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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

Brown: The return of measles

MARCUS BROWN February 4, 2015

Stemming from an outbreak at an amusement park in Anaheim, California, the measles disease has made a notable resurgence in California along with cases in at least 13 other states and Mexico. The current...

Clegg: Scholarships for gaming

CHRIS CLEGG February 4, 2015

While you’ve probably never heard of the Robert Morris University-Illinois Eagles or the University of Pikeville Bears of eastern Kentucky, these schools have made revolutionary strides with their...

Manfull: Gone pro

ERIN MANFULL February 4, 2015

It seems that all too often, the second young athletes come into money, they disappear faster than a pint of ice cream post-Lent. They leave the sheltered life in the NCAA and enter the NFL realm of sex,...

Editorial: Surveillance changes don’t go far enough

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 4, 2015

Though the secret documents detailing the true depth of our government’s surveillance on both domestic and foreign communications are still being filtered out to the public, much of the ire over the...

Melchert off to good start

MARIO WILLIAMS February 4, 2015

Two weeks ago, on Jan. 24, at the Big Four Duals in Ames, freshman Michael Melchert turned a few heads. The freshman snagged the title in the men’s 3,000 meters, crossing the line in 8:36.37. Despite...

Iowa women poised for a postseason run

KYLE MANN February 4, 2015

The Hawkeyes were only a few of minutes away from sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. Hawk head coach Lisa Bluder’s second-place, No. 17th squad traveled to Maryland over the weekend...

Wrestling Notebook: Dziewa, Evans head home

JORDAN HANSEN February 4, 2015

When Iowa heads east this weekend, seniors Josh Dziewa and Mike Evans will be back to their stomping grounds. The reason, of course, is a pair of road duals that starts with Maryland on Friday and ends...

Iowa baseball media day notebook

RYAN RODRIGUEZ February 4, 2015

The Iowa baseball team held its media day Tuesday afternoon as the unofficial kickoff to the 2015 season. Second-year head coach Rick Heller and his players spoke at length about the upcoming season...

Roscetti ready to step in at shortstop

IAN MURPHY February 4, 2015

For three years, Jake Yacinich anchored the Hawkeye infield at shortstop. In his last season with the program, Yacinich hit for a .365 average, the highest among starters, and had 76 hits, the most...

Daniels headlines 2015 Iowa class

DANNY PAYNE February 4, 2015

By the time James Daniels, Iowa’s only four-star recruit (according to Rivals.com) in its 2015 recruiting class, steps on the Kinnick Stadium turf in uniform, he’ll be very familiar with...

Hawkeyes expecting to sign 18 recruits Wednesday

DANNY PAYNE February 4, 2015

Without any shadow of a doubt, the Iowa football program regressed last year. A team that some had pegged for a potential shot at the Big Ten championship went 7-6 and limped to the finish line with...

Rockne Cole announces interest in running for City Council

DI STAFF February 4, 2015

Rockne Cole, an Iowa City lawyer and University of Iowa College of Law graduate, has announced his candidacy for the Iowa City City Council. Cole told The Daily Iowan he would run in the election in...

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