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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

Manfull: 25 years in Berlin

ERIN MANFULL November 12, 2014

On Sunday, Berlin celebrated 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, a concrete barrier running 160 kilometers (just under 100 miles) separating communist East Berlin and capitalist West Berlin. Personally,...

Lee: Whiteness, beyond ethnicity

ASHLEY LEE November 12, 2014

The Whiteness Project has been online for some time now. Introduced as a multimedia project, the interactive investigation has white people in Buffalo, New York, talk about race. The website allows for...

Korobov: Obama’s evolving Iraq approach

MICHAEL KOROBOV November 12, 2014

Americans’ outlook on the war in Iraq has been quite a roller-coaster ride. In May 2003, a Gallup poll found that 79 percent of responders believed that the war did indeed have justification. After...

Editorial: Seek out criminal justice reform

DI EDITORIAL BOARD November 12, 2014

The relationship between the general population and the numerous facets of the criminal-justice system has proven to be a tumultuous one, with several areas of concern becoming prominent in the news recently....

Hawkeyes eager to test improvement

KYLE MANN November 12, 2014

It’s time to see just how much better this Iowa volleyball team has become. Riding a four-match winning streak, the Hawkeyes will travel to Penn State today for a match with the No. 4 Nittany Lions....

Abdullah’s status still in question

JACOB SHEYKO November 12, 2014

The Big Ten is in what many would call a “down year.” With just four teams in the AP top-25 poll, the conference hasn’t been as dominating as fans have grown accustomed to. But that...

Commentary: DiIanni proves himself in year one

JORDAN HANSEN November 12, 2014

As the sunlight slowly faded in the western sky on the Sunday evening of Iowa’s Big Ten Tournament loss to Wisconsin, so did its chances to cap off an encouraging season under first-year head coach...

Notebook: Inconsistency, special teams, and other notes

DANNY PAYNE November 12, 2014

Kirk Ferentz entered his regular Tuesday press conference a few minutes late, sat behind the microphone, welcomed everyone, and began to take questions. One reporter asked if Ferentz was able to put...

Liberty High mascot selected

DI STAFF November 12, 2014

Officials approved a mascot and school colors for Liberty High School at an Iowa City School Board meeting Tuesday. Students, parents, and officials decided on a lightning bolt to represent the new high...

New major track wraps up first semester

CHRIS HIGGINS November 12, 2014

Despite one setback, University of Iowa students and faculty consider a new major track to be widely successful. When the Engaged Social Innovation track in the interdepartmental-studies major was first...

Christine Grant stresses sex equality

COURTNEY BAUMANN November 12, 2014

Nearly 50 people filed into a room in the Lindquist Learning Center on Tuesday to listen to Christine Grant discuss “The Politics of Sport” as a part of the University of Iowa College of Education’s...

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