July 7, 2014

A short security guard with spiked hair and Oakley sunglasses rushed into the crowd and snatched an under-age girl by the wrist as she tried to sip from her Silver Bullet. Hardly through the second song...

Sonn: Rethinking the reason for holidays

BARRETT SONN July 7, 2014

The Fourth of July is one of America’s favorite holidays. Aside from the whole becoming-a-country thing, it’s one of the few holidays adults have during the summer, and that makes it a perfect...

Editorial: Retrain Iowa workforce to boost wages

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 7, 2014

If you’ve been paying even the slightest sliver of infinitesimal attention to economic news over the past few years, the phrase “jobless recovery” probably sounds familiar. Even though...

Ramos wins Canada Cup

DI STAFF July 7, 2014

Tony Ramos just keeps winning — this time, it came in international form. The former Iowa 133-pounder won the Canada Cup on July 5 in Guelph, Ontario. The 2014 World Team member went 4-0 in the tournament...

Johnson’s Classic draws PGA to CR

DI STAFF July 7, 2014

The Zach Johnson Foundation Classic set to take place today. Cedar Rapids is getting its yearly dose of PGA Tour players today in the form of the fourth-annual Zach Johnson Foundation Classic, scheduled...

Defense key for Unkrich’s Game Time success

CHARLES GREEN July 7, 2014

Anyone with basketball knowledge knows it takes more than scoring to win games. That has been true for Brendan Unkrich’s team’s 3-0 start in the Game Time League. While scoring a league-high...

Northern exposure aids hoops

KYLE MANN July 7, 2014

WATERLOO — The Hawkeyes hit the road last week to take the Prime Time League to Waterloo for the first time in the league’s history. While the Hawkeyes are surely the “stars” of the...

Gesell works to prove a point

WILL MCDAVID July 7, 2014

WATERLOO — Mike Gesell had a rough — to put it lightly — end of the 2013-14 campaign. After shooting a combined 0-of-14 in Iowa’s last two losses, the point guard had gained his share of...

UI police to test Hawk Alerts

DI STAFF July 7, 2014

University officials will test the Hawk Alert system on Wednesday. The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety will test the emergency notification system at 10 a.m. on Wednesday as required by...

City to host safety seat checks

DI STAFF July 7, 2014

Iowa City officials will conduct a few child safety-seat check. Safe Kids Johnson County is partnering with the Iowa City Fire Department to conduct safety-seat checks from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday...

Man accused of choking girlfriend

DI STAFF July 7, 2014

Authorities have accused a local man of choking his girlfriend. Dante Yance, 21, was charged July 5 with domestic-abuse assault impeding air/blood and causing bodily injury. According to an Iowa City...

City gives up on meter donations

TING XUAN TAN July 7, 2014

The purple parking meters around downtown will be taken down after four years of donations. The Parking Meter Donation Program will be officially removed after the Iowa City City Council voted to remove...

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