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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

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The accelerating demise of science journalism

JON OVERTON August 6, 2014

This is the last column I’ll write for The Daily Iowan (insert melodramatic crocodile tears here), and it seems fitting that I go out with a great big jamboree about social science, the sorry state...

Synthetic food that’s safer than Play-doh

BARRETT SONN August 6, 2014

What is your favorite food? Whether you said waffles at dinner, chocolate ice cream in the morning, or your annoying neighbor’s kidneys at midnight, consider this: a world in which all food is 100...

Editorial: “Nullification” as campaigning strategy

DI EDITORIAL BOARD August 6, 2014

Joni Ernst, the Republican Senate candidate for the seat of retiring Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has yet again provided her Democratic opponents with more rhetorical fodder to fill enough television advertisements...

Iowa football announces staff changes

DI STAFF August 6, 2014

Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz announced a personnel/recruiting division in the football program Tuesday. Kelvin Bell has been named director of on-campus recruiting, which means he will assist...

Hawks in the NFL: Golden opportunity for McNutt

CHARLIE GREEN August 6, 2014

McNutt running out of opportunities as a pro Two years have passed since the Philadelphia Eagles took Marvin McNutt in the sixth round of the NFL draft, and he’s been with three organizations. With...

Q&A: Catching up with Matt Roth

CHARLIE GREEN August 6, 2014

Former Iowa standout defensive end Matt Roth lives in his native Illinois with his wife and two young children. Roth played seven years in the NFL after playing at Iowa from 2001-04, where he was named...

Hankins named assistant athletics director

DANNY PAYNE August 6, 2014

Now former Iowa men’s golf coach Mark Hankins has been moved to the position of assistant athletics director, Hawkeye Athletics Director Gary Barta announced Tuesday. Hankins will work with Barta...

Iowa offense ready for next step

CODY GOODWIN August 6, 2014

It seems as if Greg Davis has talked about explosive plays for most of his coaching career. As the offensive coordinator at Texas, he continually emphasized the importance of such plays — either a 12-yard...

Rand Paul stumps in Iowa City

QUENTIN MISIAG August 6, 2014

If he can step out of his father’s deep political shadow while still igniting the same passion of Iowa’s college students through the notion of a smaller government, Rand Paul could snag...

Paul aids Miller-Meeks’ campaign

REBECCA MORIN August 6, 2014

After months of “celebrity” politicians visiting Iowa to advocate for the Republican ticket — including Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio, and Sarah Palin — one congressional candidate has been...

UI policy matches proposed bill

TING XUAN TAN August 6, 2014

Some universities feel as if they are on the ball when it comes to sexual-assault policies. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, supported the bipartition legislation Campus Accountability and Safety Act, which...

College of Ed to continue to fund iPads

REBECCA MORIN August 6, 2014

With technology a necessity of the future, some University of Iowa students are staying ahead in the present. The UI College of Education will continue a program that supplies iPads to all students enrolled...

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