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

Prall: Cut the loopholes, fill the potholes

JACOB PRALL February 3, 2015

The Obama administration has a lucrative tax loophole in its cross hairs. For decades, the largest corporations have avoided paying U.S. taxes on profits overseas so long as the money doesn’t pass...

Lane: Hatred on campus

JOE LANE February 3, 2015

Growing up, my mom always taught my brother and me not use the word “hate.” That it was an ugly word. That it defined the ignorance of its user. That it was the cause of so many of the world’s...

Elliot: Madden 15 rules all

BEAU ELLIOT February 3, 2015

So I see, in the all the fallout from the Super Bowl, that Seattle Seahawk coach Pete Carroll is no longer considered to be the boy genius of the NFL. Well, he’s actually a bit too old and experienced...

Editorial: Obama budget ambitious, but unrealistic

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 3, 2015

The beginning of a new year brings with it new budgets. President Obama has released a nearly $4 trillion budget to fund the government for fiscal 2016. For those who tuned in to Obama’s State of...

Hoerr and Glover spark GymHawks

ALEXANDRIA GRIFFIN February 3, 2015

This past weekend, the Iowa women’s gymnastics team was able to finally earn a win at home against Maryland.   Senior Sydney Hoerr and junior Alie Glover shone with impressive scores that...

Young softball team on learning curve

CHARLIE GREEN February 3, 2015

Coming off a disastrous 16-30-1 season, a young and inexperienced Iowa softball team has its work cut out for it. But rather than treat the team’s seven newcomers as such, head coach Maria Looper...

Women’s tennis gets taste of rule changes

JOSH HICKS February 3, 2015

After a number of experimental rule-changes were toyed around with in the spring of 2014 and no-ad scoring was implemented in the fall of that year, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association has finalized...

Men’s gymnastics seeks to keep rolling

CHARLIE GREEN February 3, 2015

The Iowa men’s gymnastics team knows it got a big win over Ohio State on Sunday. It also knows that in the race for the Big Ten’s top three, it’s still on the outside looking in....

The Box Score: Shooting and the remainder of Big Ten play

DANNY PAYNE February 3, 2015

With only 10 games remaining before the Big Ten Tournament, the Iowa men’s basketball team has work to do, particularly defensively. The schedule isn’t going to get any easier, and things are beginning...

Officials charge Iowa City man with armed robbery

DI STAFF February 3, 2015

Authorities have accused an Iowa City man of robbery. Joshua Gillette, 36, was charged with first-degree robbery on Feb. 1. According to online court documents, Gillette robbed a man at knifepoint outside...

Regents select presidential search committee chair

DI STAFF February 3, 2015

The state Board of Regents has named the head of the University of Iowa Presidential Search Committee. Jean Robillard, the UI vice president for Medical Affairs, will lead the effort to find a new president...

International students see religious recruitment

LI DAI February 3, 2015

University of Iowa international students may find a stack of invitations from local Christians and other religious groups when they arrive on campus each semester. After coming to the university, many...

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