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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: Dance Marathon

LYNETTE MARSHALL February 9, 2015

Will Olson was only 2 years old when doctors discovered a large mass on his liver, triggering several rounds of intense chemotherapy and the removal of 75 percent of the organ. Although Will, who is now...

Osgerby: Iowa’s important attempts to block the NSA

PAUL OSGERBY February 9, 2015

Last week, Sen. Jake Chapman, R-Adel, filed the Iowa Fourth Amendment Protection Act, that could effectively protect Iowans from warrantless federal spying, namely by the National Security Agency. Furthermore,...

Editorial: Strip search bill would undermine basic privacy

DI EDITORIAL BOARD February 9, 2015

Police-citizen interactions seemed to take a spotlight in 2014, whether it was the killings of unarmed black men by police that sparked nationwide protests or the subsequent handlings of civil unrest,...

Track competes in Nebraska

DI STAFF February 9, 2015

The Iowa track and field squad traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, over the weekend to compete in a two-day event at the Sevigne Husker Invitational. This meet marked the team’s second on the road and...

Women’s tennis improves to 3-0 over weekend

JOSH HICKS February 9, 2015

It was a huge weekend for the Iowa women’s tennis team. The Hawks had two home matches in three days, defeating Iowa State, 4-1, on Feb. 6, and Utah State, 6-1, on Sunday. The wins improve the...

Men’s gymnastics fails to show up against No. 4 Illinois

DI STAFF February 9, 2015

On Feb. 7, the Iowa men’s gymnastics team lost to fourth-ranked Illinois, 440.150- 424.500, in Champaign. “I am not happy with how we performed today,” head coach JD Reive said in a...

Good, bad, and ugly for Iowa softball in first tournament

JORDAN HANSEN February 9, 2015

CEDAR FALLS — In the five games that Iowa softball played this past weekend, the Hawkeyes saw a little bit of everything. There was the good: a no-hitter by thrown by redshirt sophomore Shayla Starkenburg,...

Men’s tennis pushes record to 4-1

BLAKE DOWSON February 9, 2015

A large crowd watched the Iowa men’s tennis team take care of the Marquette Golden Eagles on Feb. 6, 6-1. “The crowd was unbelievable tonight,” junior Dom Patrick said. “We hadn’t...

Iowa men’s swimming takes down Western Illinois

IAN MURPHY February 9, 2015

The coaches and athletes might not admit it, but it would be hard for the Hawkeyes not to look past Western Illinois. The Leathernecks were simply overmatched. Iowa swept the meet, winning 16 of 16 events...

Logic has huge game in Wisconsin

KYLE MANN February 9, 2015

Sam Logic frequently toes the line of a triple-double — which, for a point guard, is a particularly impressive stat line. When the Iowa women’s team traveled to Wisconsin on Sunday, however, she...

Iowa’s offensive success rooted in ball movement

JACOB SHEYKO February 9, 2015

In all likelihood, it’s just a coincidence. That is, about one week after being shown up by the best offense in the Big Ten — Wisconsin’s — for the second time this season, Iowa’s...

Hawkeyes down Maryland, win second-straight

DANNY PAYNE February 9, 2015

There was a period in Iowa’s Sunday matinee with No. 17 Maryland when the Terrapins couldn’t buy a basket to save their lives. The offensive drought was so long it took Maryland until the 6:42...

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