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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

Evanson: Flipping the bird

KETIH EVANSON May 1, 2015

The latest and greatest fear is upon us in the agriculture and food industry. The USDA has confirmed nearly 10 million cases of bird flu exist in the state of Iowa alone, giving broadcast journalists and...

Prall: No sense in the death penalty

JACOB PRALL May 1, 2015

The death penalty is somehow still implemented in the United States. China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the United States carried out 88 percent of death penalty executions in 2007, according to Northwestern...

Korobov: The power of peaceful protest

MICHAEL KOROBOV May 1, 2015

In the civilized world, a movement or a demonstration can be effective in bringing about change if it has two qualities: a real grievance that others can sympathize with and nonviolent. During the civil-rights...

Editorial: Crisis in Nepal

DI EDITORIAL BOARD May 1, 2015

Thursday was Phil’s Day at the University of Iowa, a day in which the virtues of philanthropy are spread around campus through advocates and distinctive yellow tape. As UI President Sally Mason...

Runefelt signs with Iowa

DI STAFF May 1, 2015

Iowa women’s tennis head coach Katie Dougherty announced on Thursday that a new player has signed a national letter of intent. Carin Runefelt will begin competing for the Hawkeyes during the fall....

Hawks to close regular season against Wildcats

CHARLIE GREEN May 1, 2015

Coming off a sweep at the hands of Minnesota last weekend, Iowa softball will conclude the regular season against Northwestern beginning today at Pearl Field. Including the Missouri game on April 22,...

Tracksters hope for home, sweet home

MARIO WILLIAMS May 1, 2015

The Iowa track and field team is scheduled to compete at the Musco Twilight at the Cretzmeyer Track. Field events begin at 2 p.m. Saturday with track events following at 4:15 p.m. The team last competed...

Baseball heads to Wolverine country

IAN MURPHY May 1, 2015

Iowa baseball is on a five-game winning streak heading into a three-game series with the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this weekend. With a school record 45 wins in the realm of possibility for the...

‘Motor man’ hustles into draft

CODY GOODWIN May 1, 2015

The buzzword that’s often associated with Louis Trinca-Pasat is “high-motor.” It might be best exemplified when he sacked Northwestern’s Kain Colter to preserve a 17-10 overtime...

Scherff goes No. 5 to ‘Skins

DANNY PAYNE May 1, 2015

Brandon Scherff is headed to the nation’s capital. The now-former Hawkeye offensive tackle was taken by Washington at No. 5 in the NFL draft on Thursday night, making him the highest-picked Iowa...

Correction

DI STAFF May 1, 2015

In the photo cutline accompanying the April 29 article “Hawkeye relay squads have to ramp up,” The Daily Iowan incorrectly identified Brennan Davey as Brendan Thompson. The DI regrets the error.

Metro briefs

DI STAFF May 1, 2015

Iowa City earns high financial rating Iowa City has maintained its AAA bond rating by Moody’s Investor Service for the 39th-straight year. The rating is used to evaluate the risk of loans, bonds...

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