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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Elliot: No Play

BEAU ELLIOT November 11, 2014

Just say no works, apparently. Who knew Nancy Reagn’s famous words would resound so clearly all these decades later? That’s one of the messages you could take away from last week’s election. So...

Evanson: The right to die

KEITH EVANSON November 11, 2014

Cancer is the broad term used to describe more than 100 different diseases in which damaged cells divide and spread uncontrollably, breaking down the body and causing organs to malfunction. This definition...

Editorial: Honor veterans with services

DI EDITORIAL BOARD November 11, 2014

Today is Veterans Day, a special day set aside to honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, will make an appearance at a ceremony in Iowa City today. It is often...

Iowa soccer denied NCAA bid

DI STAFF November 11, 2014

The 64-team NCAA women’s soccer bracket was released on Monday, and the Iowa soccer team was not among the teams chosen to participate. Despite advancing all the way to the Big Ten Tournament championship,...

Iowa field hockey misses NCAA tournament

DI STAFF November 11, 2014

For the second time in the past two seasons, the Iowa field-hockey team failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.  The 11-7 Hawks (4-5) had hoped to secure an at-large bid, but their first-round loss...

Men’s gymnastics is rolling under the helm of JD Reive

CHARLIE GREEN November 11, 2014

When Iowa men’s gymnastics coach JD Reive came to Iowa four years ago, he began his tenure on one principle: trust. “We trust him with our minds, we trust him with our bodies, and we trust...

Blomberg’s development at the center of Iowa’s improvement

KYLE MANN November 11, 2014

Julianne Blomberg didn’t take the traditional path of a Division-I athlete, but the Iowa volleyball team couldn’t be happier with where it’s taken her. Blomberg came to the Iowa program...

Burak ready for next step

CODY GOODWIN November 11, 2014

The knock on Nathan Burak is that he’s always been a takedown — not a few points, a literal finished takedown — away from beating some, and being one, of the nation’s best at 197 pounds....

Commentary: 2014 best of bad situation for Hawks

RYAN RODRIGUEZ November 11, 2014

To call the situation the Iowa field-hockey team finds itself in at the end of the 2014 season disappointing would be an under-statement. After all, the Black and Gold entered 2014 as a team riding...

Box score: Inside Iowa football statistics

JACOB SHEYKO November 11, 2014

All aboard the roller coaster that is Iowa football. Each week is a new adventure. Last week was another dip in this up-and-down season for the Hawkeyes, who seemingly find a way to field a different...

Woman charged with unauthorized use of credit card

DI STAFF November 11, 2014

Authorities have accused a Tiffin woman of stealing her mother’s credit card. Alisa Anderson, 19, was charged Sept. 14 with unauthorized use of credit card. According to a Johnson County Sheriff’s...

John Bloomfield passes away before trial

NICK MOFFITT November 11, 2014

A trial that would have taken place in January to determine whether former University of Iowa researcher John Bloomfield strangled wife Frances Bloomfield in 1997 will no longer take place; John Bloomfield...

Load More Stories