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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

Korobov: Rand Paul could mobilize a disenchanted generation

MICHAEL KOROBOV April 13, 2015

On April 9, I had the honor of not only attending but volunteering for Sen. Rand Paul’s visit in Iowa City. The event generated nearly 500 people at the IMU. I was impressed by both Paul’s...

Evanson: Wisconsin’s dirty word

KEITH EVANSON April 13, 2015

Comedian George Carlin’s “The Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” was iconic. In many ways it was a landmark discussion into the intricacies of what can and cannot be said on...

Editorial: Giving diplomacy a chance in Cuba

DI EDITORIAL BOARD April 13, 2015

This weekend at the Summit of Americas in Panama City, Panama, President Obama has made an historic attempt to reconnect ties with Cuba. Obama and the leader of Cuba, Raul Castro, held the first legitimate...

Iowa track finishes strong at Jim Duncan Invitational

DI STAFF April 13, 2015

A portion of the Iowa track and field team headed to Des Moines to compete in the Jim Duncan Invitational hosted by Drake April 10 and 11. Fewer than 40 Iowa athletes competed, a majority being mid-distance...

Iowa tennis drops two over weekend

BLAKE DOWSON April 13, 2015

The Iowa women’s tennis team (8-11, 2-7) stumbled twice to teams in the top half of the Big Ten over the weekend. The team has struggled after losing senior and No. 1 singles player Shelby Talcott...

Iowa drops pair of tough road matches

BLAKE DOWSON April 13, 2015

The Iowa men’s tennis team (12-8, 4-5) dropped both of its matches over the weekend against No. 3 Illinois and No. 26 Northwestern. Iowa traveled to Illinois (20-3, 9-0) on April 11 to take on the...

Blank, Starkenburg lead Hawks over Wisconsin

CHARLIE GREEN April 13, 2015

It took a couple of big plays from senior Megan Blank to seal the deal, but Iowa softball narrowly escaped Madison, Wisconsin, with a 3-2 Sunday afternoon victory over the Badgers. “Megan there...

Hawks finish sixth at NCAA Championships

CHARLIE GREEN April 13, 2015

Through two rotations, Iowa stood in fourth-place ahead of Michigan and California at the NCAA team finals. The pommel horse loomed large in the next rotation, an event that had plagued them all season...

Iowa takes series against Maryland

RYAN RODRIGUEZ April 13, 2015

The Iowa baseball team kept humming along, taking two of three against No. 16 Maryland in the weekend series. The wins pull the Hawks to 23-9 overall and a first-place worthy 8-1 record in the Big Ten. While...

Hawks’ D-line puts on the pressure

JORDAN HANSEN April 13, 2015

DES MOINES — Churning out quality defensive linemen is something that the Iowa football program has done for years, and if the team’s open practice at Valley Stadium in West Des Moines Valley...

Female students not flocking to engineering

CINDY GARCIA April 13, 2015

While female representation in STEM fields is on the rise, officials are still worried about adverse conditions faced by women in engineering and computing. A recent report from the American Association...

Iowa City woman charged with child endangerment

DI STAFF April 13, 2015

Authorities have accused an Iowa City woman with abusing her child. Shelly Johns, 44, was charged with two counts of child endangerment — bodily injury on Feb. 23. According to online court documents,...

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