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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

Cervantes: Selling a murder

CHRISTOPHER CERVANTES November 10, 2014

People love it when bad things happen. It is not because we as a society like to see people in pain or others in suffering, but rather that we flock to it because it gives us something to talk about. We...

Osgerby: Tax transparency

PAUL OSGERBY November 10, 2014

Osgerby is studying abroad at City University, London. Millions of British taxpayers have received letters this week breaking down how their money has been spent by the government in what has been called...

Point/Counterpoint: The next two years in Congress

DI EDITORIAL STAFF November 10, 2014

GOP must change strategy Ever since the Republicans had control of the House, they have been in a sticky situation with President Obama. On one hand, they had enough representation in Washington in which...

Volleyball upsets  No. 12 Purdue

KYLE MANN November 10, 2014

The Iowa volleyball team won its fourth match in a row with a four-set victory over No. 12 Purdue on Nov. 8. The upset was the most impressive of the streak, as well as the crown jewel of the 2014 season...

St. Ambrose a special game for Hawks

RYAN RODRIGUEZ November 10, 2014

Before Sunday’s showdown with St. Ambrose even had a chance to get off the ground, the feel around the Iowa women’s basketball team was more charged than one may expect for a Sunday afternoon...

Iowa dominates St. Ambrose in exhibition

KYLE MANN November 10, 2014

Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder answered the season’s first question — who will start this year for the Hawkeyes — when the starting lineups were announced, and they weren’t quite what Hawkeye...

Iowa falls in double overtime to Badgers

JORDAN HANSEN November 10, 2014

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — Sometimes fate is a cruel mistress. Iowa has suffered numerous bouts of injury and bad luck over the season. In its 1-0 double-overtime Big Ten championship loss to Wisconsin...

Commentary: Iowa’s identity unknown to virtually everybody

CODY GOODWIN November 10, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS — The man in charge is blaming himself because that’s where all of this starts. But even that doesn’t begin to answer all the questions. Kirk Ferentz sat at the postgame press...

Iowa run defense looks miserable in loss at Minnesota

DANNY PAYNE November 10, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS — Carl Davis, Louis Trinca-Pasat, and Quinton Alston stood in the bowels of TCF Bank Stadium on Nov. 8, trying to stomach a 51-14 beatdown they just took from Minnesota. The senior leaders...

Man charged with criminal mischief

DI STAFF November 10, 2014

Authorities have accused a Fairfield man of damaging a car. Dalton Cook, 20, was charged Nov. 5 with second-degree criminal mischief. According to online court documents, Cook reportedly entered the...

One Iowan quarantined for Ebola

DI STAFF November 10, 2014

The Iowa Department of Public Health is taking precautions against a potential but low-risk Ebola threat from an Iowan who recently returned from western Africa. Thirteen travelers, who went to Sierra...

UI student group hosts Diwali festival

ALYSSA GUZMAN November 10, 2014

Every year, over the course of five days in October or November, the streets of India light up with firecrackers and lanterns to celebrate the Festival of Lights. However, celebrating Diwali at the University...

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