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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

Lane: Race relations not just black and white

JOE LANE December 12, 2014

I can vividly remember watching coverage of the 2008 election in my eighth-grade classroom as the country prepared for one of the most historic elections in the history of the United States. Regardless...

Prall: Protect the parks

JACOB PRALL December 12, 2014

Public parks are a great place for fun, friendship, and the transcending of barriers across the board. That is why it is so sad to see Iowa City’s sport fields in danger of new fees as a result of city...

Editorial: Alternative needed for lost juvenile home

DI EDITORIAL BOARD December 12, 2014

About a year ago, Gov. Terry Branstad delivered a statement defending the shutdown of the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo. The home was under intense scrutiny after Disability Rights Iowa had reported that...

Men’s swim ranked No. 20

DI STAFF December 12, 2014

Iowa is back in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America poll at No. 20 after falling out in the Nov. 13 edition of the weekly poll. The rankings are based on performances at...

Women’s swim prepped for Iowa State

SHELBY STITES December 12, 2014

Coming off an exciting weekend at the Hawkeye Invitational, the Iowa women’s swimming and diving team will welcome Iowa State to the pool at 6 p.m. today. “Another emotional meet coming up,...

Notebook: Ferentz, Jones excited for bowl experience

CODY GOODWIN December 12, 2014

Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones smiled during this particular admission. “We’ll only have one player on our football team who’s ever experienced a bowl game before,”...

Iowa and Iowa State meet once again

JACOB SHEYKO December 12, 2014

Iowa didn’t dwell on the loss. It didn’t hang over the Hawkeyes’ heads longer than other losses. The players’ job was to move past it. And they did. But as Aaron White recalls...

Surprises help Iowa women sink Cyclones

KYLE MANN December 12, 2014

There’s one game every year that means a little something more to the Hawkeyes. The women’s basketball team played that game on Thursday night, and something had clearly gotten into them....

Hawks outshoot Cyclones

RYAN RODRIGUEZ December 12, 2014

It didn’t take long for those in attendance at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday night to discover what kind of game the latest installment in the Cy-Hawk Series would turn out to be. Two of the...

Iowa’s Scherff wins Outland Trophy

CODY GOODWIN December 12, 2014

Rece Davis couldn’t help himself. As Brandon Scherff sauntered toward the stage at the Home Depot College Football Awards show on Thursday night in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Davis, one of the more-recognizable...

Coming through the rigor

CHARLIE GREEN December 12, 2014

JD Reive designed a recent December practice in July. The Iowa men’s gymnastics coach knows the intensity level, the focus, and what his gymnasts will need to be ready for their next competition....

The Girl Scouts of the United States of America are beginning to sell cookies online

DANIEL VALENTIN December 12, 2014

The Girl Scouts members have launched a new program to reach a wider audience when it comes to selling their famous cookies. With this new initiative, patrons will be able to use an online platform called...

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