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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

The Daily Iowan

Korobov: Should our soldiers fight Ebola?

MICHAEL KOROBOV November 3, 2014

It seems that talk of the Ebola outbreak is just as contagious as the virus itself. Countries all over the globe are racing to find ways to protect their citizens from the deadly disease. Some, however,...

Cervantes: Life after death row

CHRISTOPHER CERVANTES November 3, 2014

I’d like to think of myself as a liberal person. The first article I ever wrote (for my middle-school newspaper) tried to persuade readers to vote against the ban of same-sex marriage and, despite...

Endorsement: Keep King in 4th District

DI EDITORIAL BOARD November 3, 2014

The race for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District seat in the House of Representatives, which includes Mason City, Spencer, Fort Dodge, Ames, and Sioux City, is between Republican incumbent Steve King...

Field hockey seeded sixth

DI STAFF November 3, 2014

The No. 14 Hawkeye field-hockey team will enter this year’s Big Ten Tournament as the sixth seed. The 11-6 Hawkeyes will square off against No. 8 Northwestern on Thursday. The Wildcats and...

Defeat in Minnesota

IAN MURPHY and SHELBY STITES November 3, 2014

Both the Iowa men’s and women’s swimming teams went to Minnesota with hopes to take home wins. However, that didn’t happen for the Hawkeyes.  The No. 23 Iowa men’s swim team...

Hawks lose regular season finale

JORDAN HANSEN November 3, 2014

In Oct. 31’s soccer action, the Hawkeyes lost to Nebraska, 2-1, in Lincoln but still managed to lock up the fifth seed in this week’s Big Ten Tournament. Things started out nicely enough...

Men’s harriers happy with Big Ten performance

MARIO WILLIAMS November 3, 2014

The Iowa men’s cross-country squad hosted the Big Ten championships Sunday and as a team, the Hawkeyes finished eighth, led by senior Kevin Lewis’ sixth-place finish. Lewis finished with a...

Sluggish start, big surge

DANNY PAYNE November 3, 2014

  In the first half of Iowa’s win over Northwood on Sunday, the Hawkeyes didn’t look their sharpest. There was sloppy defense at times, and Iowa committed 11 turnovers. Things never...

A new Clemmons

JACOB SHEYKO November 3, 2014

The last time Iowa guard Anthony Clemmons donned the Hawkeye uniform — a 78-64 loss to Tennessee — it may have marked the low-point of his basketball career. For the 11th-straight game, Clemmons...

Notebook: Perry steps up, Niemann blocks punt, and Wadley rushes 100-plus yards

CODY GOODWIN November 3, 2014

Reggie Spearman’s two-game suspension meant someone needed to step up at linebacker for Iowa against Northwestern. It was presumed that Josey Jewell would be promoted to starting weak-side linebacker...

Commentary: Iowa can be what we thought it was

CODY GOODWIN November 3, 2014

The Saturday that likely changed the season had all the buildup of a heavyweight fight but ended in a knockout. It looks like a coach oozing confidence after his team imposed its will on the opposition. It...

Defensive line sets tone for Iowa

DANNY PAYNE November 3, 2014

The Iowa run defense had struggled entering its Nov. 1’s game against Northwestern. It had allowed more than 200 rushing yards in each of the past two games and generally looked awful. For a brief...

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