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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

Schwab: Dangers of the Ice Bucket Challenge

LINDSAY SCHWAB August 27, 2014

It seems everyone has heard about the ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge. The challenge dares people who have been nominated to pour ice-cold water over their heads within a 24-hour period or donate to the ALS cause....

Prall: Branstad’s education plan is a farce

JACOB PRALL August 27, 2014

Now is not the time for shortcuts in the educational system. So long as we invest in the future, we invest in what this nation stands for: liberty, opportunity, and equality. The less you invest, the less...

Byrd: Racial diversity will not save us

MATTHEW BYRD August 27, 2014

In the wake of yet another anecdote in America’s poisonous history of race relations unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri, one of the central tenets of modern American liberalism has been floated as possible...

Editorial: More equality measures needed

DI EDITORIAL BOARD August 27, 2014

Aug. 26 has been designated by President Obama as Women’s Equality Day in honor of the date on which the 19th Amendment was certified. The amendment guaranteed all women the right to vote, which...

Hawks in latest NSCAA Great Lakes region poll

DI STAFF August 27, 2014

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has Iowa (2-0) ranked No. 7 in this week’s poll. The Hawkeyes downed Northern Iowa, 1-0, in double overtime and Illinois Chicago, 4-0, to start...

Hawkeyes ranked 20th in field hockey preseason poll

DI STAFF August 27, 2014

For the 33rd consecutive week, the Iowa field-hockey team is ranked in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll. Iowa begins the season at No. 20; it also received one first-place vote. Five...

Jok reinstated to men’s basketball

DI STAFF August 27, 2014

Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Peter Jok has been reinstated after being suspended indefinitely for two separate off-season incidents. “He will be at our team meeting,” head coach Fran...

Big Ten Team Previews: Michigan

DANNY PAYNE August 27, 2014

Devin Gardner had strong words regarding his head coach — Brady Hoke — at Big Ten Media Days in late July. “Everybody is going to say whatever they want to say. My job is to make sure he’s...

Big Ten Team Previews: Ohio State

DANNY PAYNE August 27, 2014

Things changed quickly for Braxton Miller and Ohio State. In mid-August, the Buckeyes were one of the best teams in the Big Ten led by a Heisman Trophy candidate. Then, the two-time Big Ten Offensive...

Big Ten Team Previews: Michigan State

JACOB SHEYKO August 27, 2014

For the past decade, the Big Ten has been dominated by Ohio State, Michigan, and, to a lesser extent, Wisconsin. But the tides of dominance may be in for a change. With Michigan State winning the Big...

Men’s Cross Country Notebook: Last season disappointing for Anderson

MARIO WILLIAMS August 27, 2014

Iowa cross-country head coach Layne Anderson says that last season wasn’t satisfying. He cited lack of performance and countless injuries in 2013 at factors that led to the Hawkeyes’ 10th-place...

Iowa Volleyball Notebook: Shymansky’s first year set to begin

KYLE MANN August 27, 2014

The volleyball Hawkeyes finished 2013 at only 11-21, but first-year head coach Bond Shymansky is coming into this season with the goal of not only improving upon that record but bringing about ideological...

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