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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

Guest Opinion: Some modest proposals for President Sally Mason

GUEST OPINION September 12, 2014

Dear President Sally Mason: I recently called for a Million Robot March to permanently delete Kinnick Stadium’s pink locker room, and, not surprisingly, the reaction was harsh. One guy emailed me...

Lane: Communication suffers in the Snapchat generation

JOE LANE September 12, 2014

Last weekend, a friend of mine was having trouble getting a text message to send. After several minutes of unsuccessfully trying to fix the problem, he gave up and reluctantly said, “I guess I’ll...

Egan: Carrying the weight of sexual assault

ALEXANDRA EGAN September 12, 2014

Universities are large places in which a lot happens in one day. Some of these things don’t require attention, but others fail to receive the attention they deserve. On the first day of her sophomore...

Editorial: Approve the Regents’ funding request

DI EDITORIAL BOARD September 12, 2014

The state Board of Regents had an eventful session Wednesday.  The regents approved a new residence hall at the University of Iowa, moved ahead on a change in the funding model for regent universities,...

Men’s golf starts its season with Golfweek Conference Challenge in Burlington

DI STAFF September 12, 2014

The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s golf team will open its fall season on at the annual Golfweek Conference Championship Sept. 14-16. The Hawkeyes will drive an hour and a half south to hit the links in Burlington. Last...

Iowa field hockey takes down UC Davis

DI STAFF September 12, 2014

The No. 7 Iowa field-hockey team started off the first leg of its West Coast road trip on the right foot, taking down California-Davis, 3-1, in Stanford, California. The win moves the Hawkeyes to 3-1...

Hawkeyes women’s golf to open their season in East Lansing

COURTNEY BAUMANN September 12, 2014

The Iowa women’s golf team will kick off its 2014-15 season Saturday and Sept. 14 in East Lansing, Michigan, at the Mary Fossum Invitational. The lineup for this weekend features the top six golfers...

Cross country set to go to Illinois State

MARIO WILLIAMS and SHELBY STITES September 12, 2014

Now that they have more competition under their belts, Iowa head cross-country Layne Anderson wants his runners to run with more aggression. After competing fairly well in the first meet of the season...

Hawks counting on senior performers in South Dakota

KYLE MANN September 12, 2014

The Iowa volleyball team is taking a trip for the third-straight week, heading to Brookings, South Dakota, to compete in the South Dakota State University Challenge. This will be the most intense weekend...

Iowa shuts out Illinois 2-0

JORDAN HANSEN September 12, 2014

After a late collapse against Iowa State on Sept. 5 and a near disaster against Butler on Sept. 1, the Hawkeyes’ play late in games left something to be desired. On Thursday night, that was not...

Iowa hopes running woes end against Cyclones

CODY GOODWIN September 12, 2014

Here in Iowa City, the issue through the first two weeks of the football season has been an uncharacteristic one: The Hawkeyes haven’t had too much success running the ball. But 137 miles west,...

C-SPAN bus arrives at Iowa

DAN RENNER September 12, 2014

On the third stop during its Big Ten tour, the C-SPAN Bus allowed University of Iowa students to board and learn about national politics, history, and nonfiction books for a day. “The purpose of...

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