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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 Opinion: Finding ‘justice’ locally

GUEST OPINION November 19, 2014

On Election Day, and for the third time in less than two years, Johnson County residents rejected a multimillion-dollar annex for our historic courthouse. While the “yes” campaign focused...

Prall: The dirt on dirtboxes

JACOB PRALL November 19, 2014

For the last seven years, U.S. skies have been a little dirtier. This time, carbon emissions aren’t to blame. You can thank the Justice Department. They’re called “Dirtboxes” by...

Korobov: Keystone pipeline offers a chance for bipartisanship

MICHAEL KOROBOV November 19, 2014

It seems as if the word “bipartisanship” is being thrown around more than ever. In the past two decades, the number of Americans who routinely take a conservative or liberal position has multiplied...

Editorial: Don’t procrastinate on body cameras

DI EDITORIAL BOARD November 19, 2014

Two months ago, the Iowa City City Council decided to fund around $211,000 for body cameras for the Iowa City police. The 84 body cameras would be enough for every police officer to have one when on duty...

Goodbye cross-country, hello track and field

MARIO WILLIAMS November 19, 2014

To call the situation the Iowa men’s cross-country squad finds itself in at the end of the 2014 season positive would be an understatement. The Black and Gold competed at the Midwest Regional Nov....

Hawkeyes travel to Ohio State

KYLE MANN November 19, 2014

The Iowa volleyball team won four matches in a row for the first time since 1994, but after dropping two straight, the Hawkeyes will travel to Ohio State today looking forward to finishing the season strong....

Big Ten coaches react to Gordon’s record-breaking performance

JACOB SHEYKO November 19, 2014

Before Saturday, several players could have made their case as the top running back in the Big Ten. After Saturday, Melvin Gordon stands alone. Gordon played just three quarters against No. 21 Nebraska...

Not one, but many for Iowa basketball

JACOB SHEYKO November 19, 2014

How would this team replace Devyn Marble? That was the question facing the 2014-15 Iowa men’s basketball team. How would Iowa replace 560 points from last year? If the trend of the first two...

Iowa wrestling notebook: Luther Open sheds light on 149-, 157-pounders

JORDAN HANSEN November 19, 2014

With the first weekend of competitive — though that’s a loose term — wrestling in the books, a bit of information can be taken from the results of the Luther Open. Specifically, the 149- and...

Derrick Willies might return

CODY GOODWIN November 19, 2014

The Instagram post that sent Iowa fans into a frenzy was published Oct. 27. It came from Derrick Willies’ account. It included a picture of his first-career touchdown reception against Ball State...

Notebook: Iowa prepares for Gordon

CODY GOODWIN November 19, 2014

In July, when all 14 Big Ten teams met in Chicago for the conference’s annual media days, Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon explained why, exactly, he wasn’t looking forward to the Badgers’...

The UISG has tabled a bill to create a Veteran’s Committee

DANIEL VALENTIN November 19, 2014

After a month of work, the University of Iowa Student Government has decided to table a bill that would create a committee to support veterans on campus, and will be brought up again Dec. 9. UISG Senator...

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