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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 Column: Hawkeye Traditions

GUEST COLUMN October 10, 2014

In 1959, some 1,100 UI students and alumni traveled across country by train to watch Iowa beat California, 38-12, in its second Rose Bowl. Among those excited Hawkeyes were two particularly special people...

Voices of Phil: Dr. Matthew A. Howard

GUEST COLUMN October 10, 2014

Last year, I volunteered to serve as a co-head for the first three years of We Are Phil, the University of Iowa’s new giving program for faculty and staff. After a very successful launch last fall, we...

Prall: Targeted, alienated, then radicalized

JACOB PRALL October 10, 2014

A lot has been said in regard to stemming the flow of potential militants of ISIS from Western nations from joining its jihad in Syria and Iraq. U.S. officials have come out urging young Muslim men not...

Editorial: Bring national-security surveillance in check

DI EDITORIAL BOARD October 10, 2014

On the heels of a recent hacking of 10 large U.S. financial institutions, including JP Morgan Chase, Washington is trying to push piecemeal legislation through Congress to improve our nation’s cybersecurity....

Hawkeyes set for North Carolina

NICK VITTORE October 10, 2014

The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s golf team plays in the Rod Myers Invitational from Saturday through Oct. 12 at Durham, North Carolina. As the competition heats up and temperature drops, the Hawkeyes seek...

Iowa set to compete against Iowa

SHELBY STITES AND IAN MURPHY October 10, 2014

The Hawkeye men’s and women’s swim teams will face off against each other in the Black and Gold intrasquad meet at 9 a.m. Saturday. Despite the teams’ close bond out of the water, the...

Final homecoming for 3 Iowa seniors in Michigan

KYLE MANN October 10, 2014

The Iowa volleyball team is back on the road after two weekends at home, and it will travel north for a pair of matchups in the Great Lakes state. The team will face Michigan at 6 p.m. today, followed...

Pregame rituals help Hawks stay focused

RYAN RODRIGUEZ October 10, 2014

When the Iowa field-hockey team takes the field against Michigan tonight at Grant Field, the Black and Gold will start the same way they have for years. After hanging up their sticks on the cross bar...

Game still most important aspect, but homecoming means more

DANNY PAYNE October 10, 2014

Let’s get this straight — the most important thing about Iowa’s Homecoming Week is the football game scheduled to take place on the turf at Kinnick Stadium at 11 a.m. Saturday. With that...

Picking up the pace

JACOB SHEYKO October 10, 2014

The typical thought is that a spread offense and passing go hand-in-hand. If this is so, then Indiana goes against the grain. The Hoosiers’ offense moves at a fast pace, and Indiana spaces the...

Supervisors agree on solar-panel array

DI STAFF October 10, 2014

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors on Thursday agreed to move forward with a solar-panel bid from Moxie Solar. In March 2013, a fire destroyed Johnson County’s Secondary Roads Facility, and...

New medical examiner’s facility will not be pursued through partnership

DI STAFF October 10, 2014

In a work session Wednesday, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors decided on a 3-2 vote not to pursue the idea of creating a new medical-examiner facility in partnership with a private developer. The...

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