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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

Hassett: The perceptions of major conflict

NICK HASSETT July 28, 2014

When I was 16, I started working my first real job at a neighborhood grocery store. My coworkers were generally around the same age as me, with the exception of my manager, who was closing in on 30. My...

Byrd: Obvious problems with the NFL

MATTHEW BYRD July 28, 2014

Most of the non-ESPN sports media, women’s rights activists, criminal-justice experts, lay commentators, and logical people everywhere were justifiably outraged with the NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s...

Editorial: The merits of working with China

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 28, 2014

It’s fair to say that Americans have mixed feelings about China, and for good reason. It should be concerning that China’s government is directing economic espionage against some U.S. businesses,...

Six Hawkeyes earn preseason honors

DI STAFF July 28, 2014

Six Iowa football players earned College Sports Madness Preseason honors last week. Brandon Scherff, Carl Davis, Kevonte Martin-Manley, Austin Blythe, John Lowdermilk, and Desmond King were among those...

Marble gets rookie contract from Magic

KYLE MANN July 28, 2014

Former Hawkeye Devyn Marble is officially going to get a chance to stick in the NBA — he played well enough in the Summer League for the Orlando Magic to sign him to a rookie contract. In 20 minutes...

Kyle Schlaak refuses to act his age

CHARLES GREEN July 28, 2014

At 35, Kyle Schlaak is slightly older than the average player in Prime Time League. To his coach and teammates, age is just a number, and Schlaak is an ultimate team player for Randy Larson’s team,...

Inside the mind of Randy Larson

KYLE MANN July 28, 2014

Randy Larson is on his way to a Prime Time League championship berth after upsetting top-seeded Dan Ahrens’ team in the semifinals last week, and his skills as a coach were on full display. In...

Appel signs on in support of “No Perks Pledge”

DI STAFF July 28, 2014

In an effort to protect taxpayers from wasteful spending by the U.S. Congress, 3rd District candidate Staci Appel announced last week of her support for a “No Perks Pledge.” The six-tiered...

Suspect charged in Ped Mall shooting

DI STAFF July 28, 2014

One suspect believed to be involved in a weekend shooting on the downtown Pedestrian Mall remains at-large, while another was arrested Sunday, police said. According to an Iowa City police report, at...

Man charged with controlled substance

DI STAFF July 28, 2014

Authorities have accused a local man of possessing marijuana packaged to sell. Derrick Lewis, 26, was charged July 23 with possessing or distributing a taxable substance without a tax stamp and a controlled-substance...

The final trek

TYLER FINCHUM July 28, 2014

Tyler Finchum, a staffer at The Daily Iowan, has written about his first RAGBRAI experience. This last installment recaps his final three days on the road. The last three days of RAGBRAI, for me at least,...

Harkin celebrates 24 years of ADA

PAUL OSGERBY July 28, 2014

Entering the closing months of his prolific career in Congress, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, visited the Pedestrian Mall on July 26 to honor the landmark legislation he helped introduce more than 20 years...

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