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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

Soyer: End transgender shaming

HANNAH SOYER January 30, 2015

Seventeen-year-old transgender person Leelah Alcorn, born Joshua, committed suicide Dec. 28, 2014, citing her parents’ unaccepting views as a reason for her action in a suicide note. This note, which...

Brown: The problem with sexual assault legislation

MARCUS BROWN January 30, 2015

Sexual assault on college campuses across the country continues to be a pervasive problem, leaving institutions of higher learning, law enforcement, and the general public at a loss for viable solutions. Several...

Editorial: Infighting in U.S. diplomacy

DI EDITORIAL BOARD January 30, 2015

Israeli-US relations reached a new low after Obama’s refusal to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. As the leader of an extremely fragile negotiation with Iran regarding nuclear...

Iowa ready for Shamrock Invite

DI STAFF January 30, 2015

The Iowa men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will head to South Bend, Indiana, for the Shamrock Invitational, scheduled for today and Saturday. The two-day meet, hosted by Notre Dame,...

Hawks set to face UNI Saturday

DI STAFF January 30, 2015

The Iowa women’s tennis team is slated to begin its spring season on Saturday against Northern Iowa. Last year when the teams met, Iowa defeated the Panthers, 7-0. This season, the Hawks are fresh...

Men’s tennis team faces road challenge this weekend

BLAKE DOWSON January 30, 2015

The Iowa men’s tennis team will take its 2-0 record to the snowy Northeast this weekend to play Cornell today and Yale on Saturday. Interim head coach Ross Wilson said he is excited about the challenge...

GymHawks prepare to take on Maryland Friday

ALEXANDRIA GRIFFIN January 30, 2015

Since dropping a contest at Ohio State on Jan. 24, the Iowa women’s gymnastics team has been gearing up to welcome Maryland to Carver-Hawkeye at 7 p.m. today. As one could imagine, the team has...

Men’s gymnastics to host Oklahoma and Ohio State

CHARLIE GREEN January 30, 2015

The Iowa men’s gymnastics team will host two top-10 teams on Feb. 1, when No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 7 Ohio Sate show up in Iowa City. “We need to go out, and hit sets, and put pressure on the...

Softball Media Day: Iowa looks to ‘Blank’ out last season

JORDAN HANSEN January 30, 2015

When asked about her goals for the season, Iowa’s Megan Blank didn’t talk about any personal goals, stats, or anything of the sort. She wants a Big Ten championship. It’s a long shot,...

Dixon approaches record as Iowa downs Northwestern, looks to Maryland

KYLE MANN January 30, 2015

Northwestern really should’ve seen it coming. In the last three games, Melissa Dixon had made only 1, 2, and 1 3-pointers, respectively. When you’re the secondmost prolific 3-point shooter...

White’s status still up in the air

DANNY PAYNE January 30, 2015

In a perfect world for the Iowa men’s basketball team, Aaron White would be 100 percent healthy, and the Hawkeyes would be at full strength heading into their matchup with Wisconsin. Unfortunately...

Evans-Storley highlights Iowa-Minnesota dual

CODY GOODWIN January 30, 2015

In a recent Minneapolis Star Tribune column, Minnesota’s Logan Storley talked about the other 174-pounders in the Big Ten Conference. He called Nebraska’s Robert Kokesh “one of my good...

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